Operating System (OS) Support

Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro, Standard and Lite Edition Software and Additional Software.

The three tables listed in this page contain the OS Support system requirements.

Table 1. Current Version 23.4 OS Support for Intel® FPGA Pro Complete Design Suite

Table 2. Release Notes and readme.txt Files for Intel® FPGA Pro Edition Software

Table 3. OS Support for Intel® FPGA Pro Edition Software Versions

Table 1. Current Version 23.4 OS Support for Intel® FPGA Pro Complete Design Suite

Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software and Additional Software

Software	*Windows 10**	*Windows 11**	Windows Server* 2019 Enterprise	*Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 8.6**	*Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 8.7**	*Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 9.0**	*Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 9.1**	*SUSE SLE 12**	*SUSE SLE 15**	*Ubuntu 18.04 LTS**	*Ubuntu 20.04 LTS**	*Ubuntu 22.04 LTS**
Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition (Pro)	✓	-	-	✓	✓	-	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Questa*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition	✓	-	-	✓	✓	-	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Intel® HLS Compiler Pro	✓	-	-	-	-	-	-	✓	-	-	-	-
Nios® II Embedded Design Suite (EDS) (Pro)	✓	✓	-	-	-	-	-	✓	-	-	-	-
RiscFree* Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Intel® FPGAs	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
DSP Builder for Intel® FPGAs (Pro)	✓	✓	✓	-	-	✓	✓	-	-	✓	✓	✓
Intel® Quartus® Prime Stand-Alone Programmer (Pro)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer (Pro)	✓	✓	✓	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Functionality No Longer Supported	Software Edition	Stand-Alone Software	Starting in Version	Linux/windows	Replaced by	Additional Information
32-bit library	Pro and Standard	n/a	14.0	Linux and Windows	64-Bit Version
32-bit stand-alone programmer	Standard	n/a	18.2	Linux and Windows	64- Bit Version
Red Hat* 5	Standard	n/a	18.1	Linux	Red Hat* 6 and Upwards
Cygwin*	Pro	Nios II EDS	19.2	Windows	Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)	2.1. Installing Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL) on Windows*
Cygwin*	Standard	Nios II EDS	19.1	Windows	Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)	2.1. Installing Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL) on Windows*
Windows 7	Pro and Standard	n/a	20.1	Windows	Windows 10	For Windows users, you will need to download and install the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for Windows Server as well as Windows 10.
Intel SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (SoC EDS)	Pro and Standard	Intel SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (SoC EDS)	20.3	Linux and Windows		Embedded Software and Tools for Intel SoC FPGA
ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition	Pro and Standard	Intel FPGA Starter Edition Simulation Tool	21.3	Linux and Windows	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Software

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Standalone Software	Additional Software Support	Supported Version	User Guide	Additional Information
DSP Builder for Intel® FPGAs	MathWorks* MATLAB* and MATLAB Simulink* toolbox *Require MATLAB license	R2021a – R2023a	MATLAB System Requirements	Older version of Quartus OSes not supported due to newer version of glibc required by MATLAB.

Standalone Software

Additional Software Support

Supported Version

User Guide

Additional Information

DSP Builder for Intel® FPGAs

MathWorks* MATLAB* and

MATLAB Simulink* toolbox

*Require MATLAB license

R2021a – R2023a

MATLAB System Requirements

Older version of Quartus OSes not supported due to newer version of glibc required by MATLAB.

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KDB Topic	Software Edition	Version Found	Linux/windows
Design files with lengthy file paths might cause an internal error in the Windows version of the Quartus Prime Pro Edition software	Pro	15.1	Linux and Windows

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We have tested using GNOME Desktop Environment and MobaXTerm for remote desktop usage. Other tools may work but have not been tested.

