dotnet-core/release-notes/2.0/2.0-supported-os.md

# .NET Core 2.0 - Supported OS versions

The tables below provide OS version information supported by .NET Core 2.0.

> Important: This release is now **out of support**, per [dotnet/announcements #86](https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/86).

## 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       |
Windows Server                | 2008 R2 SP1+                  | x64, x86       |

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

## macOS

OS                            | Version                       | Architectures  | Notes
------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|-----
Mac OS X                      | 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://dotnet.microsoft.com/platform/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/a/ocom/docs/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf)
Fedora                        | 28, 27                | x64            | [Fedora lifecycle](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life)
Debian                        | 9, 8.7+                   | x64            | [Debian lifecycle](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases)
Ubuntu                        | 18.04, 16.04, 14.04       | x64            | [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                      | 42.3+                         | x64            | [OpenSUSE lifecycle](https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime)
SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES)  | 12 SP2+                   | x64            | [SUSE lifecycle](https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/)

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

## Out of support OS versions

Support for the following versions was ended by the distribution owners and are [not supported by .NET Core 2](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/os-lifecycle-policy.md).

OS         | Version  | End of Life | Supported Version
-----------|----------|-------------|------------------
Fedora     | 26       | [May 2018](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-26-end-life/) | 27+
Fedora     | 25       | [December 2017](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-25-end-life/) | 27+
Fedora     | 24       | [August 2017](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-24-eol/) | 27+
openSUSE   | 42.2     | [January 2018](https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-11/msg00066.html)  | 42.3
openSUSE   | 42.1     | [May 2017](https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00053.html)  | 42.3
Ubuntu     | 17.10    | [July 2018](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-July/000232.html) | 18.04
Ubuntu     | 17.04    | [January 2018](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-January.txt) | 18.04
Ubuntu     | 16.10    | [July 2017](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2017-July/000223.html) | 18.04
File clean up and add initial OS support policy docs. 2017-08-09 19:22:19 +02:00			`# .NET Core 2.0 - Supported OS versions`

			`The tables below provide OS version information supported by .NET Core 2.0.`

Simplify Lifecycle policy doc (#2157) * Update os-lifecycle-policy.md * Update 3.0-supported-os.md * Update 2.0-supported-os.md * Update 3.0-supported-os.md * Update 3.0-supported-os.md 2018-12-18 19:26:34 +01:00			`> Important: This release is now out of support, per [dotnet/announcements #86](https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/86).`

Updates to raise visibility of version decorations. 2017-08-30 01:03:46 +02:00			`## Keys used in the tables`

			`* Bold numbers indicate additions to this release.`
File clean up and add initial OS support policy docs. 2017-08-09 19:22:19 +02:00			`* A '+' indicates the minimum supported version.`
version lifecycle edits 2017-08-09 20:39:45 +02:00			`* Where possible, links to Distribution-owned lifecycle documentation is provided.`
File clean up and add initial OS support policy docs. 2017-08-09 19:22:19 +02:00
			`## Windows`

			`OS \| Version \| Architectures \| Notes`
			`------------------------------\|-------------------------------\|----------------\|-----`
Update 2.0-supported-os.md 2017-08-10 18:00:32 +02:00			`Windows Client \| 7 SP1+, 8.1 \| x64, x86 \|`
File clean up and add initial OS support policy docs. 2017-08-09 19:22:19 +02:00			`Windows 10 Client \| Version 1607+ \| x64, x86 \|`
			`Windows Server \| 2008 R2 SP1+ \| x64, x86 \|`

Remove locales and update MSRC portal URL (#5563) * Remove locales and update MSRC portal URL * update msdn and technet links 2020-11-11 18:30:17 +01:00			`See the [Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet](https://support.microsoft.com/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet) for details regarding each Windows release lifecycle.`
File clean up and add initial OS support policy docs. 2017-08-09 19:22:19 +02:00
			`## macOS`

			`OS \| Version \| Architectures \| Notes`
			`------------------------------\|-------------------------------\|----------------\|-----`
Update 2.0-supported-os.md 2017-08-10 18:03:01 +02:00			`Mac OS X \| 10.12+ \| x64 \| [Apple Support Sitemap](https://support.apple.com/sitemap) <br> [Apple Security Updates](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222)`
File clean up and add initial OS support policy docs. 2017-08-09 19:22:19 +02:00
			`## Linux`

