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Try Immutable Mode with openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC
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openSUSE Leap 16.1 has entered the Release Candidate phase. Release Candidate images can be found at get.opensuse.org.
We know that people really start testing a new release with the RC, so this is the right time to grab an image and give it a try.
Users can expect that we’ll continue publishing roughly one build a week during the RC phase. Once SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 announces their Gold Master, we’ll be working toward the Leap 16.1 Gold Master Candidate (GMC).
Based on feedback from the Leap 16.0 retrospective, we’ll sync the Leap 16.1 release day with the SLES 16.1 release day, even if that means a slight delay. This way, there is no obvious gap in receiving maintenance updates after the release.
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openSUSE Leap is The Immutable Distro Now, Leap Micro is Out
openSUSE is known for shipping four main Linux distributions. Leap is the stable, fixed-release option built on the same source as SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLES). Tumbleweed is the rolling release for those who want the latest packages. MicroOS is the immutable, rolling variant that tracks Tumbleweed.
And finally there's Leap Micro, the immutable, fixed-release counterpart to Leap, built for container hosts, edge devices, and virtual machine workloads. Its job was to bring immutability as well as stability to openSUSE without affecting Leap itself.
That separation is ending as the project has now decided to ship immutable Linux as a separate mode inside the main Leap installer.