14 DAY TRIAL // The openSUSE Project has published an advance discontinuation notice for the openSUSE Leap 15.0 operating system release, which will reach end of life on November 30th, 2019.
Based on the SUSE Enterprise Linux 15 operating system series, OpenSuSE Leap 15.0 was released 18 months ago, on May 25th, 2018, and it was the first release of the openSUSE free and open-source computer operating system to change and sync its version numbering with upstream SLE (SUSE Enterprise Linux) releases.
In one month from today, on November 30th, openSUSE Leap 15.0 will reach end of life, which means that it will no longer receive software updates and security patches for its components. Therefore, users are encourage to prepare to upgrade to the latest version, openSUSE Leap 15.1, as soon as possible within the next month.
"On November 30th 2019 openSUSE Leap 15.0 will reach its end of support after 1.5 years of lifetime," said Marcus Meissner, SUSE Security and openSUSE Maintenance. "openSUSE Leap 15.0 will receive no further maintenance or security updates after that date. It is recommended for openSUSE Leap users to upgrade to the current release openSUSE Leap 15.1."
openSUSE Leap 15.2 planned for May 2020
Released on May 22nd, 2019, the openSUSE Leap 15.1 operating system is based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 (Service Pack 1) release and features an improved installer, updated kernel and graphics stacks with improved support for AMD Vega GPUs, NetworkManager by default for both laptop and desktop machines, and improved YaST functionality.
You can download the openSUSE Leap 15.1 images right now through our free Linux software portal if you want to install it on your personal computer, but if you're running openSUSE Leap 15.0, you should be able to upgrade using the built-in update manager. Meanwhile, the openSUSE Project works on the next release, openSUSE Leap 15.2, planned for May 2020.