# Linux System Prerequisites for .NET Core The following table represents the minimum library requirements to create, and run, a basic "hello world" console or MVC application with .NET Core. More complex applications could have additional requirements. | Distro | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | | ------------ | ----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------- | | Ubuntu 18.04 | libunwind8, libicu60, openssl1.0 | libunwind8, libicu60, openssl1.0 | libunwind8, libicu60, openssl1.0 | libicu60, openssl1.0 | | Ubuntu 16.04 | libunwind8, libicu55 | libunwind8, libicu55 | libunwind8, libicu55 | libicu55 | | Ubuntu 14.04 | libunwind8, libicu52 | libunwind8, libicu52 | libunwind8, libicu52 | libicu52 | | Debian 9 | - | - | libunwind8, libicu57, libssl1.0.2 | libicu57, libssl1.0.2 | | Debian 8 | libunwind8 | libunwind8 | libunwind8, libicu52, libssl1.0.0 | libicu52, libssl1.0.0 | | Fedora 28 | libunwind, libicu, compat-openssl10 | libunwind, libicu, compat-openssl10 | libunwind, libicu, compat-openssl10 | libicu, compat-openssl10 | | Fedora 27 | libunwind, libicu, compat-openssl10 | libunwind, libicu, compat-openssl10 | libunwind, libicu, compat-openssl10 | libicu, compat-openssl10 | | CentOS 7 | libunwind, libicu | libunwind, libicu | libunwind, libicu | libicu | | OpenSUSE Leap | libunwind, libicu | libunwind, libicu | libunwind, libicu | libicu | | SLES 12 | - | libunwind, libicu | libunwind, libicu | libicu |