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    - *EOL:* 2021-04
    - *glibc:* 2.27

    ### [Ubuntu](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu) - 16.04 LTS xenial
    ### [Ubuntu](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu)


    #### 18.04 LTS bionic

    - *EOL:* 2023-04
    - *glibc:* 2.27

    #### 16.04 LTS xenial

    - *EOL:* 2021-04
    - *glibc:* 2.23
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    Out of all versions with published EOLs, 2.12 is the oldest glibc still active, found in CentOS 6.8.

    If CentOS 7 and 8 are eliminated, the oldest glibc is 2.23 in Ubuntu and Slackware.
    If CentOS 6 and 7 are eliminated, the oldest glibc is 2.23 in Ubuntu and Slackware.



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    Out of all versions with published EOLs, 2.12 is the oldest glibc still active, found in CentOS 6.8.

    Not all versions include EOLs, but going back to 2011 releases everything else is at least 2.12.

    If we need to support 2.14+ then we have to cut off support for Debian 7 and CentOS 6.8 despite those versions still being supported.
    If CentOS 7 and 8 are eliminated, the oldest glibc is 2.23 in Ubuntu and Slackware.



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    # glibc Versions

    List of oldest supported version of top 10 Linux Distros and their glibc version according to distrowatch.com.
    List of oldest supported version of [top 10 Linux Distros](https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major) and their glibc version according to distrowatch.com.

    ## Summary

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    ## Details

    ### [Mint](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint) - 13 maya
    ### [Mint](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint) - 18.3 sylvia

    - *EOL:* 2017-04
    - *glibc:* 2.15
    - *EOL:* 2021-04
    - *glibc:* 2.27

    ### [Ubuntu](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu) - 12.04 precise
    ### [Ubuntu](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu) - 16.04 LTS xenial

    - *EOL:* 2017-04
    - *glibc:* 2.15
    - *EOL:* 2021-04
    - *glibc:* 2.23

    ### [Debian](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian)
    ### [MX Linux](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mx) - 17.1

    #### 7.0 wheezy
    - *EOL:* None (Based on Debian 9 which has no EOL yet)
    - *glibc:* 2.24
    - *Notes:* MX-16 is based on Debian 8 which is EOL 2020-05

    - *EOL:* 2018-05
    - *glibc:* **2.13**
    ### [Arch Linux](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=arch) - 2020.01.22

    #### 8.0 jessie
    - *EOL:* Rolling release
    - *glibc:* 2.30

    - *EOL:* 2020-05
    - *glibc:* 2.19
    ### [Gentoo](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gentoo) - 2020-01-22

    ### [Mageia](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mageia) - cauldron
    - *EOL:* Rolling release
    - *glibc:* 2.29

    ### [Slackware](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slackware) - 14.2

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.22
    - *glibc:* 2.23
    - *NOTE:* No EOLs are published. 14.2 was released in 2016. Older versions have libc < 2.17.

    ### [Fedora](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=fedora) - 24
    ### [Debian](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian) - 9 stretch

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.23.1
    - *EOL:* None announced
    - *glibc:* 2.24

    ### [OpenSUSE](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=opensuse) - 42.1
    ### [Fedora](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=fedora) - 30

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.19
    - *EOL:* None announced
    - *glibc:* 2.29

    ### [Arch Linux](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=arch) - 2011.08.19
    ### [OpenSUSE](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=opensuse) - 15.1

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.14
    - *NOTE:* No EOLs are published. However, going back to 2011 seems reasonable.
    - *EOL:* None announced
    - *glibc:* 2.26

    ### [CentOS](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=centos)

    #### 6.8
    #### 6.10

    - *EOL:* 2020-11
    - *glibc:* **2.12**

    #### 7-1611
    #### 7.7.1908

    - *EOL:* 2024-06
    - *glibc:* 2.17
    - *glibc:* **2.17**

    ### [PCLinuxOS](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pclinuxos) 2013.10
    #### 8.1.1911

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.16
    - *NOTE:* No EOLs are published. Anything older than listed version has a glibc < 2.14.

    ### [Slackware](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slackware) - 14.0

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.15
    - *NOTE:* No EOLs are published. 14.0 was released in 2012. Older versions have libc < 2.14.
    - *EOL:* None announced
    - *glibc:* 2.28

    ### [FreeBSD](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=freebsd) - 10.3

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    # glibc Versions

    List of oldest supported version of top 10 Linux Distros and their glibc version according to distrowatch.com.

    ## Summary

    Out of all versions with published EOLs, 2.12 is the oldest glibc still active, found in CentOS 6.8.

    Not all versions include EOLs, but going back to 2011 releases everything else is at least 2.12.

    If we need to support 2.14+ then we have to cut off support for Debian 7 and CentOS 6.8 despite those versions still being supported.



    ## Details

    ### [Mint](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint) - 13 maya

    - *EOL:* 2017-04
    - *glibc:* 2.15

    ### [Ubuntu](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu) - 12.04 precise

    - *EOL:* 2017-04
    - *glibc:* 2.15

    ### [Debian](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian)

    #### 7.0 wheezy

    - *EOL:* 2018-05
    - *glibc:* **2.13**

    #### 8.0 jessie

    - *EOL:* 2020-05
    - *glibc:* 2.19

    ### [Mageia](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mageia) - cauldron

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.22

    ### [Fedora](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=fedora) - 24

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.23.1

    ### [OpenSUSE](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=opensuse) - 42.1

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.19

    ### [Arch Linux](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=arch) - 2011.08.19

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.14
    - *NOTE:* No EOLs are published. However, going back to 2011 seems reasonable.

    ### [CentOS](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=centos)

    #### 6.8

    - *EOL:* 2020-11
    - *glibc:* **2.12**

    #### 7-1611

    - *EOL:* 2024-06
    - *glibc:* 2.17

    ### [PCLinuxOS](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pclinuxos) 2013.10

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.16
    - *NOTE:* No EOLs are published. Anything older than listed version has a glibc < 2.14.

    ### [Slackware](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slackware) - 14.0

    - *EOL:* None
    - *glibc:* 2.15
    - *NOTE:* No EOLs are published. 14.0 was released in 2012. Older versions have libc < 2.14.

    ### [FreeBSD](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=freebsd) - 10.3

    - *EOL:* 2018-04
    - *glibc:* N/A