			`OS \| Version \| Architectures \| Notes`
			`------------------------------\|-------------------------------\|----------------\|-----`
Remove locales and update MSRC portal URL (#5563) * Remove locales and update MSRC portal URL * update msdn and technet links 2020-11-11 18:30:17 +01:00			`Red Hat Enterprise Linux \| 6 \| x64 \| [Microsoft support policy](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/platform/support/policy/)`
Use https and fix some links (#5324) 2020-10-09 04:17:59 +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/a/ocom/docs/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf)`
Add missing version 2019-09-09 22:03:37 +02:00			`Fedora \| 28, 27 \| x64 \| [Fedora lifecycle](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life)`
add RHEL6 and Ubuntu18.04 to OS-Support list 2018-05-03 23:45:14 +02:00			`Debian \| 9, 8.7+ \| x64 \| [Debian lifecycle](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases)`
Ubuntu 17.10 EOL Update https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-July/000232.html Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) reaches End of Life on July 19 2018 Ubuntu announced its 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) release almost 9 months ago, on October 19, 2017. As a non-LTS release, 17.10 has a 9-month support cycle and, as such, the support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 17.10 will reach end of life on Thursday, July 19th. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 17.10. Fixes https://github.com/dotnet/core/issues/1824 2018-07-30 20:23:16 +02:00			`Ubuntu \| 18.04, 16.04, 14.04 \| x64 \| [Ubuntu lifecycle](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases)`
add RHEL6 and Ubuntu18.04 to OS-Support list 2018-05-03 23:45:14 +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 supported OS versions 2018-01-14 07:30:15 +01:00			`openSUSE \| 42.3+ \| x64 \| [OpenSUSE lifecycle](https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime)`
add RHEL6 and Ubuntu18.04 to OS-Support list 2018-05-03 23:45:14 +02:00			`SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) \| 12 SP2+ \| x64 \| [SUSE lifecycle](https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/)`
File clean up and add initial OS support policy docs. 2017-08-09 19:22:19 +02:00
Update supported OS versions 2018-01-14 07:30:15 +01:00			`* Bold numbers indicate additions in this release.`
add version table key 2017-09-01 23:12:16 +02:00			`* '+' indicates the minimum supported version.`

File clean up and add initial OS support policy docs. 2017-08-09 19:22:19 +02:00			`## Out of support OS versions`

version lifecycle edits 2017-08-09 20:39:45 +02:00			`Support for the following versions was ended by the distribution owners and are [not supported by .NET Core 2](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/os-lifecycle-policy.md).`
File clean up and add initial OS support policy docs. 2017-08-09 19:22:19 +02:00
Update supported OS versions 2018-01-14 07:30:15 +01:00			`OS \| Version \| End of Life \| Supported Version`
			`-----------\|----------\|-------------\|------------------`
move Fedora 26 to EOL 2018-06-01 02:12:26 +02:00			`Fedora \| 26 \| [May 2018](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-26-end-life/) \| 27+`
			`Fedora \| 25 \| [December 2017](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-25-end-life/) \| 27+`
			`Fedora \| 24 \| [August 2017](https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-24-eol/) \| 27+`
Update supported OS versions 2018-01-14 07:30:15 +01:00			`openSUSE \| 42.2 \| [January 2018](https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-11/msg00066.html) \| 42.3`
			`openSUSE \| 42.1 \| [May 2017](https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00053.html) \| 42.3`
Ubuntu 17.10 EOL Update https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-July/000232.html Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) reaches End of Life on July 19 2018 Ubuntu announced its 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) release almost 9 months ago, on October 19, 2017. As a non-LTS release, 17.10 has a 9-month support cycle and, as such, the support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 17.10 will reach end of life on Thursday, July 19th. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 17.10. Fixes https://github.com/dotnet/core/issues/1824 2018-07-30 20:23:16 +02:00			`Ubuntu \| 17.10 \| [July 2018](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-July/000232.html) \| 18.04`
			`Ubuntu \| 17.04 \| [January 2018](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2018-January.txt) \| 18.04`
			`Ubuntu \| 16.10 \| [July 2017](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2017-July/000223.html) \| 18.04`