The tables below provide OS version information supported by .NET Core 2.1.
- Bold numbers indicate additions to this release.
- A '+' indicates the minimum supported version.
- Where possible, links to Distribution-owned lifecycle documentation is provided.
| 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 for details regarding each Windows release lifecycle.
| OS | Version | Architectures | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac OS X (macOS) | 10.12+ | x64 | Apple Support Sitemap Apple Security Updates |
| OS | Version | Architectures | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 6 | x64 | Microsoft support policy |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CentOS Oracle Linux |
7 | x64 | Red Hat support policy CentOS lifecycle Oracle Linux lifecycle |
| Fedora | 27, 28 | x64 | Fedora lifecycle |
| Debian | 9, 8.7+ | x64, ARM32* | Debian lifecycle |
| Ubuntu | 18.04, 16.04, 14.04 | x64, ARM32* | Ubuntu lifecycle |
| Linux Mint | 18, 17 | x64 | Linux Mint end of life announcements |
| openSUSE | 42.3+ | x64 | OpenSUSE lifecycle |
| SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) | 12 SP2+ | x64 | SUSE lifecycle |
| Alpine Linux | 3.7+ | x64 | Alpine lifecycle |
- Bold numbers indicate additions in this release.
- '+' indicates the minimum supported version.
* ARM32 support starts with Debian 9 and Ubuntu 18.04. Earlier versions of those distros are not supported on ARM32.
Support for the following versions was ended by the distribution owners and are no longer supported by .NET Core 2.1.
| OS | Version | End of Life | Supported Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fedora | 26 | 5/29/2018 | 27+ |
| Ubuntu | 17.10 | 7/19/2018 | 18.04, 16.04, 14.04 |