.NET Core 2.1 - Supported OS versions

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The tables below provide OS version information supported by .NET Core 2.1.

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.

OS	Version	Architectures	Notes
Windows Client	7 SP1(*), 8.1	x64, x86
Windows 10 Client	Version 1607+	x64, x86	1607 is the minimum version for support. See Out of support OS versions below for Windows 10 releases that are no longer supported.
Windows Server	2008 R2 SP1+	x64, x86

* Windows 7 SP1 is supported with Extended Security Updates installed.

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; CentOS; Oracle Linux	7+	x64	Red Hat support policy; CentOS lifecycle; Oracle Linux lifecycle
Fedora	33+	x64	Fedora lifecycle
Debian	9+	x64, ARM32	Debian lifecycle
Ubuntu	21.04, 20.04, 18.04, 16.04	x64, ARM32*	Ubuntu lifecycle
Linux Mint	18, 17	x64	Linux Mint end of life announcements
openSUSE	15+	x64	OpenSUSE lifecycle
SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLES)	12 SP2+	x64	SUSE lifecycle
Alpine Linux	3.10, 3.11, 3.12	x64	Alpine lifecycle

* ARM32 support starts with Debian 9 and Ubuntu 16.04. 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.