VMWare Photon OS is an open source Linux container host optimized for cloud-native applications, cloud platforms, and VMware infrastructure.
| Release | Released | Security Support | 
|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2 years ago (25 Feb 2021) | Ends
        in 2 years and 3 months (01 Jul 2025) | 
| 3.0 | 4 years ago (08 Feb 2019) | Ends
        in 10 months (01 Feb 2024) | 
| 2.0 | 5 years ago (01 Nov 2017) | Ended
        3 months and 3 weeks ago (01 Dec 2022) | 
| 1.0 | 6 years and 9 months ago (11 Jun 2016) | Ended
        1 year ago (28 Feb 2022) | 
End-of-Life dates are tentative.
Linux Kernel Version
| Photon OS | Kernel Version | 
|---|---|
| 2.0 | 4.9 | 
| 3.0 | 4.19 | 
| 4.0 | 5.10 | 
More information is available on the VMware Photon website.
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This page was last updated on 04 January 2023.