OpenSUSE Leap 15.6 - Revision history

Sam: Removed unsupported banner

2026-02-22T18:01:56Z

Removed unsupported banner

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	This is the Linux distribution my server was based on. More information is available [https://www.opensuse.org/ here].		This is the Linux distribution my server was based on. More information is available [https://www.opensuse.org/ here].

Sam: Added no support

2025-10-16T23:51:13Z

Added no support

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	This is the Linux distribution my server is based on. More information is available [https://www.opensuse.org/ here].		{{No support}}
			This is the Linux distribution my server was based on. More information is available [https://www.opensuse.org/ here].

	If you are looking to install openSUSE, there are more details in [[obtaining openSUSE Leap 15.6]].		If you are looking to install openSUSE, you should look at installing {{Current openSUSE}}, the latest version.

			If you are still looking to install openSUSE, there are more details in [[obtaining openSUSE Leap 15.6]].

	== Changes to openSUSE ==		== Changes to openSUSE ==

Sam: /* Previous supported versions (at time of release) */ Corrected date

2024-08-17T22:48:06Z

Previous supported versions (at time of release): Corrected date

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	== Previous supported versions (at time of release) ==		== Previous supported versions (at time of release) ==

	* [[openSUSE Leap 15.5]] (Supported until 31st December ~~2023~~)		* [[openSUSE Leap 15.5]] (Supported until 31st December 2024)
	* [[openSUSE Tumbleweed]] (Rolling release)		* [[openSUSE Tumbleweed]] (Rolling release)
	<br>		<br>
	[[File:openSUSE Leap 15.6 webpage.png\|center\|400px]]		[[File:openSUSE Leap 15.6 webpage.png\|center\|400px]]

Sam: /* Previous supported versions (at time of release) */ Corrected file name

2024-06-26T17:28:27Z

Previous supported versions (at time of release): Corrected file name

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	* [[openSUSE Tumbleweed]] (Rolling release)		* [[openSUSE Tumbleweed]] (Rolling release)
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	[[File:~~OpenSUSE_webpage_Leap_15~~.6.png\|center\|400px]]		[[File:openSUSE Leap 15.6 webpage.png\|center\|400px]]

Sam: /* Previous supported versions (at time of release) */ Changed to png

2024-06-26T17:27:44Z

Previous supported versions (at time of release): Changed to png

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	* [[openSUSE Tumbleweed]] (Rolling release)		* [[openSUSE Tumbleweed]] (Rolling release)
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	[[File:OpenSUSE_webpage_Leap_15.6.~~webp~~\|center\|400px]]		[[File:OpenSUSE_webpage_Leap_15.6.png\|center\|400px]]

Sam: /* Previous supported versions (at time of release) */ Corrected supported versions

2024-06-26T14:40:04Z

Previous supported versions (at time of release): Corrected supported versions

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	== Previous supported versions (at time of release) ==		== Previous supported versions (at time of release) ==

	* [[openSUSE Leap 15.6]] (Supported until 31st December ~~2024~~)		* [[openSUSE Leap 15.5]] (Supported until 31st December 2023)
	* [[openSUSE Tumbleweed]] (Rolling release)		* [[openSUSE Tumbleweed]] (Rolling release)
	<br>		<br>
	[[File:OpenSUSE_webpage_Leap_15.6.webp\|center\|400px]]		[[File:OpenSUSE_webpage_Leap_15.6.webp\|center\|400px]]

Sam: Created page

2024-06-26T14:39:27Z

Created page

New page

This is the Linux distribution my server is based on. More information is available [https://www.opensuse.org/ here].

If you are looking to install openSUSE, there are more details in [[obtaining openSUSE Leap 15.6]].

== Changes to openSUSE ==

=== Closing the Gap ===

Starting with Leap 42.1, work commenced to align openSUSE Leap's code using SUSE Enterprise Linux as the base code. This [https://www.suse.com/c/closing-the-leap-gap-src/ Closing the Leap Gap] project has finally taken shape in openSUSE 15.3 with this release using SUSE Linux Enterprise packages where possible. You will notice this with the additional update repositories that are added in this release. This will allow stable releases to be built based on the rock solid reliability of SUSE Linux Enterprise.

Releases are now in line with SUSE Enterprise Linux, with openSUSE 15.4, openSUSE 15.5 and openSUSE 15.6 now expected to align with the SUSE Enterprise Linux releases instead of the anticipated jump to openSUSE 16.0 as would have happened before.

32-bit versions are no longer available, only 64-bit (x86_64) now. SUSE Enterprise Linux has not supported 32-bit for a long time and being more in line with SUSE Enterprise Linux, openSUSE now shares this trait. Most modern CPU's now support 64-bit (Intel Pentium 4's with the Prescott 2M core from 2005 onwards support x86_64). The rolling release, [[openSUSE Tumbleweed]] still supports 32-bit versions if needed.

=== Last 15.x Release ===

This is expected to be the last release in the 15.x branch. The next version of openSUSE Leap is expected to be 16.0 with some large changes to how the operating system operates expected.

== Installation notes/Known Issues ==

Due to the Closing the Leap Gap Project, there have been some major changes within the system that have presented issues while installing this version.

* If upgrading, check the "Unneeded Packages" category in YaST once upgraded to remove any lingering unneeded packages from the previous version.
* MariaDB now uses system authentication for the root user - just login as root then type <code>mariadb</code>. You will be logged in automatically. This differs from before where the root password needed setting before you could use it.
* To enable TLS in Apache, the following flags need adding to <code>sysconfig</code>. Edit <code>/etc/sysconfig/apache2</code> and edit this line:<br>
APACHE_SERVER_FLAGS="SSL HTTP2"
* YaST does not prompt for a root user password for Samba as previous versions did. This can be set up manually with <code>smbpasswd -a root</code>.
* <code>samba-ad-dc</code> was removed in the previous release. It was removed from SuSE Linux 15 SP5 as it was only a technical preview so does not appear in openSUSE Leap 15.5. This is important if you implemented AD DC in previous versions.

== Release notes ==

[[openSUSE Leap 15.6 Release Notes|Release Notes]]

== Information ==

openSUSE Leap 15.6 was released on 12th June 2024. It is an open-source distribution and is free of charge. It is developed by the community and sponsored by [https://www.eqtgroup.com/ EQT Partners] (formally Micro Focus and Novell).

== Previous supported versions (at time of release) ==

* [[openSUSE Leap 15.6]] (Supported until 31st December 2024)
* [[openSUSE Tumbleweed]] (Rolling release)
<br>
[[File:OpenSUSE_webpage_Leap_15.6.webp|center|400px]]