Table 2. Release Notes and readme.txt Files for Intel® FPGA Pro Edition Software

Version	FPGA Software Download Center	Readme Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition	Releases Notes Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition	Readme Questa-Intel® FPGA Edition ModelSim-Intel® FPGA Edition	Release Notes Questa-Intel® FPGA Edition ModelSim-Intel® FPGA Edition
23.4	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 23.4 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 23.4 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 23.4 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 23.4 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2023.3 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2023.3 Release Notes
23.3	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 23.3 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 23.3 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 23.3 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 23.3 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2023.2 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2023.2 Release Notes
23.2	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 23.2 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 23.2 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 23.2 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 23.2 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2023.1 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2023.1 Release Notes
23.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 23.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v23.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 23.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition 23.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2022.4 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2022.4 Release Notes
22.4	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 22.4 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 22.4 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 22.4 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 22.4 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2022.1 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2022.1 Release Notes
22.3	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 22.3 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 22.3 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 22.3 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 22.3 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2022.1 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2022.1 Release Notes
22.2	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 22.2 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v22.2 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 22.2 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 22.2 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2022.1 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2022.1 Release Notes
22.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 22.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v22.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 22.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 22.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2022.1 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2022.1 Release Notes
21.4	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 21.4 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v21.4 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 21.4 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 21.4 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.3 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.3 Release Notes
21.3	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 21.3 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v21.3 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 21.3 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 21.3 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 release notes
21.2	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 21.2 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v21.2 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 21.2 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 21.2 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 release notes
21.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 21.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v21.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 21.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 21.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.1 readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.1 release notes
20.4	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 20.4 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v20.4 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 20.4 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 20.4 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2020.3 readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2020.3 release notes
20.3	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 20.3 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v20.3 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 20.3 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 20.3 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2020.3 readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2020.3 release notes
20.2	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 20.2 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v20.2 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 20.2 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 20.2 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2020.1 readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Version Edition 2020.1 release notes
20.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 20.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v20.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 20.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 20.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2019.2 readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2019.2 release notes
19.4	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 19.4 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v19.4 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 19.4 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 19.4 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2019.2 readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2019.2 release notes
19.3	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 19.3 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v19.3 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 19.3 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 19.3 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.6 readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.6d release notes
19.2	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 19.2 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v19.2 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 19.2 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 19.2 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.6d readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.6d release notes
19.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 19.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v19.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 19.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 19.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.6d readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.6d release notes
18.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 18.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v18.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 18.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 18.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.6d readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.6d release notes
18.0	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 18.0 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v18.0 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 18.0 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 18.0 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.6c readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.6c release notes
17.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 17.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v17.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 17.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition: Version 17.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5c readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5c release notes
17.0	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 17.0 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version v17.0 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 17.0 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 17.0 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5c readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5c release notes
16.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 16.1 B196 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 16.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 16.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b release notes
16.0	No longer available to download	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 16.0 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 16.0 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.4d readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.4d release notes
15.1	No longer available to download	Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite Pro Edition Version 15.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 15.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes (PDF)	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.4b readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.4b release notes

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Table 3. OS Support for Intel® FPGA Pro Edition Software Versions

