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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A Leap 16.0 release live stream
Intel or AMD 64-bit desktops, laptops, and servers (x86_64)
UEFI Arm 64-bit servers, desktops, laptops and boards (aarch64)
PowerPC servers, little-endian (ppc64le)
Choosing Which Media to Download
Agama is the new installer that can be used to install Leap 16 and Tumbleweed. There is a plan to support offline installation in Agama. Other installation media such as self-install image will be added later.
Easy Ways to Switch to openSUSE Leap
If you’re already running openSUSE you can upgrade by booting from the DVD/USB and choosing upgrade, or carry out an ‘Online Upgrade’ in a few commands. Online Upgrade Instructions.
| From an older version or other Linux distro | From Windows | From macOS |
|---|---|---|
| How to burn a DVD on Linux. | How to burn a DVD on Windows. | How to burn a DVD on macOS. |
| How to create a bootable USB stick on Linux. | How to create a Bootable USB stick on Windows. | How to create a bootable USB stick on macOS. |
Documentation
System Requirements
- 2 Ghz dual core processor or better
- For x86_64: microarchitecture level x86-64-v2 or higher
- For ppc64le: POWER9 or higher
- For s390x: z14 or higher
- 2GB physical RAM + additional memory for your workload
- Over 40GB of free hard drive space
- Either a DVD drive or USB port for the installation media
- Internet access is helpful, and required for the Network Installer
Verify Your Download Before Use
Many applications can verify the checksum of a download. To verify your download can be important as it verifies you really have got the ISO file you wanted to download and not some broken version.
For each ISO, we offer a checksum file with the corresponding SHA256 sum, and a signature file with a cryptographic signature.
To ensure integrity of the downloaded file you can use sha256sum to verify the checksum, and gpgv to verify the cryptographic signature.
It should be AD48 5664 E901 B867 051A B15F 35A2 F86E 29B7 00A4
For more help verifying your download please read Checksums Help