Last Update: 2025-05-20

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Introduction

Welcome to the dedicated web page for the beta of SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SL Micro). SL Micro leverages the enterprise-hardened technology components of SUSE Linux Enterprise and merges that with what developers want from a modern, secure, immutable OS platform. As a result, you get an ultra-reliable infrastructure platform that is also simple to use and comes out-of-the-box with best-in-class compliance.

Using SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro, you can build and scale differentiating systems across a wide range of industries including aerospace, telecom, automotive, defense, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing.

 

Planned releases

Our plan is to release only two Public Pre-Release ISOs, one Public Beta, one Public Release Candidate from May 2025 to August 2025.  

Important

Please note that we reserve the right to change or adapt this schedule depending on various factors. Rest assured that we will communicate if there is any change to the plan.

 

Current Beta release of Micro 6.2

We are happy to announce the Public Release Candidate (RC) of SUSE Linux Micro 6.2! 

 

Download

You can download the images directly from SUSE Download web page https://www.suse.com/download/sle-micro/

We are kindly asking you to request a Beta registration code. Registration is not working with your regular key, special Beta Registration Code is required. Thus, you don't have access to the SL-Micro online channels/repositories and Modules without a Beta Registration Code. The Beta Registration Code is the key to unlock the Beta Subscription in our SUSE Customer Center. The Beta Subscription consist of giving access to our SL-Micro Beta Online Channels. We will not provide a beta product subscription or beta product registration code by default for the SL-Micro Beta Program. You might request one via beta-programs@suse.com, please specify if you want a registration code for SL-Micro and for which architectures. Without a beta registration code for SL-Micro Beta, you won't be able to access the online SL-Micro Modules.

 

What we are delivering

  • Base Images - Base image (core OS plus podman, no virtualization, no salt-minion) for all architectures, Including QCOW2 and VMDK (x86_64 only) versions. For s390x includes FBA, DASD and KVM image.
  • Base-encrypted Images - Encrypted base image (as above) for use with FDE on x86_64
  • Default Images - Same as 5.x default images (includes core OS, podman, virt-stack, cockpit, salt-minion), all architectures. Including QCOW2 and VMDK (x86_64) versions. For s390x includes FBA, DASD and KVM image.
  • Default-encrypted - Encrypted Default image for use with FDE. x86_64 only
  • SelfInstall-Base - SelfInstalling Base Image (core OS plus podman, no virtualization, no salt-minion). X86_64, aarch64 and ppc64le
  • SelfInstall-Default - Same as 5.x default images (includes core OS, podman, virt-stack, cockpit, salt-minion). X86_64, aarch64 and ppc64le
  • Extras - Additional packages (requested by various parties) that are shipped without any support
  • Packages - Which are Non-bootable ISO for off-line access to the repos Some images do have also RT variant which includes real time kernel instead of the standard one

Important Notice

  • There has been a change in /etc/os-release which is now present in Beta4 snapshot. Please make sure you understand the impact of this change. For details see: SLE-os-identification

Notes

  • Package repository is in the same directory. It is inside Packages ISO image, which contains the repository, but is not bootable.
  • Additional packages (requested by various parties) that are shipped without any support are available in the Extras ISO image.

 

Documentation

Note: The following Documents are drafts.

And will remain as such through out the SL Micro Beta Program. Documentation for Beta Products do not yet have the quality, accuracy and content of our official documentation. However we will update these documents on the fly during the SL Micro Beta Program.

All documentation are available at https://susedoc.github.io/#modular-micro:

 

Public Mailing List

micro-beta@lists.suse.com is our dedicated Public Mailing List to get news about SUSE Linux Micro Beta products. It is used by the SUSE Release Team to announce new beta images and technical information. To subscribe, please go to http://lists.suse.com/mailman/listinfo/micro-beta

 

How to report issues

If you find any issues, please let us know by submitting a bug report. This helps us make the product even better!

 

Frequently Asked Questions

- Contact Beta Manager

Do you have a question or an issue to report on our Beta Program? Want to get in touch with our Product Managers or Engineering team? Or simply share a feedback? Please do not hesitate to contact us via beta-programs@suse.com!