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VirtualGL Operating System Support Policy

This policy applies to all versions of VirtualGL released after May, 2019.

Support for a particular operating system includes:

• Ensuring that VirtualGL can be built cleanly on the operating system
• Regression testing each VirtualGL release for performance and compatibility with the operating system
• Ensuring that vglserver_config works properly with the most common display managers available in the operating system
• Providing binary packages for the operating system or ensuring that existing binary packages work properly with the operating system (this includes satisfying any code signing requirements that the operating system imposes on binary packages)
• Implementing or documenting any necessary workarounds for the operating system
• Documenting any build or run-time procedures that are specific to the operating system

Official Support

These operating systems are tested and supported by The VirtualGL Project, and binary packages provided by this project should work properly with these operating systems. Any incompatibilities between VirtualGL and these operating systems will be fixed at our expense (using the VirtualGL General Fund.)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (x86-64 and AArch64) releases that are in the Full Support or Maintenance Support phase (as well as derivative distributions)
  • GDM and LightDM display managers only
• Ubuntu LTS (amd64 and arm64) releases that are receiving public updates
  • GDM and LightDM display managers only
• (Client only) macOS releases that are receiving security updates
• (Client only) Windows releases that are in the mainstream or extended support phase

Paid Support

These operating systems will not be tested and supported at all except under a paid support contract. Contact the project admin for a free estimate.

• Enterprise Linux distributions other than RHEL (and its derivatives) or Ubuntu LTS, including SuSE Linux Enterprise
• Solaris
• Any non-x86 and non-AArch64 enterprise operating system
• Any other enterprise or closed-source operating system not previously mentioned
• Any operating system for which public updates are not available or no longer available

Community Support

These operating systems are tested infrequently, cursorily, or not at all by The VirtualGL Project. It is expected that the user community will report any incompatibilities between VirtualGL and these operating systems, as well as assist in diagnosing and fixing such incompatibilities. Any compatibility fixes submitted for these operating systems will be integrated and tested at our expense (using the VirtualGL General Fund.)

Full support for any of these operating systems can also be provided under a paid support contract, if desired.

• Debian
• Fedora
• Ubuntu interim releases (non-LTS)
• FreeBSD
• Any other publicly-updated open source operating system not previously mentioned