Intel Quartus Prime Pro Software Version	Windows*	Red Hat*	SUSE*	Ubuntu*	CentOS*
v23.4	Windows(*) 10 Version 1809 (build 17763) or later Windows 11 Version 22H2 (build 22621.1105) or later Windows Server 2019	Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1	SUSE(*) Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3	Ubuntu(*) 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS	n/a
v23.3	Windows(*) 11 Version 22H2 (build 22621.1105) or later Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 17763) or later Windows Server 2019	Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 9.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6	SUSE() Linux() Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	Ubuntu(*) 22.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	n/a
v23.2	Windows(*) 11 Version 22H2 (build 22621.1105) or later Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 17763) or later Windows Server 2019	Red Hat(*) Enterprise Linux 8.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6	SUSE() Linux() Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	Ubuntu(*) 22.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	n/a
v23.1	Windows(*) 11 Version 22H2 (build 22621.1105) or later Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 17763) or later Windows Server 2019	Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4	SUSE() Linux() Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	Ubuntu(*) 22.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	n/a
v22.4	Windows 11 Windows() 10 (Version 1607 or later) Windows Server 2019 Windows Server() 2016	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.4	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE(*) Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Ubuntu(*) 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS	n/a
v22.3	Windows 11 Windows(*) 10 (Version 1607 or later) Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016	Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4	SUSE() Linux() Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	Ubuntu(*) 22.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	n/a
v22.2	Windows(*) 10 (version 1607 or later) Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016	Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.2	SUSE() Linux() Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	Ubuntu(*) 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	CentOS() Linux() 8.2
v22.1	Windows(*) 10 (version 1607 or later) Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016	Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.2	SUSE() Linux() Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	Ubuntu(*) 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	CentOS() Linux() 8.2
v21.4	Windows() 10 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server() 2012	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 7.7	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.0 LTS SUSE(*) Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 SP5	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04.01 Ubuntu(*) 16.04.06	CentOS(*) 7.7 CentOS 8.2
v21.3	Windows(*) 10 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012	Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7	SUSE() Linux() Enterprise Server 15.0 LTS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 SP5	Ubuntu(*) 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04.01 Ubuntu 16.04.06	CentOS(*) 8.2 CentOS 7.7
v21.2	Windows(*) 10 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012	Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7	SUSE() Linux() Enterprise Server 15.0 LTS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 SP5	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04.01 Ubuntu(*) 16.04.06	CentOS(*) 8.2 CentOS 7.7
v21.1	Windows() 10 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server() 2012	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 7.7	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.0 LTS SUSE(*) Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 SP5	Ubuntu() 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04.01 Ubuntu() 16.04.06	CentOS(*) 8.2 CentOS 7.7
v20.4	Windows() 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server() 2012	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 7.7	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.0 LTS SUSE(*) Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 SP5	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04.01 Ubuntu(*) 16.04.06	CentOS 8.2 CentOS(*) 7.7
v20.3	Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 SP1	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS	n/a
v20.2	Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 SP1	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS	n/a
v20.1	Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS	n/a
v19.4	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2016 (64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 (64 bit)	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 SP1 (64 bit)	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (64 bit)	n/a
v19.3	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows Server 2016 (64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 (64 bit)	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 SP1 (64 bit)	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (64 bit)	n/a
v19.2	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 (64 bit)	SUSE LES 12.1 (SP1)	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (64 bit)	n/a
v19.1	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 (64 bit)	SUSE LES 12.1 (SP1)	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (64 bit)	n/a
v18.1	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)	SUSE SLE 12	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (64 bit)	n/a
v18.0	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)	SUSE SLE 12	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (64 bit)	n/a

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The three tables listed in this page contain the OS Support system requirements.

Table 1. Current Version 22.1 OS Support for Intel® FPGA Standard Design Suite

Table 2. Release Notes and readme.txt Files for Intel® FPGA Standard Edition Software

Table 3. OS Support for Intel® FPGA Standard Edition Software Versions

Table 1. Current Version 22.1 OS Support for Intel® FPGA Standard Design Suite

Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software and Additional Software

