openSUSE Leap 15.2 Hits RC Phase With GNOME 3.34 + KDE Plasma 5.18, Sway

[phoronix]

Phoronix: openSUSE Leap 15.2 Hits RC Phase With GNOME 3.34 + KDE Plasma 5.18, Sway

OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 has progressed to its release candidate phase ahead of the official release planned for the first week of July...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...E-Leap-15.2-RC

[144Hz]

The SLE-Leap merger is almost complete. No way to go back. Hopefully they will align on standard packages after release

[szymon_g]

"(..)OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 also is bringing new packages for AI and data scientists, an updated DNF package manager, and many other package updates.(..)"

since when does the suse uses dnf? it uses zypper, a vast improvement over the dnf

[DanL]

since when does the suse uses dnf? it uses zypper, a vast improvement over the dnf

It still uses zypper for default, but DNF is an option:
https://en.opensuse.org/Features_15....ackage_manager

[mykolak]

since when does the suse uses dnf?

It doesn't use it, just has it as a package. If someone for unknown reason needs it. It has dpkg but doesn't use it too.

[mykolak]

The SLE-Leap merger is almost complete. No way to go back.

Why they should to go back?

Hopefully they will align on standard packages after release

Meaning? What are "standard packages"?

[skeevy420]

I was excited to see all the changes until I clicked on the link and saw the first one

Leap 15.2 will use the 5.3.18 Linux Kernel.

How come that isn't 5.4.something? Maybe I'm missing something, but wouldn't 5.4 or 4.14 be better choices over an EOL'd kernel?

[Jedibeeftrix]

the long lead time of validating enterprise systems.

re: DNF - there is some suggestion from suse devs that zypper is heading towards retirement in the medium term.

[Toggleton]

I was excited to see all the changes until I clicked on the link and saw the first one



How come that isn't 5.4.something? Maybe I'm missing something, but wouldn't 5.4 or 4.14 be better choices over an EOL'd kernel?

"The kernel in Leap is the same kernel used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Service Pack 2. This kernel version is maintained by SUSE"
https://en.opensuse.org/Features_15.2#Linux_kernel

[polarathene]

So one more leap release to go until native exfat and wireguard support in the kernel? I think my Comet Lake laptop needs kernel 5.4+(might have issues lower than 5.5 actually iirc), probably some other useful kernel features that don't immediately come to mind.

Nice to see Plasma 5.18, does leap only use LTS versions? If so, guess I'll wait until one more LTS release of plasma before considering leap, I still haven't given TW a try yet.