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# .NET Support and Compatibility for Linux Distributions
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.NET is supported by various [commercial and community organizations](support.md) on [multiple Linux distributions](linux.md).
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.NET can be run on any Linux distribution, via:
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- Portable builds, which are built to be broadly compatible with most Linux distributions.
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- Distribution-specific builds, which are built specifically for a given distribution version (like Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 or Ubuntu 22.04).
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Microsoft builds are portable builds.
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## General dependencies
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Portable builds have multiple dependencies that must be installed:
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- [.NET 6 dependencies](./release-notes/6.0/linux-packages.md)
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- [.NET 7 dependencies](./release-notes/7.0/linux-packages.md)
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- [.NET 8 dependencies](./release-notes/8.0/linux-packages.md)
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## libc compatibility
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Portable builds supports both [glibc](https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/)-based and [musl libc](https://musl.libc.org/)-based Linux distributions, per the following minimum version information.
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- [.NET 6 minimum libc](release-notes/6.0/supported-os.md#libc-compatibility)
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- [.NET 7 minimum libc](release-notes/7.0/supported-os.md#libc-compatibility)
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- [.NET 8 minimum libc](release-notes/8.0/supported-os.md#libc-compatibility)
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You can use the following pattern to determine the libc version provided for your distribution.
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On Alpine:
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```bash
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# ldd --version
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musl libc (aarch64)
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Version 1.2.3
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```
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On Ubuntu:
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```bash
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# ldd --version
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ldd (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.35-0ubuntu3.1) 2.35
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```
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## OpenSSL compatibility
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Portable builds support both OpenSSL 1.x and 3.x and can be run on distributions with either version of OpenSSL. For example, Ubuntu 22.04 only includes OpenSSL 3 in its official package archive.
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The highest OpenSSL version is loaded by default, but it can be [configured to use a specific version](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/79153#issuecomment-1335476471).
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## Red Hat Enterprise Linux support
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New .NET versions will typically only be supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versions in active support.
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- RHEL 7 is considered in maintenance.
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- RHEL 8 is considered in active support.
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- RHEL 9 is considered in active support.
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RHEL compatible distributions are supported, including: AlmaLinux, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and Rocky Linux.
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