Software	*Windows 10**	*Windows 11**	Windows Server* 2019 Enterprise	*Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 8.4**	*Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 8.6**	*SUSE SLE 12**	*SUSE SLE 15**	Ubuntu* 16.04 LTS	*Ubuntu 18.04 LTS**	*Ubuntu 20.04 LTS**	*Ubuntu 22.04 LTS**
Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition (Standard)	✓	-	-	✓	✓	✓	✓	-	-	-	-
Nios® II Embedded Design Suite (EDS) (Standard)	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓	-	-	-	-	-
Intel® Quartus® Prime Stand-Alone Programmer (Standard)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer (Standard)	✓	✓	✓	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Functionality No Longer Supported	Software Edition	Stand-Alone Software	Starting in Version	Linux/windows	Replaced by	Additional Information
32-bit library	Pro and Standard	n/a	14.0	Linux and Windows	64-Bit Version
32-bit stand-alone programmer	Standard	n/a	18.2	Linux and Windows	64- Bit Version
Red Hat* 5	Standard	n/a	18.1	Linux	Red Hat* 6 and Upwards
Cygwin*	Pro	Nios II EDS	19.2	Windows	Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)	2.1. Installing Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL) on Windows*
Cygwin*	Standard	Nios II EDS	19.1	Windows	Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)	2.1. Installing Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL) on Windows*
Windows 7	Pro and Standard	n/a	20.1	Windows	Windows 10	For Windows users, you will need to download and install the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for Windows Server as well as Windows 10.
Intel SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (SoC EDS)	Pro and Standard	Intel SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (SoC EDS)	20.3	Linux and Windows		Embedded Software and Tools for Intel SoC FPGA
ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition	Pro and Standard	Intel FPGA Starter Edition Simulation Tool	21.3	Linux and Windows	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Software

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Functionality with additional support	Software Edition	Stand-Alone Software	Linux/windows	User Guide
DSP Builder for Intel FPGAs requires MathWorks* MATLAB* and the MATLAB Simulink* toolbox	Pro and Standard	DSP Builder	Linux and Windows	Current Release: MATLAB R2023a System Requirements for Windows Previous Release: MATLAB and Simulink System Requirements and Supported Compilers

Functionality with additional support

Software Edition

Stand-Alone Software

Linux/windows

User Guide

DSP Builder for Intel FPGAs requires MathWorks* MATLAB* and the MATLAB Simulink* toolbox

Pro and Standard

DSP Builder

Linux and Windows

Current Release: MATLAB R2023a System Requirements for Windows

Previous Release: MATLAB and Simulink System Requirements and Supported Compilers

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KDB Topic	Software Edition	Version Found	Linux/windows
Design files with lengthy file paths might cause an internal error in the Windows version of the Quartus Prime Pro Edition software	Pro	15.1	Linux and Windows

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We have tested using GNOME Desktop Environment and MobaXTerm for remote desktop usage. Other tools may work but have not been tested.

Table 2. Release Notes and readme.txt Files for Intel® FPGA Standard Edition Software

Note: Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software Readme and Release Notes are applied to Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Software.

Version	FPGA Software Download Center	Readme Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition	Releases Notes Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition	Readme Questa-Intel® FPGA Edition ModelSim-Intel® FPGA Edition	Release Notes Questa-Intel® FPGA Edition ModelSim-Intel® FPGA Edition
22.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 22.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 22.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 22.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 22.1 Release Notes	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 Release Notes
21.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 21.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 21.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 21.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 21.1 Release Notes	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 Release Note
20.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 20.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 20.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 20.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 20.1 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2020.1 readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2020.1 Release Notes
19.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 19.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 19.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 19.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 19.1 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b Release Notes
18.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 18.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 18.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 18.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 18.1 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b Release Notes
18.0	Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 18.0 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 18.0 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 18.0 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 18.0 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b Release Notes
17.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 17.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 17.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 17.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 17.1 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Version Edition 10.5c readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5c Release Notes
17.0	Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 17.0 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Design Software Version 17.0 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 17.0 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 17.0 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5c readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5c Release Notes

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Table 3. OS Support for Intel® FPGA Standard Edition Software Versions

Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software Version	Windows*	Red Hat*	SUSE*	Ubuntu*	CentOS*
v22.1	Windows 11 (Build 22621.1105) or later Windows() 10 (version 1607 or later) Windows Server 2019 Windows Server() 2016 Windows Server(*) 2012	Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.2 Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.6	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE(*) Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu() 18.04 LTS Ubuntu() 16.04 LTS Ubuntu(*) 22.04 LTS	CentOS(*) Linux 8.2
v21.1	Windows() 10 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server() 2012	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 7.7	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.0 LTS SUSE(*) Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 SP5	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04.01 Ubuntu(*) 16.04.06	CentOS 8.2 CentOS(*) 7.7
v20.1	Windows 10 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 SP1	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS	n/a
v19.1	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 (64 bit)	SUSE LES 12.1 (SP1)	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (64 bit)	n/a
v18.1	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)	SUSE SLE 12	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (64 bit)	n/a
v18.0	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)	SUSE SLE 12	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (64 bit)	n/a

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The three tables listed in this page contain the OS Support system requirements.

