.NET Core 2.0 - Supported OS versions

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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.

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

OSVersionArchitecturesNotes
Windows Client7 SP1+, 8.1x64, x86
Windows 10 ClientVersion 1607+x64, x86
Windows Server2008 R2 SP1+x64, x86

See the Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet for details regarding each Windows release lifecycle.

macOS

OSVersionArchitecturesNotes
Mac OS X10.12+x64Apple Support Sitemap; Apple Security Updates

Linux

OSVersionArchitecturesNotes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6x64Microsoft support policy
Red Hat Enterprise Linux; CentOS; Oracle Linux7x64Red Hat support policy; CentOS lifecycle; Oracle Linux lifecycle
Fedora28, 27x64Fedora lifecycle
Debian9, 8.7+x64Debian lifecycle
Ubuntu18.04, 16.04, 14.04x64Ubuntu lifecycle
Linux Mint18, 17x64Linux Mint end of life announcements
openSUSE42.3+x64OpenSUSE lifecycle
SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLES)12 SP2+x64SUSE 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.

OSVersionEnd of LifeSupported Version
Fedora26May 201827+
Fedora25December 201727+
Fedora24August 201727+
openSUSE42.2January 201842.3
openSUSE42.1May 201742.3
Ubuntu17.10July 201818.04
Ubuntu17.04January 201818.04
Ubuntu16.10July 201718.04