Supported Base Images Changelog
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Operating system support for container images (and Helm charts)
| Operating system | Version | Added | Estimated EOL | Base image owner support | Supported processor architecture | VMware Application Catalog Editions |
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| Debian | 11 | 2022-06 | 2026-06 | VMware provided, customer provided | AMD or ARM (multi-arch) | Standalone |
| Debian | 12 | 2023-10 | 2028-06 | VMware provided, customer provided | AMD or ARM (multi-arch) | Standalone |
| Photon OS | 4 | 2022-07 | 2025 | VMware provided, customer provided | AMD or ARM (multi-arch) | Standalone |
| Photon OS | 5 | 2024-07 | 2028 | VMware provided, customer provided | AMD or ARM (multi-arch) | Standalone |
| RedHat UBI | 8 | 2022-10 | 2025 | VMware provided, customer provided | AMD | Standalone |
| RedHat UBI | 9 | 2022-10 | 2027 | VMware provided, customer provided | AMD or ARM (multi-arch) | Standalone |
| Ubuntu | 20.04 | 2022-07 | 2025-04 | VMware provided, customer provided | AMD | Standalone |
| Ubuntu | 22.04 | 2022-08 | 2027-04 | VMware provided, customer provided | AMD | Standalone, Tanzu Advanced |
Operating system support for virtual machine images
| Operating system | Version | Added | Estimated EOL | Base image owner support | VMware Application Catalog Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | 11 | 2022-06 | 2026-06 | VMware provided | Standalone |
| Debian | 12 | 2023-10 | 2028-06 | VMware provided | Standalone |
Versions support policy
(Currently this policy applies only to containers and Helm charts)
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Addition of new versions support When a new stable version for the operating system is released by the official upstream project, our team validates the VMware Application Catalog components on top of it. Once all the components are validated, support for this new version is added to the VMware Application Catalog.
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Removal of versions support Our support for operating system versions is also aligned with the upstream projects’ end of support policies. As soon as a version reaches the official end of the support cycle, this version is removed from the VMware Application Catalog.
Official upstream support references
Operating system support notices
2024-07
Added Photon OS 5 for containers and Helm charts in the Standalone edition.
2024-02
Debian 10 will reach the end of life in June 2024 therefore it is going to be deprecated from TAC. Existing artifacts based on this base image will stop receiving updates on June 30, 2024.
2023-11
PhotonOS 3 will reach the end of life in early 2024 therefore it is going to be deprecated from TAC. Existing artifacts based on this base image will stop receiving updates on January 31, 2024.
2023-10
Added Debian 12 (multi-arch) for containers and Helm charts in the Standalone edition. Added Debian 12 for virtual machines for the Standalone edition. Only VMware provided base image is supported.
2023-09
Added support for ARM (multi-arch) in RedHat UBI 9 containers and Helm charts.
Ubuntu 18.04 has reached the end of standard support and it is deprecated. Existing artifacts based on this base image will stop receiving updates on October 25th, 2023.
2023-08
Deprecated CentOS 7 for containers and Helm charts in the Standalone edition.
Added support for ARM (multi-arch) in PhotonOS 4 containers and Helm charts.
2023-06
Added support for ARM (multi-arch) in Debian 11 containers and Helm charts.
2022-10
Added RedHat UBI 8 and 9 for containers and Helm charts in the Standalone edition.
2022-08
Added Ubuntu 22.04 for containers and Helm charts in the Standalone edition.
2022-07
Added Photon OS 4 and Ubuntu 20.04 for containers and Helm charts in the Standalone edition.
2022-06
Added Debian 11 for containers and Helm charts in the Standalone edition. Virtual machines support is switched from Debian 10 to Debian 11.
2021-11
Added Debian 10 for virtual machines for the Standalone edition. Only VMware provided base image is supported.
2021-03
Added Photon OS 3 for containers and Helm charts in the Standalone edition.
2020-12
Added Ubuntu 18.04 support for containers and Helm charts in the Standalone and Tanzu Advanced editions.
2020-03
Initial release. Support for CentOS Linux 7 and Debian 10 for containers and Helm charts in the Standalone edition.
