Freedesktop SDK

Freedesktop SDK

Framework

Freedesktop SDK 26.08 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 26.08.0. 2 of 6 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 25.08, on September 1, 2027.

Latest version

26.08.0

Sep 1, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

2

of 6 tracked

Total cycles tracked

6

since Sep 4, 2021

Support pattern

How Freedesktop SDK has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.

Typical support window

24 mo (~2 years)

median of 6 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

12 months

median gap between releases

Compared with framework

+5 mo

longer than the framework median

Next end of life

357 days

Freedesktop SDK 25.08

Support windows have stayed consistent across the tracked history, so past cycles are a reasonable guide to what a new one will get.

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Freedesktop SDK. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.

Release lifecycle

Actively maintainedSecurity support onlyEnd of life
Today
26.08Latest
26.08.0 · Sep 1, 2026
25.08
25.08.16 · Aug 16, 2026
24.08
EOL Sep 8, 2026
23.08
EOL Sep 6, 2025
22.08
EOL Sep 1, 2024
21.08
EOL Sep 4, 2023
20222023202420252026

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