dotnet-core/release-notes/2.1/2.1-supported-os.md

# .NET Core 2.1 - Supported OS versions

The tables below provide OS version information supported by .NET Core 2.1.

## Keys used in the tables

* **Bold numbers** indicate additions to this release.
* A '+' indicates the minimum supported version.
* Where possible, links to Distribution-owned lifecycle documentation is provided.

## Windows

OS                            | Version                       | Architectures  | Notes
------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|-----
Windows Client                | 7 SP1+, 8.1                   | x64, x86       |
Windows 10 Client             | Version 1607+                 | x64, x86       | 1607 is the minimum version for support. See [Out of support OS versions](#out-of-support-os-versions) below for Windows 10 releases that are no longer supported.
Windows Server                | 2008 R2 SP1+                  | x64, x86       |

See the [Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet) for details regarding each Windows release lifecycle.

## macOS

OS                            | Version                       | Architectures  | Notes
------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|-----
Mac OS X (macOS)              | 10.12+                        | x64            | [Apple Support Sitemap](https://support.apple.com/sitemap) <br> [Apple Security Updates](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222)

## Linux

OS                            | Version                       | Architectures  | Notes
------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|-----
Red Hat Enterprise Linux      | 6                             | x64            | [Microsoft support policy](https://www.microsoft.com/net/support/policy)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux <br> CentOS <br> Oracle Linux | 7+    | x64            | [Red Hat support policy](https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/) <br> [CentOS lifecycle](https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General#head-fe8a0be91ee3e7dea812e8694491e1dde5b75e6d) <br> [Oracle Linux lifecycle](https://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf)
Fedora                        | 31+                     | x64            | [Fedora lifecycle](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life)
Debian                        | 9+                             | x64, ARM32     | [Debian lifecycle](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases)
Ubuntu                        | 20.10, 20.04, 18.04, 16.04           | x64, ARM32\*   | [Ubuntu lifecycle](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases)
Linux Mint                    | 18, 17                        | x64            | [Linux Mint end of life announcements](https://forums.linuxmint.com/search.php?keywords=%22end+of+life%22&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=titleonly&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search)
openSUSE                      | 15+                         | x64            | [OpenSUSE lifecycle](https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime)
SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES)  | 12 SP2+                       | x64            | [SUSE lifecycle](https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/)
Alpine Linux                  | 3.10+                          | x64            | [Alpine lifecycle](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux:Releases)

* **Bold numbers** indicate additions in this release.
* '+' indicates the minimum supported version.

\* ARM32 support starts with Debian 9 and Ubuntu 16.04. Earlier versions of those distros are not supported on ARM32.

## Out of support OS versions

Support for the following versions was ended by the distribution owners and are [no longer supported by .NET Core 2.1](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/os-lifecycle-policy.md).

|OS         | Version  | End of Life |
|-----------|----------|-------------|
| Windows 10| 1703     | [10/08/2019](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet) |
| Fedora    | 30       | [26/05/2020](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7UTUFY7WEL6RTFRXJB75XAFH44Y6RPUC/)   |
| Fedora    | 29       | [11/26/2019](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/BB4ECDFSJ66AQU63ZKNYROEFMMLSLFUK/)   |
| Fedora    | 28       | [05/28/2019](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-28-end-of-life/)   |
| Fedora    | 27       | [11/30/2018](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-27-end-of-life/)   |
| Fedora    | 26       | [5/29/2018](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-26-end-life/)   |
| Debian    | 8        | [6/17/2018](https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00132.html)
| Ubuntu    | 17.10    | [7/19/2018](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-July/000232.html) |
| Ubuntu    | 14.04    | [06/2019](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases)   |
| Ubuntu    | 19.04    | [01/23/2020](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases)   |
| OpenSUSUE | 42.3     |  [07/01/2019](https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00000.html)   |
| OpenSUSUE | 42.2     |  [01/26/2018](https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00103.html)   |
| Alpine    | 3.8      | [05/01/2020](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux:Releases)   |
add 2.1 supported OS doc 2018-05-18 18:38:22 +02:00			`# .NET Core 2.1 - Supported OS versions`

			`The tables below provide OS version information supported by .NET Core 2.1.`

			`## Keys used in the tables`

			`* Bold numbers indicate additions to this release.`
			`* A '+' indicates the minimum supported version.`
			`* Where possible, links to Distribution-owned lifecycle documentation is provided.`

			`## Windows`

			`OS \| Version \| Architectures \| Notes`
			`------------------------------\|-------------------------------\|----------------\|-----`
			`Windows Client \| 7 SP1+, 8.1 \| x64, x86 \|`
Artifacts for .NET Core August 2020 Release 2020-08-06 23:15:48 +02:00			`Windows 10 Client \| Version 1607+ \| x64, x86 \| 1607 is the minimum version for support. See [Out of support OS versions](#out-of-support-os-versions) below for Windows 10 releases that are no longer supported.`
add 2.1 supported OS doc 2018-05-18 18:38:22 +02:00			`Windows Server \| 2008 R2 SP1+ \| x64, x86 \|`

			`See the [Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet) for details regarding each Windows release lifecycle.`

			`## macOS`

			`OS \| Version \| Architectures \| Notes`
			`------------------------------\|-------------------------------\|----------------\|-----`
Fix naming for macOS (#1988) Fix naming for macOS 2018-10-09 18:09:49 +02:00			`Mac OS X (macOS) \| 10.12+ \| x64 \| [Apple Support Sitemap](https://support.apple.com/sitemap) <br> [Apple Security Updates](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222)`
add 2.1 supported OS doc 2018-05-18 18:38:22 +02:00
			`## Linux`

