SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 Public Beta is out!

We are thrilled to announce the Beta2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0!

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 is a modern operating system primarily targeted for edge computing.

It is an ultra-reliable, lightweight operating system purpose built for containerized and virtualized workloads. It leverages the enterprise hardened security and compliance components of SUSE Linux Enterprise and merges them with a modern, immutable, developer-friendly OS platform.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 will build upon the momentum generated by the previous Releases.

SLE Micro 6.0 is based on new code base, enhanced with select features based on customer and partner requests, as well as internal feedback. The focus is migrating to the new code base ensuring a smooth migration for existing customers.

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Notable changes

• IMPORTANT: Agama installer has been excluded from Micro specification. Starting with Micro 6.0 it is not a part of the delivery. For installation, bootable images must be used.
• With this release SLE Micro is rebased to the new SUSE ALP codebase
• Number of packages have been updated
• Multiple fixes to align to the new codebase
• Introduction of an image for deployment on VMware
• Introduction of encrypted images to enable full disk encryption (FDE)

Known issues

• bsc#1217220: [SELinux] current MicroOS doesn’t allow ssh login
• bsc#1217872: [SELinux] sedispatch fails to sent AVCs to system_bus_socket
• bsc#1217729: [SELinux] ssh root login not allowed
• bsc#1196298: Overcommited memory protection manifests counter-intuitive effective values
• bsc#1217514: fstests generic/007 fails on all filesystems in dolomite
• bsc#1217516: fstests xfs/188 fails in dolomite
• bsc#1217385: fstests generic/454 fails in ext4
• bsc#1217389: fstests generic/581 fails on ext4

Call for feedback

We are eager and excited to retrieve your feedback on this new version of our beloved SLE Micro product! As with any SUSE Public Beta Program, we have a public mailing list in place for technical and product discussion.

Please refer to SLE Micro Beta web page for more information.