OpenSUSE Leap 15.3
This is the Linux distribution my server was based on. More information is available here.
If you are looking to install openSUSE, you should look at installing openSUSE Leap 15.6, the latest version.
If you are still looking to install openSUSE, there are more details in obtaining openSUSE Leap 15.3.
Changes to openSUSE
Starting with Leap 42.1, work commenced to align openSUSE Leap's code using SUSE Enterprise Linux as the base code. This "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 and possibly openSUSE 15.5 now expected to align with the SUSE Enterprise Linux releases instead of the anticipated jump to openSUSE 16.0 as would have happened before after this release.
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.
Installation notes/Known Issues
- If upgrading, check the "Unneeded Packages" category in YaST once upgraded to remove any lingering unneeded packages from the previous version.
- Additional SLE update repositories need to be added if upgrading owing to the "Closing the Leap Gap" project.
- No other issues at present
Release notes
Information
openSUSE Leap 15.3 was released on 2nd June 2021. It is an open-source distribution and is free of charge. It is developed by the community and sponsored by EQT Partners (formally Micro Focus and Novell).
Previous supported versions (at time of release)
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (Supported until December 2021)
- openSUSE Tumbleweed (Rolling release)
