# .NET Core 3.0 - Supported OS versions
The tables below provide OS version information supported by .NET Core 3.0.
> Important: This release is in **preview** and not currently supported for use in production.
## 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/en-us/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)
[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
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 | 28 | x64 | [Fedora lifecycle](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life)
Debian | 9 | x64, ARM32, ARM64 | [Debian lifecycle](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases)
Ubuntu | 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 | 42.3+ | x64 | [OpenSUSE lifecycle](https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime)
SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) | 12 SP2+ | x64 | [SUSE lifecycle](https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/)
Alpine Linux | 3.8+ | x64, ARM64 | [Alpine lifecycle](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux:Releases)
* **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 [no longer supported by .NET Core 3.0](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/os-lifecycle-policy.md).
|OS | Version | End of Life | Supported Version|
|-----------|----------|-------------|------------------|