.NET Core 2.0.0 Preview 1 and SDK 2.0.0 Preview 1 are available for download and testing. These can be found on [.NET Core Preview 1](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core) or the [Preview 1 download page](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/download-archives/2.0.0-preview1-download.md).
The .NET Core SDK 2.0.0-Preview 1 includes .NET Core 2.0.0-Preview 1 runtime so downloading the runtime packages separately is not needed when installing the SDK.
You can see details for other areas of the release in the [.NET Blog](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/) and have a look at [.NET Core 2.0.0 Preview 1 Known Issues](2.0.0-preview1-known-issues.md) document as there are a few things to be aware of before installing.
We've created [dotnet/core #640](https://github.com/dotnet/core/issues/640) for your questions and comments.
The 'generic' Linux binary archives are new for the 2.0 release. This package contains binaries which are compatible with [Linux distros and versions supported by .NET Core](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/roadmap.md). This will also enable you to experiment with Distros not present on the supported list but are libc compatible.
### OpenSSL is no longer needed on OSX
We have made changes to the crypto libraries to take advantage of services available natively in macOS.
The runtime package store enables creating a precompiled cache of common libraries which can be centrally provisioned and not deployed to every application reducing deployment size and time.
Portable and Standalone applications now use separate host executables. This enables developers building Standalone applications to sign the host executable with their publisher signature.
* Please see the [ASP.NET Core release page](https://github.com/aspnet/home/releases/2.0.0-preview1) for details on fixes from ASP.NET Core, MVC, Entity Framework Core and others.