			`OS \| Version \| Architectures \| Notes`
			`------------------------------\|-------------------------------\|----------------\|-----`
Removed RHEL6 reference to Red Hat support. 2018-08-08 16:18:45 +02:00			`Red Hat Enterprise Linux \| 6 \| x64 \| [Microsoft support policy](https://www.microsoft.com/net/support/policy)`
Update 2.1-supported-os.md 2020-10-13 20:06:13 +02:00			`Red Hat Enterprise Linux <br> CentOS <br> Oracle Linux \| 7+ \| x64 \| [Red Hat support policy](https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/) <br> [CentOS lifecycle](https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General#head-fe8a0be91ee3e7dea812e8694491e1dde5b75e6d) <br> [Oracle Linux lifecycle](https://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf)`
supported-os: Update Fedora EOL versions. (#5363) 2020-10-20 23:22:19 +02:00			`Fedora \| 31+ \| x64 \| [Fedora lifecycle](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life)`
January 2020 - Release Notes updates for OS lifecycle (#4137) * January 2020 - Release Notes updates for OS lifecycle 2020-01-16 00:18:13 +01:00			`Debian \| 9+ \| x64, ARM32 \| [Debian lifecycle](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases)`
Artifacts for October .NET Release 2020-09-25 17:16:21 +02:00			`Ubuntu \| 20.10, 20.04, 18.04, 16.04 \| x64, ARM32\* \| [Ubuntu lifecycle](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases)`
add 2.1 supported OS doc 2018-05-18 18:38:22 +02:00			`Linux Mint \| 18, 17 \| x64 \| [Linux Mint end of life announcements](https://forums.linuxmint.com/search.php?keywords=%22end+of+life%22&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=titleonly&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search)`
Update 2.1-supported-os.md 2019-09-28 21:20:47 +02:00			`openSUSE \| 15+ \| x64 \| [OpenSUSE lifecycle](https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime)`
add 2.1 supported OS doc 2018-05-18 18:38:22 +02:00			`SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) \| 12 SP2+ \| x64 \| [SUSE lifecycle](https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/)`
Artifacts for May 2020 Release 2020-05-05 19:50:14 +02:00			`Alpine Linux \| 3.10+ \| x64 \| [Alpine lifecycle](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux:Releases)`
add 2.1 supported OS doc 2018-05-18 18:38:22 +02:00
			`* Bold numbers indicate additions in this release.`
			`* '+' indicates the minimum supported version.`

Fixes for 3.0 preview 1 rel notes and 2.x supported OS (#2168) * Fixes for 3.0 preview 1 rel notes and 2.x supported OS 2018-12-19 01:55:51 +01:00			`\* ARM32 support starts with Debian 9 and Ubuntu 16.04. Earlier versions of those distros are not supported on ARM32.`
Add ARM32 and Alpine to 2.1 support 2018-05-22 22:24:31 +02:00
add 2.1 supported OS doc 2018-05-18 18:38:22 +02:00			`## Out of support OS versions`

			`Support for the following versions was ended by the distribution owners and are [no longer supported by .NET Core 2.1](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/os-lifecycle-policy.md).`

Fixes for 3.0 preview 1 rel notes and 2.x supported OS (#2168) * Fixes for 3.0 preview 1 rel notes and 2.x supported OS 2018-12-19 01:55:51 +01:00			`\|OS \| Version \| End of Life \|`
			`\|-----------\|----------\|-------------\|`
Artifacts for .NET Core August 2020 Release 2020-08-06 23:15:48 +02:00			`\| Windows 10\| 1703 \| [10/08/2019](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet) \|`
supported-os: Update Fedora EOL versions. (#5363) 2020-10-20 23:22:19 +02:00			`\| Fedora \| 30 \| [26/05/2020](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7UTUFY7WEL6RTFRXJB75XAFH44Y6RPUC/) \|`
			`\| Fedora \| 29 \| [11/26/2019](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/BB4ECDFSJ66AQU63ZKNYROEFMMLSLFUK/) \|`
Updated rhel8 and fedora support in the release notes. 2019-06-12 10:05:51 +02:00			`\| Fedora \| 28 \| [05/28/2019](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-28-end-of-life/) \|`
			`\| Fedora \| 27 \| [11/30/2018](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-27-end-of-life/) \|`
Fixes for 3.0 preview 1 rel notes and 2.x supported OS (#2168) * Fixes for 3.0 preview 1 rel notes and 2.x supported OS 2018-12-19 01:55:51 +01:00			`\| Fedora \| 26 \| [5/29/2018](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-26-end-life/) \|`
			`\| Debian \| 8 \| [6/17/2018](https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00132.html)`
			`\| Ubuntu \| 17.10 \| [7/19/2018](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-July/000232.html) \|`
update lifecycle info with 14.04 end of standard supp 2019-05-15 16:47:25 +02:00			`\| Ubuntu \| 14.04 \| [06/2019](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases) \|`
Ubuntu Support Update, out of support matrix for 19.04 2020-03-26 17:59:20 +01:00			`\| Ubuntu \| 19.04 \| [01/23/2020](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases) \|`
Update 2.1-supported-os.md 2019-09-28 21:20:47 +02:00			`\| OpenSUSUE \| 42.3 \| [07/01/2019](https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00000.html) \|`
			`\| OpenSUSUE \| 42.2 \| [01/26/2018](https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00103.html) \|`
Artifacts for .NET Core August 2020 Release 2020-08-06 23:15:48 +02:00			`\| Alpine \| 3.8 \| [05/01/2020](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux:Releases) \|`