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 | 2 years and 7 months ago (02 May 2023)
|
Yes |
| 4.0 | 5.10 | 4 years and 9 months ago (25 Feb 2021)
|
Ends
in 1 year and 10 months (11 Oct 2027)
|
| 3.0 | 4.19 | 6 years and 10 months ago (08 Feb 2019)
|
Ended
2 months ago (02 Oct 2025)
|
| 2.0 | 4.9 | 8 years ago (01 Nov 2017)
|
Ended
3 years ago (01 Dec 2022)
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| 1.0 | 4.4 | 9 years ago (11 Jun 2016)
|
Ended
3 years and 9 months ago (28 Feb 2022)
|
The EOL dates for the 3.0 and 4.0 release cyles are aligned with vSphere 7.x/8.x support timelines on this page as per VMWare employees, but is not yet documented on the Photon OS website.
More information is available on the VMware Photon website.
cat /etc/os-release
Show Product Identifiers
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cpe:
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:photon_os -
cpe:
cpe:/o:vmware:photon_os
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