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# .NET 5 - Supported OS versions
-The following tables provide OS version information supported by .NET 5.
+Microsoft supports .NET 5 with multiple operating systems, according to official operating system lifecycle and distribution.
-## 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.
+[Microsoft Support for .NET](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/microsoft-support.md) describes support for various .NET versions.
## Windows
-OS | Version | Architectures | Notes
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|-----
-Windows Client | 7 SP1+, 8.1 | x64, x86 |
-Windows 10 Client | Version 1607+ | x64, x86, ARM64 |
-Nano Server | Version 1803+ | x64, ARM32 |
-Windows Server | 2012 R2+ | x64, x86 |
+OS | Version | Architectures | Lifecycle
+--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------
+[Windows Client][Windows-client] | 7 SP1, 8.1 | x64, x86 | [Windows][Windows-lifecycle]
+[Windows 10 Client][Windows-client] | Version 1607+ | x64, x86, ARM64 | [Windows][Windows-lifecycle]
+[Windows Server][Windows-Server] | 2012 R2+ | x64, x86 | [Windows Server][Windows-Server-lifecycle]
+[Windows Server Core][Windows-Server] | 2012 R2+ | x64, x86 | [Windows Server][Windows-Server-lifecycle]
+[Nano Server][Nano-Server] | Version 1809+ | x64 | [Windows Server][Windows-Server-lifecycle]
-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 | 10.13+ | x64 | [Apple Support Sitemap](https://support.apple.com/sitemap)
[Apple Security Updates](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222)
+[Windows-client]: https://www.microsoft.com/windows/
+[Windows-lifecycle]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet
+[win-client-docker]: https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-windows
+[Windows-Server-lifecycle]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/windows-server-release-info
+[Nano-Server]: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/getting-started-with-nano-server
+[Windows-Server]: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/
## Linux
-OS | Version | Architectures | Notes
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|-----
-Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 7+ | x64 | [Microsoft support policy](https://www.microsoft.com/net/support/policy)
-Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CentOS
Oracle Linux | 7+ | x64 | [Red Hat support policy](https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/)
[CentOS lifecycle](https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General#head-fe8a0be91ee3e7dea812e8694491e1dde5b75e6d)
[Oracle Linux lifecycle](http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf)
-Fedora | 30+ | x64 | [Fedora lifecycle](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life)
-Debian | 9+ | x64, ARM32, ARM64 | [Debian lifecycle](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases)
-Ubuntu | 20.04, 19.10, 18.04, 16.04 | x64, ARM32, ARM64 | [Ubuntu lifecycle](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases)
-Linux Mint | 18+ | 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, ARM64 | [Alpine lifecycle](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux:Releases)
+OS | Version | Architectures | Lifecycle
+--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------
+[Alpine Linux][Alpine] | 3.11+ | x64, ARM64 | [Alpine][Alpine-lifecycle]
+[CentOS][CentOS] | 7+ | x64 | [CentOS][CentOS-lifecycle]
+[Debian][Debian] | 9+ | x64, ARM32, ARM64 | [Debian][Debian-lifecycle]
+[Fedora][Fedora] | 30+ | x64 | [Fedora][Fedora-lifecycle]
+[Linux Mint][Linux-Mint] | 18+ | x64 | [Linux Mint][Linux-Mint-lifecycle]
+[openSUSE][OpenSUSE] | 15+ | x64 | [OpenSUSE][OpenSUSE-lifecycle]
+[Red Hat Enterprise Linux][RHEL] | 7+ | x64 | [Red Hat][RHEL-lifecycle]
+[SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES)][SLES] | 12 SP2+ | x64 | [SUSE][SLES-lifecycle]
+[Ubuntu][Ubuntu] | 20.04, 19.10, 18.04 | x64, ARM32, ARM64 | [Ubuntu][Ubuntu-lifecycle]
-* **Bold numbers** indicate additions in this release.
-* '+' indicates the minimum supported version.
+[Alpine]: https://alpinelinux.org/
+[Alpine-lifecycle]: https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux:Releases
+[CentOS]: https://www.centos.org/
+[CentOS-lifecycle]:https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General
+[CentOS-docker]: https://hub.docker.com/_/centos
+[CentOS-pm]: https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux-package-manager-centos8
+[Debian]: https://www.debian.org/
+[Debian-lifecycle]: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases
+[Debian-pm]: https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux-package-manager-debian10
+[Fedora]: https://getfedora.org/
+[Fedora-lifecycle]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life
+[Fedora-docker]: https://hub.docker.com/_/fedora
+[Fedora-msft-pm]: https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux-package-manager-fedora32
+[Fedora-pm]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DotNet
+[Linux-Mint]: https://linuxmint.com/
+[Linux-Mint-lifecycle]: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewforum.php?f=143
+[OpenSUSE]: https://opensuse.org/
+[OpenSUSE-lifecycle]: https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime
+[OpenSUSE-docker]: https://hub.docker.com/r/opensuse/leap
+[OpenSUSE-pm]: https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux-package-manager-opensuse15
+[RHEL]: https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux
+[RHEL-lifecycle]: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
+[RHEL-msft-pm]: https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux-package-manager-rhel8
+[RHEL-pm]: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/developing_.net_applications_in_rhel_8/using-net-core-on-rhel_gsg#installing-net-core_gsg
+[SLES]: https://www.suse.com/products/server/
+[SLES-lifecycle]: https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/
+[SLES-pm]: https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux-package-manager-sles15
+[Ubuntu]: https://ubuntu.com/
+[Ubuntu-lifecycle]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
+[Ubuntu-pm]: https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux-package-manager-ubuntu-2004
+
+## macOS
+
+OS | Version | Architectures |
+------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|
+[macOS][macOS] | 10.13+ | x64 |
+
+[macOS]: https://support.apple.com/macos
## Out of support OS versions
-Support for the following versions was ended by the distribution owners and are [no longer supported by .NET 5](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/os-lifecycle-policy.md).
+Support for the following versions was ended by the distribution owners and are [no longer supported by .NET 5][OS-lifecycle-policy].
|OS | Version | End of Life | Supported Version|
|-----------|----------|-------------|------------------|
+
+[OS-lifecycle-policy]: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/os-lifecycle-policy.md