Linux compatibility matrix

The following table lists the available library versions for the mozilla.org-distributed Firefox builds dependencies, and/or to build Firefox.

Distribution kernel glibc glib gtk+2 gtk+3 pixman stdc++ GCC clang python3 Released EOL
Fedora 16 3.1 2.14 2.30 2.24 3.2 0.22 4.6 4.6 2.9 N/A Nov 2011 Feb 2013
Fedora 17 3.3 2.15 2.32 2.24 3.4 0.24 4.7 4.7 3.0 N/A May 2012 Jul 2013
Fedora 18 3.6 2.16 2.34 2.24 3.6 0.26 4.7 4.7 3.1 N/A Jan 2013 Jan 2014
Fedora 19 3.9 2.17 2.36 2.24 3.8 0.30 4.8.1 4.8 3.3 N/A Jul 2013 Jan 2015
Fedora 20 3.11 2.18 2.38 2.24 3.10 0.30 4.8.2 4.8 3.3 N/A Dec 2013 Jun 2015
Fedora 21 3.17 2.20 2.42 2.24 3.14 0.32 4.9 4.9 3.4 N/A Dec 2014 Dec 2015
Fedora 22 4.0 2.21 2.44 2.24 3.16 0.32 5.1 4.9, 5.1 3.5 N/A May 2015 Jul 2016
Fedora 23 4.2 2.22 2.46 2.24 3.18 0.33 5.1 5.1 3.7 N/A Nov 2015 Dec 2016
Fedora 24 4.5 2.23 2.48 2.24 3.20 0.34 6.1 6.1 3.8 N/A Jun 2016 Aug 2017
Fedora 25 4.8 2.24 2.50 2.24 3.22.2 0.34 6.2 6.2 3.8 N/A Nov 2016 Dec 2017
Fedora 26 4.11 2.25 2.52 2.24 3.22.16 0.34 7.1 7.1 4.0 N/A Jul 2017 Jun 2018
Fedora 27 4.13 2.26 2.54 2.24 3.22.24 0.34 7.2 7.2 4.0 N/A Nov 2017 Dec 2018
Fedora 28 4.16 2.27 2.56 2.24 3.22.30 0.34 8.0.1 8.0.1 6.0 N/A May 2018 May 2019
Fedora 29 4.18 2.28 2.58 2.24 3.24.1 0.34 8.2.1 8.2.1 7.0 3.7 Oct 2018 Nov 2019
Fedora 30 5.0 2.29 2.60 2.24 3.24.8 0.34 9.0.1 9.0.1 8.0 3.7 Apr 2019 ?
Fedora 31 5.3 2.30 2.62 2.24 3.24.12 0.34 9.2.1 9.2.1 9.0 3.7 Oct 2019 ?
Fedora 32 5.6 2.31 2.64 2.24 3.24.18 0.34 10.0.1 10.0.1 10.0 3.8 Apr 2020 ?
RHEL 6 2.6.32 2.12 2.28 2.24 N/A 0.32 4.4 4.4 3.4 N/A Nov 2010 Nov 2020
RHEL 7 3.10 2.17 2.42 2.24 3.14 0.32 4.8.5 4.8 3.4 N/A Jun 2014 Jun 2024
RHEL 8 4.18 2.28 2.56 2.24 3.22.30 0.36 8.3.1 8.3.1 8.0 3.6 May 2019 May 2031
openSUSE 11.4 2.6.37 2.11 2.28 2.22 3.0 0.20 4.5 4.5 N/A N/A Mar 2011 Jul 2015
openSUSE 12.1 3.1 2.14 2.30 2.24 3.2 0.22 4.6 4.6 2.9 N/A Nov 2011 May 2013
openSUSE 12.2 3.4 2.15 2.32 2.24 3.4 0.24 4.7 4.7 3.1 N/A Jul 2012 Jan 2014
openSUSE 12.3 3.7 2.17 2.34 2.24 3.6 0.28 4.7 4.7 3.2 N/A Mar 2013 Sep 2014
openSUSE 13.1 3.11 2.18 2.38 2.24 3.10 0.30 4.8.1 4.8 3.3 N/A Nov 2013 Jan 2016
openSUSE 13.2 3.16 2.19 2.42 2.24 3.14 0.32 4.8.3 4.8, 4.9 3.5 N/A Nov 2014 Jan 2017
openSUSE Leap 15.0 4.12 2.26 2.54 2.24 3.22 0.34 7.3 7.3 5.0 3.6 May 2018 Nov 2019
openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12 2.26 2.54 2.24 3.22 0.34 8.2 7.4, 8.2 5.0, 7.0 3.6 May 2019 Nov 2020
openSUSE Leap 42.1 4.1 2.19 2.44 2.24 3.16 0.32 5.2 4.8, 5.2 3.7 3.4 Nov 2015 May 2017
openSUSE Leap 42.2 4.4 2.22 2.48 2.24 3.20 0.34 5.3 4.8, 5.3, 6.1 3.8 3.4 Nov 2016 Jan 2018
openSUSE Leap 42.3 4.4 2.22 2.48 2.24 3.20 0.34 7.1 4.8, 5.3, 6.2, 7.1 3.8 3.4 Jul 2017 Jun 2019
Debian 10 4.19 2.28 2.58 2.24 3.24 0.36 8.3 8.3 6.0, 7.0 3.7 Jul 2019 Jun 2023 / Jun 2025 (LTS)
Debian 6 2.6.32 2.11 2.24 2.20 N/A 0.16 4.4 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 2.7 3.1 Feb 2011 May 2014 / Feb 2016 (LTS)
