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# .NET Support and Distributions
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.NET is available (as a binary distribution) in many package managers and official download sites. These builds of .NET are provided and supported by organizations that participate in the .NET community, [build .NET from source](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet), and offer stable binaries to their users. These organizations work together to enable developers to be productive and safe on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
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Patches are provided for functional or security issues, typically monthly on [Patch Tuesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_Tuesday).
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.NET is supported per the following policies:
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* [.NET releases](releases.md)
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* [.NET release policies](release-policies.md)
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* [.NET supported operating system lifecycle](os-lifecycle-policy.md).
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Community support is available on GitHub, such as at [dotnet/core](https://github.com/dotnet/core).
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Community builds are available for [Linux](linux.md) and [macOS](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/dotnet-sdk).
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Official builds and commercial support is available from the following companies:
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## Canonical
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Canonical supports .NET on Ubuntu, per the following.
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- .NET 6 is supported in Ubuntu 22.04+.
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- .NET 7 is supported in Ubuntu 22.04+.
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## Microsoft
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Microsoft provides [stable builds](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) and [commercial support](https://support.serviceshub.microsoft.com/supportforbusiness/onboarding) for .NET on Linux, macOS, and Windows, per [.NET support policy](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/platform/support/policy).
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A more restrictive policy is used for [.NET container images](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/supported-platforms.md).
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## Red Hat
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[Red Hat supports .NET](https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/net-core) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, per the following.
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- .NET 6 is supported in RHEL 7+.
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- .NET 7 is supported in RHEL 8+.
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