Appendix A. Frameworks and runtimes

This appendix contains two tables that will be handy if you need to look up a target framework moniker or runtime identifier for use in your .NET Core applications.

Constructing the runtime identifier string

The runtime identifier string obeys a hierarchy: linuxmint.17.1-x64 is a child of linuxmint.17.1, which is a child of linuxmint.17, then linuxmint, and finally linux. If a runtime doesn’t work, try a more specific version.

Table A.1. Runtimes

OS	Flavors	Version examples
linux	rhel ol centos debian ubuntu linuxmint fedora openuse musl (Alpine)	7.0, 7.1, 7.2 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 7 8 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, 15.10, 16.04 17, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3 23 13.2
osx		10.10, 10.11
win	win7 win8 win81 win10

Table A.2. Target frameworks available in .NET CLI

Name	Abbreviation	Moniker
.NET Framework	net	net11 net20 net35 net40 net403 net45 net451 net452 net46 net461 net462 net47 net471 net472 net48
.NET Standard	netstandard	netstandard1.0 netstandard1.1 netstandard1.2 netstandard1.3 netstandard1.4 netstandard1.5 netstandard1.6 netstandard2.0
.NET Core app	netcoreapp	netcoreapp1.0 netcoreapp1.1 netcoreapp2.0 netcoreapp2.1