RSN 9 - Stop supporting Ubuntu 16.04 in v21.08#

Author

RAPIDS Ops

Status

Completed

Topic

Platform Support Change

RAPIDS Version

v21.08

Created

May 5, 2021

Updated

September 5, 2023

Overview#

Ubuntu 16.04 is now at end-of-life, which means RAPIDS will no longer publish any images built on Ubuntu 16.04.

Additionally, gpuCI CPU builds will be converted over to use CentOS 7 instead of Ubuntu 16.04.

Status#

Dropping full support for Ubuntu 16.04 is an ongoing effort.

Impact#

Users should consider switching to any of the following supported operating systems for any rapidsai/rapidsai image:

  • Ubuntu 18.04

  • Ubuntu 20.04

  • CentOS 7

  • CentOS 8