• Update GitLab package sources after upgrading the OS
• Update both GitLab and the operating system
• Packages for ARM64
• OS Versions that are no longer supported

Supported operating systems

GitLab officially supports LTS versions of operating systems. While OSs like Ubuntu have a clear distinction between LTS and non-LTS versions, there are other OSs, openSUSE for example, that don’t follow the LTS concept. Hence to avoid confusion, the official policy is that at any point of time, all the operating systems supported by GitLab are listed in the installation page.

The following lists the currently supported OSs and their possible EOL dates.

Update GitLab package sources after upgrading the OS

After upgrading the Operating System (OS) as per its own documentation, it may be necessary to also update the GitLab package source URL in your package manager configuration. If your package manager reports that no further updates are available, although new versions have been released, repeat the “Add the GitLab package repository” instructions of the Linux package install guide. Future GitLab upgrades are fetched according to your upgraded OS.

Update both GitLab and the operating system

To upgrade both the operating system (OS) and GitLab:

1. Upgrade the OS.
2. Check if it’s necessary to update the GitLab package sources.
3. Upgrade GitLab.

Packages for ARM64

GitLab provides arm64/aarch64 packages for some supported operating systems. You can see if your operating system architecture is supported in the table above.

OS Versions that are no longer supported

GitLab provides Linux packages for operating systems only until their EOL (End-Of-Life). After the EOL date of the OS, GitLab stops releasing official packages. The list of deprecated operating systems and the final GitLab release for them can be found below: