OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 Beta releases, Linux distributions

by ddos · May 30, 2020

The openSUSE project is a Novell-funded community program. In order to promote the popularity of Linux applications in all aspects, the program provides free, easy access to openSUSE this complete Linux distribution. The openSUSE project has three main goals: let openSUSE become the easiest and most widely used Linux distribution by anybody, making use of open-source software to make openSUSE the world’s most powerful Linux distribution and novice and experienced Linux users Desktop environment, significantly simplifies and opens up its development and packaging process to make openSUSE a platform for Linux developers and software providers to choose from.

OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 beta releases.

Changelog

A variety of software packages will differ from those in openSUSE Leap 15.3, but some, like the Xfce 4.16 version, will remain the same as in the previous release. Versions of Qt 5, Plasma, GNOME, Enlightenment and many other packages will also have newer versions.

The Leap 15.4 beta phase is expected to introduce a running version of Leap Micro 5.2, which is a new offering of a MicroOS for Leap. MicroOS is a variant of Tumbleweed. Leap Micro is a modern lightweight operating system that is immutable and ideal for host-container and virtualized workloads; it provides automated administration and patching. Leap Micro is well suited for decentralized computing environments and is a microservice distribution for developers, distributed computing projects and professionals. Beta testers are likely to see the first beta version of Leap Micro within a couple weeks, and will see a general release in the spring; this will happen before Leap 15.4 reaches its public release.

Progress continues behind the scenes to ensure that H.264 and gstreamer plugins can be installed through a series of clicks as needed by the end user. These should become available during a later portion of the Beta phase or when Leap 15.4 puts out its Release Candidate.