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openSUSE Leap 16.0
A brand new way of building openSUSE with a longer lifecycle
Leap 16.0 builds on its hybrid approach of combining source from SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) with community developments, delivering a level of stability unmatched by other Linux distributions. With a newly extended support period of 24 months, Leap gives users, developers, and sysadmins one of the best and most reliable Linux experiences available.
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Minimal Virtual Machine
server_x86_64 server_aarch64 ppc64le s390xSimilar to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Minimal-VM images. For Arm JeOS images, please go to the Arm wiki page
Intel or AMD 64-bit servers (x86_64)
KVM and XEN image (310.1 MiB)
MS HyperV image (216.6 MiB)
VMware image (824.1 MiB)
Harvester and Cloud image (322.2 MiB)
UEFI Arm 64-bit servers and boards (aarch64)
KVM and XEN image (287.6 MiB)
MS HyperV image (194.8 MiB)
RaspberryPi (347.1 MiB)
Harvester and Cloud image (304.3 MiB)
PowerPC servers, little-endian (ppc64le)
KVM and XEN image (294.8 MiB)
Preconfigured Image (raw) (193.2 MiB)
IBM zSystems and LinuxONE (s390x)
KVM and XEN image (451.8 MiB)
Cloud image (458.1 MiB)
OEM Images for Hardware Vendors.
server_x86_64Both options install the same system image.
Use the RAW file with manual tools (e.g. dd), or the bootable self-install ISO for a guided deployment.