Use ASP.NET Core Reporting in non-Windows Environments

• May 18, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

This topic describes how to enable the DevExpress.Drawing rendering engine in your ASP.NET Core application.

The DevExpress Drawing Library allows you to use the new Skia-based drawing engine. This library ships with the DevExpress primitives, which serve as counterparts for the System.Drawing primitives (Font, Pen, Brush, and so on). If you use the the System.Drawing.Common package v7 and later, the Skia-based engine is enabled automatically.

Refer to the following article for information on how to use the DevExpress Drawing library on Linux or macOS: Use Reporting on Linux and macOS..

Configuration

To enable the SkiaSharp-based engine, add the following packages to your application:

• DevExpress.Drawing
• DevExpress.Drawing.Skia (if your application uses the System.Drawing.Common package version 7 and higher)
• Microsoft.ICU.ICU4C.Runtime

If the engine is not enabled automatically, investigate the cause in your environment. You can also contact the DevExpress Support team and provide details such as the OS version, installed software dependencies, and whether the required packages have already been added to the non-Windows application.

Refer to the following article for more information on library troubleshooting: Drawing Library Troubleshooting.

Configure the Environment

The following commands configure the environment in the Dockerfile:

View Example: Reporting for ASP.NET Core - How to Use the SkiaSharp-Based DevExpress Drawing Engine

Debian

RUN apt-get update
RUN apt-get install -y libc6 libicu-dev libfontconfig1

Alpine

RUN apk update && apk upgrade
RUN apk add icu-libs icu-data-full fontconfig

Ubuntu

RUN apt-get update
RUN apt-get install -y libc6 libicu-dev libfontconfig1