.NET Core 2.1.1 is available for download and usage in your environment. Have a look at the Known Issues document as there are a few things to be aware of before installing. A changelist for the entire 2.1 development cycle is also available. This does not include ASP.NET Core or Entity Framework Core.
The .NET Core SDK 2.1 includes .NET Core 2.1 Runtime so downloading the runtime packages separately is not needed when installing the SDK. After installing the .NET Core SDK 2.1, running dotnet --version will show that you’re running version 2.1.301 of the .NET Core tools.
dotnet --info has been greatly enhanced in .NET Core 2.1 and now provides detailed information on installed .NET Core components.
Your feedback is important and appreciated. We’ve created an issue at dotnet/core #1719 for your questions and comments.
The .NET Core Docker images have been updated for this release. Look for the updated images for .NET Core 2.1.1 and .NET Core SDK 2.1.301 and read “Staying up-to-date with .NET Container Images” for details and insights into using the .NET Core images.
It was announced in the 2.1 blog post that we are working toward making 2.1 a long-term support (LTS) release. This update is a step along that path.
.NET Core 2.0 was released on August 14, 2017. As a non-LTS release, it is supported for 3 months after the next release. .NET Core 2.1 was released on May 30th, 2018. As a result, .NET Core 2.0 will be supported until September 1, 2018.
Microsoft has a published support policy for .NET Core. It includes policies for two release types: LTS and Current. .NET Core 2.0 is a Current release.
Both types of releases receive critical fixes throughout their lifecycle, for security, reliability, or to add support for new operating system versions. You must stay up-to-date with the latest patches to qualify for support.
See .NET Core Supported OS Lifecycle Policy to learn about Windows, macOS and Linux versions that are supported for each .NET Core release.
After that time, .NET Core patch updates will no longer include updated packages for .NET Core 2.0.
No changes in supported versions this month. Ubuntu 17.10 will reach end-of-life in July and will be removed from the supported list at that time.
The .NET Core 2.1 release included Linux installer updates to support package manager update (eg apt-get update) functionality. With the release of 2.1.1, we can now see how it works. Each package manager has its own dialect and idiosyncrasies so take the time to look into the particulars of your system. Here’s an example using dnf on a Fedora 28 system.
First, you need to update the package database to determine if there are any updates. dnf check-update is useful in that it will provide a list of available updates without trying to install anything. To trim the list, we can do something like this …
$sudo dnf check-update | grep dotnet
dotnet-sdk-2.1.x86_64 2.1.301-1 packages-microsoft-com-prod
Now that we know there is an update available, our system can be upgraded with the following. If this is the first install, you would usd install rather than upgrade.
$sudo dnf upgrade dotnet-sdk-2.1
Last metadata expiration check: 0:08:41 ago on Tue 19 Jun 2018 09:24:49 AM PDT.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Upgrading:
aspnetcore-runtime-2.1 x86_64 2.1.1-1 packages-microsoft-com-prod 29 M
dotnet-host x86_64 2.1.1-1 packages-microsoft-com-prod 45 k
dotnet-hostfxr-2.1 x86_64 2.1.1-1 packages-microsoft-com-prod 195 k
dotnet-runtime-2.1 x86_64 2.1.1-1 packages-microsoft-com-prod 27 M
dotnet-runtime-deps-2.1 x86_64 2.1.1-1 packages-microsoft-com-prod 2.8 k
dotnet-sdk-2.1 x86_64 2.1.301-1 packages-microsoft-com-prod 109 M
Transaction Summary
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Upgrade 6 Packages
Total download size: 165 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
The package manager will install the updated version and remove the previous from your system. This is a change from previous installations which would leave the old versions behind. If a previous release of 2.1 is needed, it can be installed by explicitly referencing the version. Sticking with the Fedora example, you would use dnf --showduplicates.
$dnf --showduplicates list dotnet-sdk-2.1
Last metadata expiration check: 0:15:00 ago on Tue 19 Jun 2018 09:25:25 AM PDT.
Installed Packages
dotnet-sdk-2.1.x86_64 2.1.301-1 @packages-microsoft-com-prod
Available Packages
dotnet-sdk-2.1.x86_64 2.1.300-1 packages-microsoft-com-prod
dotnet-sdk-2.1.x86_64 2.1.301-1 @packages-microsoft-com-prod
You can see that 2.1.300 and 2.1.301 are available and 2.1.301 is currently installed. dnf install dotnet-sdk-2.1-2.1.300-1 will downgrade the system from 2.1.301 to 2.1.300.