[sle-beta] [ANNOUNCE] SLE 12 SP5 Product Family Beta 2 is available!

SUSE Beta Program beta-programs at lists.suse.com
Tue Jul 16 04:15:32 MDT 2019



It is with a bit of delay but we are happy to announce Beta 2 for SUSE Linux
Enterprise 12 Service Pack 5:

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES),
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP (SLES for SAP),
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Just Enough Operating System (JeOS),
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability (SLEHA and SLEHA GEO),
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension (SLEWE),
- SUSE Linux Enterprise for High Performance Computing (SLEHPC).

Download ›[1]
Changelogs ›[2]

Important Notice

- SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 5 (SLE 12 SP5) is the last
Service Pack of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (SLE 12) code
stream.
- This Service Pack 5 is a consolidation Service Pack release, which
includes:

-- Delivery of all fixes and updates introduced since SLE 12 SP4,
-- Accelerate the release cadence for Service Packs from 16-18 month
to 12 month,
-- Additional product migration paths from previous releases for
more customer flexibility,
-- Selected features and new hardware support driven by partner and
customer requirements.

- No Desktop product for SLE 12 SP5:

-- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 12 End Of Life is on Dec 31st
2019[3], and thus we will not deliver SLED 12 SP5. Customers are kindly
ask to use either SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with the
Workstation Extension or migrate to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SP1.

- Kernel used for SLE 12 SP5 is the same as SLE 15 SP1,
- Beta Registration Codes are available to get access to the Online
Channels through SCC, SMT, RMT or SUSE Manager. Please request your
Beta Registration Codes at beta-programs at lists.suse.com[4].

Notable Changes

Added Packages

- Added support for flatpak (SLE-7171) and related bubblewrap,
libdwarf, libostree, xdg-desktop-portal
- xorg-xrdp - This driver is a huge improvement to xrdp user experience
- libibmtss0 - To add support for versioned libraries of ibmtss

Updated Packages

- DPDK updated to v18.11
- Intel-media-driver: update to libmfx which is a final planned
change to our Graphical stack update
- perf - Enable Ice Lake server core PMU counters

More information

SLE Beta Page ›[5]
Release Notes ›[6]
Known issues ›[7]

Have fun beta testing!

Your SUSE Linux Enterprise Team

Do not hesitate to contact us at beta-programs at lists.suse.com if you
have any questions.

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[1]:https://www.suse.com/betaprogram/sle-beta/#download
[2]:https://www.suse.com/betaprogram/sle-beta/#changelogs
[3]:https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/
[4]:mailto:beta-programs at lists.suse.com?subject=Beta%20Regist
ration%20Code%20Request%20for%20SLE%2012%20SP5

[5]:https://www.suse.com/betaprogram/sle-beta
[6]:https://www.suse.com/betaprogram/sle-beta/#releasenotes
[7]:https://www.suse.com/betaprogram/sle-beta/#knownissues
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