[ANNOUNCEMENT] SLE15 SP6 Snapshot-202404-1 is released

Eugenio Paolantonio eugenio.paolantonio at suse.com
Tue Apr 9 14:33:29 UTC 2024 

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Hi,

we are happy to announce Snapshot-202404-1 for SLE 15 SP6. The snapshot media is only released to our partners in the Partner Beta Program and is acessible to all members of the Public Beta Program via the Pool channel. To update they need to force a refresh via 'sudo zypper
ref --force'.


Main Info Page
==============
[SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6](https://confluence.suse.com/display/SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer15SP6/SUSE+Linux+Enterprise+Server+15+SP6+Home) - information on the project, its status and responsibilities as well as important documents and locations.

Download Links
==============
You can get the Snapshot-202404-1 ISO images from:

- [SLE-15-SP6-Full-Snapshot-202404-1](http://download.suse.de/install/SLE-15-SP6-Full-Snapshot-202404-1)
- [SLE-15-SP6-Online-Snapshot-202404-1](http://download.suse.de/install/SLE-15-SP6-Online-Snapshot-202404-1)
- [SLE-15-SP6-Minimal-Snapshot-202404-1](https://download.suse.de/install/SLE-15-SP6-Minimal-Snapshot-202404-1/)

Next Steps
==========
- 2024-04-17 - Code submit deadline for PublicRC
- 2024-04-25 - PublicRC-202404

Important Notice
================

SLE 15 SP6 is labelled as a "Refresh" Service Pack. To learn more about our "Consolidation/Refresh" model please refer to this [article](https://www.suse.com/c/how-suse-builds-its-enterprise-linux-distribution-part-4/). Please take a note that during the beta phase our
images will continue to evolve and we'll add new fetaures untill our Public Beta milestone. 

For more details on the project roadmap please head to the [Time page of the Project Plan](https://confluence.suse.com/display/SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer15SP6/SLE15+SP6+Time+Line+and+Gant+Chart), which includes more information on each project and release milestone and their
Acceptance Criteria. You can find a detailed SLE 15 SP6 schedule on [Confluence](https://confluence.suse.com/display/SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer15SP6/Schedule) as well.

