Operating System Support Plans for McIDAS-X
For versions distributed in 2024, McIDAS-X is supported on systems running Apple macOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Microsoft Windows 10 or 11 with Windows Subsystem for Linux. The section below lists the 2025 operating system support plans for each vendor supported by McIDAS User Services. Please check the plans for your current operating system(s) and contact the McIDAS Help Desk if you have any questions or concerns about the plans. Refer to the current Supported System Configurations for the currently supported platforms and versions.
Operating Systems for 2025
Vendor: Apple
Support macOS 13, 14 and 15 on Mac computers with an Apple processor.
Vendor: Microsoft
Support systems running Windows 10 and 11 with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Windows 10 will reach end of life support from Microsoft on October 14, 2025.
Vendor: Red Hat
Continuing support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x Intel and 9.x Intel.
Historical Note: McIDAS-X is no longer supported on IRIX, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Windows XP or Windows 7 systems. It was last supported on IRIX in McIDAS-X 2010.1, AIX in McIDAS-X 2011.1, HP-UX and Windows XP in McIDAS-X 2012.2, Solaris x86 in McIDAS-X 2015.1, Solaris SPARC in McIDAS-X 2016.2 and Windows 7 in McIDAS-X 2019.1.