VMWare Photon OS is an open source Linux container host optimized for cloud-native applications, cloud platforms, and VMware infrastructure.
| Release | Kernel Version | Released | Security Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6.1 | 1 year and 7 months ago (02 May 2023)
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Yes |
| 4.0 | 5.1 | 3 years and 9 months ago (25 Feb 2021)
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Ends
in 1 year and 2 months (01 Mar 2026)
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| 3.0 | 4.19 | 5 years and 10 months ago (08 Feb 2019)
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Ended
9 months ago (01 Mar 2024)
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| 2.0 | 4.9 | 7 years ago (01 Nov 2017)
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Ended
2 years ago (01 Dec 2022)
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| 1.0 | 4.4 | 8 years ago (11 Jun 2016)
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Ended
2 years and 9 months ago (28 Feb 2022)
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End-of-Life dates are tentative.
More information is available on the VMware Photon website.
You can check the version that you are currently using by running:
cat /etc/os-release
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A JSON version of this page is available at /api/photon.json. See the API Documentation for more information. You can subscribe to the iCalendar feed at /calendar/photon.ics.