Build Numbers
=============

* SLE-15-SP6-Full:      Build79.1
* SLE-15-SP6-Online:    Build79.1


* SLES15-SP6-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.182
* SLES15-SP6-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.188
* SLES15-SP6-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.190
* SLES15-SP6-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.182
* SLES15-SP6-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.188
* SLES15-SP6-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.190
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-Aliyun-Build1.139
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.133
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.136
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.139
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-OpenStack-Build1.138
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-SAP-CCloud-Build1.137
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-Aliyun-Build1.139
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.133
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.136
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.139
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-OpenStack-Build1.138
* SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-SAP-CCloud-Build1.137
* SLES15-SP6-EC2-ECS-HVM.aarch64-0.9.1-Build1.142
* SLES15-SP6-EC2-ECS-HVM.x86_64-0.9.1-Build1.142
* SLES15-SP6-HPC-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.142
* SLES15-SP6-HPC-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.146
* SLES15-SP6-HPC-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.150
* SLES15-SP6-HPC-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.142
* SLES15-SP6-HPC-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.146
* SLES15-SP6-HPC-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.150
* SLES15-SP6-HPC.aarch64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.143
* SLES15-SP6-HPC.aarch64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.145
* SLES15-SP6-HPC.aarch64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.150
* SLES15-SP6-HPC.x86_64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.143
* SLES15-SP6-HPC.x86_64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.145
* SLES15-SP6-HPC.x86_64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.150
* SLES15-SP6-Hardened-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.0-Azure-Build1.139
* SLES15-SP6-Hardened-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.0-EC2-Build1.143
* SLES15-SP6-Hardened-BYOS.aarch64-0.9.0-GCE-Build1.147
* SLES15-SP6-Hardened-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.0-Azure-Build1.139
* SLES15-SP6-Hardened-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.0-EC2-Build1.143
* SLES15-SP6-Hardened-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.0-GCE-Build1.147
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-Image.aarch64-RaspberryPi-Build6.22
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-Image.s390x-dasd-Build3.147
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-Image.s390x-dasd-Cloud-Build3.147
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-Image.s390x-fba-Build3.147
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-Image.s390x-fba-Cloud-Build3.147
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-VM.aarch64-Cloud-Build6.22
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-VM.aarch64-kvm-Build6.22
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-VM.s390x-Cloud-Build3.147
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-VM.s390x-kvm-Build3.147
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-VM.x86_64-Cloud-Build6.22
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-VM.x86_64-MS-HyperV-Build6.22
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-VM.x86_64-VMware-Build6.22
* SLES15-SP6-Minimal-VM.x86_64-kvm-and-xen-Build6.22
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-Devel-Build1.132
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-Production-Build1.132
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-Azure-VLI-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-Devel-Build1.132
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-Azure-VLI-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-Production-Build1.132
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.175
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.175
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.180
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-Hardened-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.0-Azure-Build1.132
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-Hardened-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.0-EC2-Build1.132
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-Hardened-BYOS.x86_64-0.9.0-GCE-Build1.138
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-Hardened.x86_64-0.9.0-Azure-Build1.132
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-Hardened.x86_64-0.9.0-EC2-Build1.132
* SLES15-SP6-SAP-Hardened.x86_64-0.9.0-GCE-Build1.138
* SLES15-SP6-SAP.x86_64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.131
* SLES15-SP6-SAP.x86_64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.134
* SLES15-SP6-SAP.x86_64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.138
* SLES15-SP6-SAPCAL.x86_64-0.9.1-Azure-Build1.120
* SLES15-SP6-SAPCAL.x86_64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.120
* SLES15-SP6-SAPCAL.x86_64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.124
* SLES15-SP6.aarch64-0.9.1-Azure-Basic-Build1.140
* SLES15-SP6.aarch64-0.9.1-Azure-Standard-Build1.138
* SLES15-SP6.aarch64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.142
* SLES15-SP6.aarch64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.144
* SLES15-SP6.x86_64-0.9.1-Azure-Basic-Build1.140
* SLES15-SP6.x86_64-0.9.1-Azure-Standard-Build1.138
* SLES15-SP6.x86_64-0.9.1-EC2-Build1.142
* SLES15-SP6.x86_64-0.9.1-GCE-Build1.144


Complete Changelogs
-------------------
[Full Changelog on xcdchk](http://xcdchk.suse.de/results/SLE-15-SP6-Full-Test/79.1)


Selection of Changes in this Milestone
======================================

The Selection will be available very soon [under the link](http://xcdchk.suse.de/results/SLE-15-SP6-Full-Test/79.1)


Updated Kernel since RC1-202403
===============================
* kernel-source: 6.4.0-150600.5.3 => 6.4.0-150600.6.2


