OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 Released
16 hours ago
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- openSUSE Leap 16 is released with a fresh software stack and new features.
- Leap 16 offers 24 months of free maintenance and security updates, a unique feature among community distros.
- The release is 2038 safe and disables 32-bit (ia32) support by default, though it can be manually enabled.
- Minimum CPU requirement is x86-64-v2, generally meaning CPUs from 2008 or later.
- Leap 16 builds on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), ensuring source and binary identicality.
- New Agama installer replaces the deprecated YaST-based installer for a modern setup experience.
- Zypper now supports parallel downloads to speed up software installations and updates.
- New migration tool simplifies upgrades from Leap 15 to Leap 16, or to Slowroll, Tumbleweed, or SLES.
- Leap 16 starts a new lifecycle plan with annual minor releases expected until 2031.
- SELinux is the default Linux Security Module (LSM), with AppArmor available post-installation.
- Leap Micro, the immutable server distribution, adopts the same release schedule as Leap 16.