took place the release of the distribution Opensuse Leap 16.0 , built on technologies of the next significant branch of the SLFO new commercial distribution of SLFO (SUSE Linux Framework One), previously known by Alp Alp (Adaptable Linux Platform). The Opensuse Leap 16 has retained the features of the classic distribution using traditional packages, and for those who need an atomic updated system with basic filling in the only reading mode, the Opensuse Leap Micro editors should be used. To download is available universal DVD assembly, size 4.2 GB (x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le, 390x) and a cut -off image for installation with loading on the network ( 600 MB ).
The time for forming updates for the release of the OpenSuse Leap 16.X is extended from one and a half years (two full training cycles releases). Intermediate issues in the Opensuse LEAP 16 branch, accompanied in parallel with the commercial distribution of SUSE Linux Enterprise 16, will be formed until the fall of 2031 – the OpenSuse Leap 16.6 release will become final, which will be produced until the fall of 2033. As before, the new significant issues of the distribution will be published once a year.
the main Features Opensuse Leap 16:
- The new Agama installer, a note of the user’s user Interface from the internal components of YAST and the supply of the front with the installation through the Web interface.
- In the installation, only the desktop environment using Wayland is proposed for installation.
- Instead of the traditional Yast stack to control the system, the Cockpit package is involved, and instead of Yast Software Gui, a new Myrlyn package is proposed. Apparmor support is saved as an option.
- Continuing support for SYSV initialization scripts. It is possible to use Systemd unit.
- Architecture support for the X86-64-V1 architecture. Work is possible only on X86 systems with x86_64-V2 architecture, which has been supported by processors since about 2009 (starting with Intel Nehalem) and has been distinguished by the presence of extensions such as SSE3, SSE4_2, SSSE3, PopCNT, LAHF-SAHF and CMPXCHG16B.
- by default in the nucleus, the support of 32-bit X86 systems and the launch of 32-bit executable files. To continue the use of the Steam application, which exists only in the 32-bit version and requires to start the presence of 32-bit dependencies in the system, the GRUB2-Compat -ia32 package “IA32_EMULATION = 1” is implemented in the Opensuse when loading the Linux nucleus. Steam also requires installing the Selinux-Policy-Targeted-Gaming package that is not included in the basic supply.