Updated Packages since RC1-202403
=================================
* apache2-devel: 2.4.58-150600.2.1 => 2.4.58-150600.3.1
* apache2-prefork: 2.4.58-150600.2.1 => 2.4.58-150600.3.1
* apache2: 2.4.58-150600.2.1 => 2.4.58-150600.3.1
* apache2-utils: 2.4.58-150600.2.1 => 2.4.58-150600.3.1
* apache2-worker: 2.4.58-150600.2.1 => 2.4.58-150600.3.1
* apptainer: 1.2.5-150600.2.4 => 1.3.0-150600.1.4
* bcc: 0.29.1-150600.1.2 => 0.29.1-150600.2.1
* bpftrace: 0.19.1-150600.1.4 => 0.19.1-150600.2.1
* btrfsprogs: 6.5.1-150600.1.10 => 6.5.1-150600.2.2
* crash: 8.0.4_k6.4.0_150600.10-150600.1.11 => 8.0.4_k6.4.0_150600.13-150600.2.4
* curl: 8.6.0-150600.1.1 => 8.6.0-150600.2.1
* flatpak: 1.14.5-150500.3.3.2 => 1.14.5-150600.7.1
* glibc: 2.38-150600.7.1 => 2.38-150600.8.1
* grub2: 2.12-150600.4.1 => 2.12-150600.6.1
* hwloc: 2.9.3-150600.1.4 => 2.10.0-150600.1.1
* kdump: 2.0.1+git9.gbab000b-150600.1.2 => 2.0.3+git10.gfdb71b2-150600.1.1
* krb5: 1.20.1-150600.8.4 => 1.20.1-150600.9.1
* ktls-utils: 0.10+9.gf28f084-150600.1.1 => 0.10+12.gc3923f7-150600.1.1
* libnvme: 1.8+0.gbff7dda-150600.1.3 => 1.8+8.g8c9685f-150600.1.1
* mcelog: 196-150600.1.3 => 197-150600.1.1
* NetworkManager-openconnect: 1.2.10-150600.1.4 => 1.2.10-150600.2.1
* NetworkManager-openvpn: 1.10.2-150600.1.2 => 1.10.2-150600.2.1
* NetworkManager-pptp: 1.2.12-150600.1.2 => 1.2.12-150600.2.1
* NetworkManager-strongswan: 1.6.0-150600.1.2 => 1.6.0-150600.2.1
* nvme-cli: 2.8+3.g6ad094f-150600.1.1 => 2.8+12.g34d799c-150600.1.1
* openssh: 9.3p2-150600.2.3 => 9.3p2-150600.3.1
* openssl-ibmca: 2.4.1-150600.2.1 => 2.4.1-150600.3.1
* open-vm-tools: 12.3.5-150300.46.1 => 12.4.0-150600.1.1
* patterns-gnome: 20201210-150600.13.2 => 20201210-150600.14.1
* powerpc-utils: 1.3.12-150600.1.1 => 1.3.12-150600.2.1
* qt6-declarative: 6.6.2-150600.1.4 => 6.6.3-150600.1.1
* s390-tools: 2.31.0-150600.3.6 => 2.31.0-150600.5.2
* timezone: 2024a-150000.75.28.1 => 2024a-150600.89.1
* wireplumber: 0.5.0-150600.1.1 => 0.5.1-150600.1.1
* xen: 4.18.0_06-150600.1.13 => 4.18.1_02-150600.1.1


Added Packages since RC1-202403
===============================
* go1.20-openssl 1.20.12.1


Removed packages since RC1-202403
=================================
* flatpak-remote-flathub
* libappstream4
* libgrpc++1
* NetworkManager-openconnect-gnome
* NetworkManager-pptp-gnome
* snphost (moved to Confidential Computing module)


Downgraded packages since RC1-202403
====================================
* liblzma5-32bit: 5.4.6-150600.1.16 => 5.4.1-150600.1.1
* liblzma5: 5.4.6-150600.1.16 => 5.4.1-150600.1.1
* xz: 5.4.6-150600.1.16 => 5.4.1-150600.1.1
* xz-devel: 5.4.6-150600.1.16 => 5.4.1-150600.1.1
* xz-lang: 5.4.6-150600.1.16 => 5.4.1-150600.1.1
* xz-static-devel: 5.4.6-150600.1.16 => 5.4.1-150600.1.1


Notable Known Issues
====================
* For complete bug list please refer to our [Bugzilla page](https://bugzilla.suse.com/buglist.cgi?cmdtype=runnamed&list_id=13942414&namedcmd=SLE_15SP6_Triage)


openSUSE 15.6 Known Bugs  
========================  
https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Bug_Day (landing page) and https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Known_bugs_15.6 specifically for 15.6 Bug finding and Known issues dashboard


Notable Resolved Bugs
=====================
bsc#1220949 SLES 15SP6 KVM Server enters maintenance mode after attempt to reboot s390x LPAR  
bsc#1221866 LPAR falls into grub shell after installation with lvm 
bsc#1220746 Fix LLVM version selection
bsc#1221943 enable zstd support for 15.6 / SLE15-SP6 build target

    
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