Debian 7 3.2 2.13 2.32 2.24 3.4 0.26 4.7 4.4, 4.6, 4.7 3.0 3.2 May 2013 Apr 2016 / May 2018 (LTS)
Debian 8 3.16 2.19 2.42 2.24 3.14 0.32 4.9 4.8, 4.9 3.4, 3.5, 4.0 3.4 Apr 2015 Jun 2018 / Jun 2020 (LTS)
Debian 9 4.9 2.24 2.50 2.24 3.22 0.34 6.3 6.3 3.8, 3.9, 4.0 3.5 Jun 2017 Jun 2020 / Jun 2022 (LTS)
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 3.2 2.15 2.32 2.24 3.4 0.30 4.6 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 3.0 N/A Apr 2012 Apr 2017
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13 2.19 2.40 2.24 3.10 0.30 4.8.2 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9 N/A Apr 2014 Apr 2019
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4 2.23 2.48 2.24 3.18 0.33 5.3 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 5.3 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.0 3.5 Apr 2016 Apr 2024
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15 2.27 2.56 2.24 3.22.30 0.34 8-20180414 7.3 3.9, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 3.6 Apr 2018 Apr 2023 / Apr 2028 (LTS)
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.3 2.31 2.64 2.24 3.24.18 0.38 10-20200411 9.3.0 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 3.8 Apr 2020 Apr 2025 / Apr 2030 (LTS)
SUSE SLE-11-SP4 3.0 2.11 2.22 2.18 N/A 0.24 4.8.3 4.3, 5.3 3.1 N/A Mar 2009 Mar 2019 / Mar 2022 (LTS)
SUSE SLE-12 GA 3.12 2.19 2.38 N/A N/A 0.32 4.8.3 4.8 3.4 3.4 Oct 2014 Jun 2016 / Jul 2019 (LTS)
SUSE SLE-12-SP1 3.12 2.19 2.38 2.24 3.10 0.32 5.2 4.8, 5.3, 6.2, 7.4, 8.2, 9.2 3.4 3.4 Dec 2015 May 2017 / May 2020 (LTS)
SUSE SLE-12-SP2 4.4 2.22 2.48 2.24 3.20 0.34 6.2 4.8, 5.3, 6.2, 7.4, 8.2, 9.2 3.8 3.4 Nov 2016 May 2018 / Mar 2021 (LTS)
SUSE SLE-12-SP3 4.4 2.22 2.48 2.24 3.20 0.34 6.2 4.8, 5.3, 6.2, 7.4, 8.2, 9.2 3.8 3.4 Sep 2019 Jul 2019 / Jun 2022 (LTS)
SUSE SLE-12-SP4 4.12 2.22 2.48 2.24 3.20 0.34 8.2 4.8, 5.3, 6.2, 7.4, 8.2, 9.2 6.0 3.4 Dec 2018 Jul 2020 / Jun 2023 (LTS)
SUSE SLE-12-SP5 4.12 2.22 2.48 2.24 3.20 0.34 8.2 4.8, 5.3, 6.2, 7.4, 8.2, 9.2 6.0, 7.0 3.4 Dec 2019 Oct 2024 / Oct 2027 (LTS)
SUSE SLE-15 4.12 2.26 2.54 2.24 3.22 0.34 7.3 7.5, 8.2, 9.2 5.0 3.6 Jul 2018 Dec 2019 / Dec 2022 (LTS)
SUSE SLE-15-SP1 4.12 2.26 2.54 2.24 3.22 0.34 8.2 7.5, 8.2, 9.2 5.0, 7.0 3.6 Jun 2019 ?
Distribution kernel glibc glib gtk+2 gtk+3 pixman stdc++ GCC clang python3 Released EOL

Notes

Red backgrounds denote lack of compatibility with current versions of Firefox. In the EOL column, they denote distribution versions past their End of Life.

Yellow backgrounds denote compatibility with ESR78

Green backgrounds denote compatibility with the current release (as of writing, 78)

Greener backgrounds denote compatibility with the current mozilla-central (as of writing, 80).

The table is generated with the script and data in https://github.com/glandium/firefox-linux-compat-matrix