Obtaining openSUSE Leap 15.0

openSUSE Leap 15.0 is available from the following locations:

  • https://www.opensuse.org/, click 'Leap' then 'Install Leap'
    • 3.6GB DVD installation - this is the most common download option and needed for conventional installations. (Direct/Torrent)
    • Live-CD - useful for testing the distribution and is also very handy for recovery too. (Direct only)
    • Network installation - installs the system from an internet repository or network repository. Only use with hard-wired Ethernet machines! Wireless cards can be very hard to set up if at all possible. (Direct only)
THIS RELEASE IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED
  • If I have already downloaded an ISO, they are currently available at \\thinkserver\Build\CD Images\ via Samba/Windows File share.
  • These downloads are in the ISO format. They need burning to a CD/DVD, depending on which format you download. The image itself needs burning, not the image file. For more information, see Burning a CD/DVD image.
  • Distributions can also be put onto a USB Stick and made into a bootable USB drive. This method completely wipes the stick and needs the computer to support booting from USB. However, this method makes the installation a lot faster than optical media.

NOTE: 32-bit builds are no longer available, only 64-bit is supported (most modern CPU's support 64-bit, late generation Intel Pentium 4's and above will support x86_64). If you require 32-bit, you must to use the Tumbleweed distribution.

Download links

These should be available during the lifetime of this version:

DVD

Direct: https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/iso/openSUSE-Leap-15.0-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso
Torrent: https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/iso/openSUSE-Leap-15.0-DVD-x86_64.iso.torrent

SHA-256: c477428c7830ca76762d2f78603e13067c33952b936ff100189523e1fabe5a77

KDE Live CD

Direct: https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/live/openSUSE-Leap-15.0-KDE-Live-x86_64-Current.iso

SHA-256: e5b8c9ae1dd596e8fc5cda89d616cc6e8f5aecccba668d198a8c2d3b19175e9e

Gnome Live CD

Direct: https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/live/openSUSE-Leap-15.0-GNOME-Live-x86_64-Current.iso

SHA-256: a3a09e76760a600d8a9648bfc6db9d43b6f18bff3055d15cb0a887bd45341895

Rescue Live CD

Direct: https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/live/openSUSE-Leap-15.0-Rescue-CD-x86_64-Current.iso

SHA-256: bfd9352a2aa14206bf944e478b290c506afc0fdc5c8298c95fcfffe31f313f65

Network Install DVD

Direct: https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/iso/openSUSE-Leap-15.0-NET-x86_64.iso

SHA-256: 1a322de7c215da96fdbad4c247d218eb79073c5620a332a759c0291b44746fbc