.NET Core in Action

Appendix A. Frameworks and runtimes

This appendix contains two tables that will be handy if you need to look up a target framework moniker or runtime identifier for use in your .NET Core applications.

Constructing the runtime identifier string

The runtime identifier string obeys a hierarchy: linuxmint.17.1-x64 is a child of linuxmint.17.1, which is a child of linuxmint.17, then linuxmint, and finally linux. If a runtime doesn’t work, try a more specific version.

Table A.1. Runtimes

OS	Flavors	Version examples
linux	rhel ol centos debian ubuntu linuxmint fedora openuse musl (Alpine)	7.0, 7.1, 7.2 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 7 8 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, 15.10, 16.04 17, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3 23 13.2
osx		10.10, 10.11