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IronBarCode Linux Compatibility & Setup Guide

IronBarcode fully supports Linux for .NET Standard, .NET Core, and .NET Framework applications on a wide variety of distributions.

No code changes are required to run IronBarcode on Linux. Generally speaking, IronBarcode works out of the box thanks to hundreds of hours of testing and configuration by our engineers.

Linux support is important as many of the cloud services today run on Linux. At Iron Software, we use these cloud tools regularly and understand that many of our Enterprise and SaaS customers do too.

Officially Supported Linux Distros

We officially support and recommend the latest 64-bit Linux distributions below for a "zero-configuration" setup of IronBarcode:

• Ubuntu ≥18
• Debian ≥10
• CentOS ≥7

Other Linux distributions are supported in part, but may require additional manual configuration.

Ubuntu Compatibility

Ubuntu is our most tested Linux operating system. This is because it is heavily used in the Azure infrastructure that supports our continuous testing and deployment. This platform also has official Microsoft .NET support and official Docker images available.

Ubuntu 20

Official Microsoft Docker Images:

• .NET Standard
• ASP.NET Core

Ubuntu 20 Setup

To run IronBarcode, first ensure you have sudo admin privileges, then add these commands to your Dockerfile:

# Update package lists
RUN apt update

# Install libgdiplus, a library used for GDI+ support
RUN apt install -y libgdiplus

Ubuntu 18

Official Microsoft Docker Images

• .NET Standard
• ASP.NET Core

Ubuntu 18 Setup

To run IronBarcode, first ensure you have sudo admin privileges, then add these commands to your Dockerfile:

# Update package lists
RUN apt update

# Install libgdiplus, a library used for GDI+ support
RUN apt install -y libgdiplus

Debian 11

Official Microsoft Docker Images

• .NET Standard
• ASP.NET Core

Debian 11 Setup

To run IronBarcode, first ensure you have sudo admin privileges, then add these commands to your Dockerfile:

# Update package lists
RUN apt update

# Install libgdiplus, a library used for GDI+ support
RUN apt install -y libgdiplus

Debian 10

Official Microsoft Docker Images

• .NET Standard
• ASP.NET Core

Debian 10 Setup

To run IronBarcode, first ensure you have sudo admin privileges, then add these commands to your Dockerfile:

# Update package lists
RUN apt update

# Install libgdiplus, a library used for GDI+ support
RUN apt install -y libgdiplus

CentOS

CentOS 7 Setup

To run IronBarcode, first ensure you have sudo admin privileges, then add these commands to your Dockerfile:

# Install EPEL repository for extra packages
RUN yum install epel-release -y

# Install Mono, a cross-platform implementation of .NET
RUN yum install mono-complete -y

# Install libgdiplus and libc6-dev for graphics support
RUN yum install libgdiplus libc6-dev -y