openSUSE Leap 16 Released

By Amber Ankerholz

This version offers many new features along with updated hardware requirements.

The openSUSE Project has released openSUSE Leap 16.

The latest version features an updated lifecycle, a fresh software stack, a new installer, a longer support cycle, and simplified migration options. “Unless the project makes strategic changes, annual minor releases are expected to continue until 2031 with the release of Leap 16.6. A successor to Leap 16 is expected in 2032,” the announcement says.

Leap 16 also includes new hardware requirements, namely: “Leap 16 now requires x86-64-v2 as a minimum CPU architecture level, which generally means CPUs bought in 2008 or later.”

“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,” the announcement states.

Learn more at openSUSE.

10/10/2025

hardware , Linux , Operating system

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