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openSUSE Leap 16.0 is...
For a detailed overview of changes and enhancements introduced with openSUSE Leap 16.0, please visit Features_16.0.
openSUSE Leap 16.0 marks the beginning of the new Leap 16 series. Leap is built from SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 source and binaries making for a unified approach. This alignment offers the stability and support for a fixed release model.
The seamless migration experience continues with Leap 16.0. Thanks to enterprise alignment and improved compatibility, migrating from Leap 16.0 to SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 is designed to be straightforward and reliable for users who require enterprise support.
Leap 16.0 expands AI and machine learning support beyond libraries like PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, and Scikit-learn by enabling full edge AI deployments. Using Leap with KVM virtualization, Kubernetes (K3s), and Ollama, developers can build distributed clusters for local LLM inference, run quantized models on modest hardware, and keep data private while reducing latency. Leap powers edge AI. Users can deploy distributed clusters with Longhorn storage, run quantized or high-precision models based on hardware capacity, and achieve privacy-first, low-latency analytics without relying on cloud services. This enables researchers, developers, and organizations to scale AI workloads efficiently while maintaining full control over data and infrastructure.
For Users
Leap 16.0 ships with Plasma 6.4, featuring flexible per-desktop tiling layouts, an overhauled Spectacle for screenshots and recordings, and improved accessibility on Wayland. Users also gain HDR calibration tools, smoother notifications, and enhanced tablet and GPU support.
Leap 16.0 includes GNOME 48 “Bengaluru,” introducing notification stacking for cleaner alerts, dynamic triple buffering for smoother performance, and new Digital Wellbeing tools. Users also benefit from faster Files, improved image editing, new fonts, and initial HDR support.
The Xfce desktop in Leap 16.0 is version 4.20, featuring fractional scaling, a more powerful file manager with customizable shortcuts, and improvements across panel, power management, and accessibility tools.
Leap continues supporting health, science, research, and education with software like GNU Health, QGIS, and Octave. With 16.0, additional observability and data-analytics tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and InfluxDB are available, enhancing research and operational use cases.
This release continues using Weblate for translations, now refined with more collaborative workflows and improved synchronization with SUSE Linux Enterprise 16. Leap 16.0 is localized into several languages thanks to community contributors worldwide.