Table 1. Current Version 22.1 OS Support for Intel® FPGA Lite Design Suite

Table 2. Release Notes and readme.txt Files for Intel® FPGA Lite Edition Software

Table 3. OS Support for Intel® FPGA Lite Edition Software Versions

Table 1. Current Version 22.1 OS Support for Intel® FPGA Lite Design Suite

Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Software and Additional Software

Software	*Windows 10**	*Windows 11**	Windows Server* 2019 Enterprise	*Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 8.4**	*Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 8.6**	*SUSE SLE 12**	*SUSE SLE 15**	Ubuntu* 16.04 LTS	*Ubuntu 18.04 LTS**	*Ubuntu 20.04 LTS**	*Ubuntu 22.04 LTS**
Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition (Lite)	✓	-	-	-	✓	✓	-	-	-	-	-
Nios® II Embedded Design Suite (EDS) (Lite)	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓	-	-	-	-	-
Intel® Quartus® Prime Stand-Alone Programmer (Lite)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

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Table 2. Release Notes and readme.txt Files for Intel® FPGA Lite Edition Software

Note: Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software Readme and Release Notes are applied to Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Software.

Version	FPGA Software Download Center	Readme Intel® Quartus® Lite Edition	Releases Notes Intel® Quartus® Lite Edition	Readme Questa-Intel® FPGA Edition ModelSim-Intel® FPGA Edition	Release Notes Questa-Intel® FPGA Edition ModelSim-Intel® FPGA Edition
22.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 22.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 22.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 22.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 22.1 Release Notes	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 Release Notes
21.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 21.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 21.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 21.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 21.1 Release Notes	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 readme.txt	Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2021.2 Release Notes
20.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 20.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 20.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 20.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 20.1 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2020.1 readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 2020.1 Release Notes
19.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 19.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 19.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 19.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 19.1 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b Release Notes
18.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 18.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 18.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 18.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 18.1 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b Release Notes
18.0	Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 18.0 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 18.0 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 18.0 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 18.0 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5b Release Notes
17.1	Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 17.1 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 17.1 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 17.1 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 17.1 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Editon Version 10.5c readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5c Release Notes
17.0	Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 17.0 for Windows Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Design Software Version 17.0 for Linux	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 17.0 readme.txt	Intel® Quartus® Standard Edition Version 17.0 Release Notes	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5c readme.txt	ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition Version 10.5c Release Notes

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Table 3. OS Support for Intel® FPGA Lite Edition Software Versions

Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Software Version	Windows*	Red Hat*	SUSE*	Ubuntu*	CentOS*
v22.1	Windows(*) 11 (Build 22621.1105) or later Windows 10 (version 1607 or later) Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012	Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 8.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6	SUSE() Linux() Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	Ubuntu(*) 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS	CentOS(*) Linux 8.2
v21.1	Windows() 10 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server() 2012	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Red Hat() Enterprise Linux() 7.7	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.0 LTS SUSE(*) Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 SP5	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04.01 Ubuntu(*) 16.04.06	CentOS 8.2 CentOS(*) 7.7
v20.1	Windows 10 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 SP1	Ubuntu 18.04 LT Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS	n/a
v19.1	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 (64 bit)	SUSE LES 12.1 (SP1)	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (64 bit)	n/a
v18.1	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)	SUSE SLE 12	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (64 bit)	n/a
v18.0	Windows 10 (64 bit) Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1(64 bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64 bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)	SUSE SLE 12	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64 bit) Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (64 bit)	n/a

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