--- title: Try Immutable Mode with openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC | daily.dev description: openSUSE Leap 16.1 has entered the Release Candidate phase, with weekly builds available at get.opensuse.org. This release introduces an Immutable Mode using... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/try-immutable-mode-with-opensuse-leap-16-1-rc-uivwavhpu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Try Immutable Mode with openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC | daily.dev og:description: openSUSE Leap 16.1 has entered the Release Candidate phase, with weekly builds available at get.opensuse.org. This release introduces an Immutable Mode using... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/try-immutable-mode-with-opensuse-leap-16-1-rc-uivwavhpu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/uiVWAvhpu.png og:image:alt: Try Immutable Mode with openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Try Immutable Mode with openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC **[openSUSE](https://daily.dev/sources/opensuse)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary openSUSE Leap 16.1 has entered the Release Candidate phase, with weekly builds available at get.opensuse.org. This release introduces an Immutable Mode using transactional-update with read-only root filesystem and snapshot rollback, which replaces Leap Micro entirely (no Leap Micro 6.3 or 7.0 planned). Existing Leap Micro 6.2 installs can migrate via the experimental opensuse-migration-tool. Desktop-wise, GNOME stays at version 48 (same major as 16.0, just bug fixes), while KDE Plasma jumps from 6.4 to 6.6 with Qt 6.11 and KDE Frameworks 6.25. A new osdiff tool lets users compare package versions across Leap 16.1, 16.0, and Tumbleweed. The release day will be synced with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 to avoid maintenance update gaps, and the community is asked to help with manual testing via a published test plan, with Kudos badges for participants. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is Leap Micro being discontinued in favor of Leap 16.1 immutable mode? Yes, Leap 16.1 in Immutable mode replaces Leap Micro entirely, with no Leap Micro 6.3 or 7.0 planned. Immutable mode is a transactionally updated system with a read-only root filesystem, added to the Agama installer, and is intended for container and VM hosts, edge devices, and anyone wanting atomic updates with easy rollback via transactional-update. _Track how openSUSE's Leap Micro to immutable mode transition affects your deployment plans on daily.dev._ ### How do I migrate an existing Leap Micro 6.2 installation to Leap 16.1 immutable mode? Use the opensuse-migration-tool, which is still experimental. Enter a transactional-update shell, install the tool with zypper, run it with --dry-run first to preview changes, then run it without the flag and reboot into the new snapshot. A backup is recommended before migrating since the tool is not yet considered stable. _Developers planning Leap Micro migrations can follow daily.dev for tooling updates like this before upgrading production systems._ ### What desktop environment versions ship in openSUSE Leap 16.1? Leap 16.1 ships the same GNOME 48 as Leap 16.0, with only bug fix updates (gnome-shell 48.8 versus 48.4), since the major GNOME update is planned across two releases. KDE Plasma, however, jumps from 6.4 to 6.6, bundled with Qt 6.11 and KDE Frameworks 6.25. LXQt moves from 2.2 to 2.4, and Xfce on Wayland stays at 4.20. _Anyone comparing desktop environment versions before upgrading can follow daily.dev for openSUSE release details._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Tumbleweed Monthly Update - January 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/tumbleweed-monthly-update---january-2026-u85wtxppg) · openSUSE · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [One Page, Every Package](https://daily.dev/posts/one-page-every-package-zrcayey81) · openSUSE · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [openSUSE Tumbleweed is the unsung rolling distro for people afraid of rolling distros](https://daily.dev/posts/opensuse-tumbleweed-is-the-unsung-rolling-distro-for-people-afraid-of-rolling-distros-9r6g8kr3g) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#opensuse](https://daily.dev/tags/opensuse) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/try-immutable-mode-with-opensuse-leap-16-1-rc-uivwavhpu) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Try Immutable Mode with openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/try-immutable-mode-with-opensuse-leap-16-1-rc-uivwavhpu","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/try-immutable-mode-with-opensuse-leap-16-1-rc-uivwavhpu"},"datePublished":"2026-09-28T04:02:37.556Z","dateModified":"2026-09-29T19:26:09.522Z","description":"openSUSE Leap 16.1 has entered the Release Candidate phase, with weekly builds available at get.opensuse.org. 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