title	description	author	ms.author	ms.date	ms.custom
Install .NET on Debian	Learn about which versions of .NET SDK and .NET Runtime are supported, and how to install .NET on Debian.	adegeo	adegeo	11/01/2024	linux-related-content

Install the .NET SDK or the .NET Runtime on Debian

This article describes how to install .NET on Debian. When a Debian version falls out of support, .NET is no longer supported with that version. However, these instructions may help you to get .NET running on those versions, even though it isn't supported.

[!INCLUDE linux-intro-sdk-vs-runtime]

[!INCLUDE linux-install-package-manager-x64-vs-arm]

Supported distributions

The following table is a list of currently supported .NET releases and the versions of Debian they're supported on. These versions remain supported until either the version of .NET reaches end-of-support or the version of Debian reaches end-of-life.

Debian	.NET
12	9, 8

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Install preview versions

[!INCLUDE preview installs don't support package managers]

Remove preview versions

[!INCLUDE package-manager uninstall notice]

Debian 12

[!INCLUDE linux-prep-intro-apt]

wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/12/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb

.NET 9

[!INCLUDE linux-apt-install-90]

.NET 8

[!INCLUDE linux-apt-install-80]

Use APT to update .NET

When a new patch release is available for .NET, you can simply upgrade it through APT with the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

If you've upgraded your Linux distribution since installing .NET, you may need to reconfigure the Microsoft package repository. Run the installation instructions for your current distribution version to upgrade to the appropriate package repository for .NET updates.

Troubleshooting

This section provides information on common errors you may get while using APT to install .NET.

Unable to find package

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Unable to locate \ Some packages could not be installed

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If you're using Debian 12 or later, try the following commands:

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If you're using a Debian version prior to 12, try the following commands:

[!INCLUDE package-manager-failed-to-find-deb-classic]

Failed to fetch

[!INCLUDE package-manager-failed-to-fetch-deb]

Dependencies

When you install with a package manager, these libraries are installed for you. But, if you manually install .NET or you publish a self-contained app, you'll need to make sure these libraries are installed:

12.x

libc6
libgcc-s1
libgssapi-krb5-2
libicu72
libssl3
libstdc++6
zlib1g

11.x

libc6
libgcc-s1
libgssapi-krb5-2
libicu67
libssl1.1
libstdc++6
zlib1g

10.x

libc6
libgcc1
libgssapi-krb5-2
libicu63
libssl1.1
libstdc++6
zlib1g

Other notes

Dependencies can be installed with the apt install command. The following snippet demonstrates installing the libc6 library:

sudo apt install libc6

Next steps

.NET CLI overview
How to enable TAB completion for the .NET CLI
Tutorial: Create a console application with .NET SDK using Visual Studio Code

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