DISTRIBUTIONS
Supported Distributions
Linux distributions currently supported for deployment on Linode.
| Distribution | Last updated | End-of-life | Cloud-Init Compatible |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | 2025-06-10 | 2029-01-01 | √ |
| AlmaLinux 9 | 2025-06-10 | 2032-05-31 | √ |
| Alpine 3.18 | 2025-04-09 | 2025-05-09 | |
| Alpine 3.19 | 2025-04-09 | 2025-11-01 | √ |
| Alpine 3.20 | 2025-04-09 | 2026-04-01 | √ |
| Arch Linux | 2025-06-10 | Rolling Release | √ |
| CentOS Stream 9 | 2024-12-17 | TBD (Estimated 2027) | √ |
| Debian 11 | 2025-05-19 | 2026-06-30 | √ |
| Debian 12 | 2025-05-19 | 2028-06-10 | √ |
| Fedora 40 | 2024-07-23 | 2025-05-28 | √ |
| Fedora 41 | 2024-10-29 | 2025-11-29 | √ |
| Gentoo | 2025-06-10 | Rolling Release | √ |
| Kali Linux | 2025-06-16 | Rolling Release | √ |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | 2025-06-10 | 2026-01-01 | √ |
| Rocky Linux 8 | 2025-06-10 | 2029-05-31 | √ |
| Rocky Linux 9 | 2025-06-10 | 2032-05-31 | √ |
| Slackware 15.0 | 2024-07-02 | TBD | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | 2024-07-01 | 2026-04-23 | |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | 2024-07-01 | 2028-04-26 | |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | 2025-01-27 | 2025-05-29 | √ |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | 2025-01-27 | 2027-06-01 | √ |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS KPP | 2025-06-01 | 2027-06-01 | √ |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | 2025-02-20 | 2029-05-31 | √ |
| Ubuntu 24.10 | 2025-01-27 | 2025-07-10 | √ |