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I am getting the legacy mode boot screen; how did you get to the UEFI boot screen?
One way is to go into BIOS setup and disable CSM (legacy/MBR) booting, by whatever name your BIOS uses. Your BIOS BBS hotkey boot menu is another option, with CSM enabled, usually offering two o… Answer from mrmazda on forums.opensuse.org
openSUSE
en.opensuse.org › SDB:System_upgrade_to_Leap_15.5
SDB:System upgrade to Leap 15.5 - openSUSE Wiki
October 2, 2023 - The supported starting point does not necessarily include arbitrary openSUSE Build Service repositories you may have added. Before Leap 15.2, we recommended that you disable all OBS repositories first, perform the upgrade, then reenable them. Zypper dup can now better handle extra repositories during upgrade.
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Upgrade Leap 15.4 to 15.5 Problem: Nothing provides - Install/Boot/Login - openSUSE Forums
November 23, 2023 - Hi all, Trying to do a distro update from Leap 15.4 to 15.5 and I am faced with: sudo zypper --releasever=15.5 dup --download-in-advance Warning: Enforced setting: $releasever=15.5 Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Warning: You are about to do a distribution upgrade with all enabled repositories.
Upgrade from Leap-15.5 to Leap-15.6
Attempting to perform an upgrade from Leap-15.5 to Leap-15.6; the upgrade mechanism has been used successfully for at least the last 2 Leap upgrades; what I did is as follows: Downloaded openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-M… More on forums.opensuse.org
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January 15, 2025Upgrade version in Leap
My question is if you can change version by downloading the iso of the new version and selecting "upgrade" in the Yast installer. Yes. However 15.6 is still in beta, therefore you don't have the release notes with the how tos needed in some version upgrade cases. If you have snapper up and running, I would suggest to: disable all the non official repos point to 15.6 the official ones log out form your desktop environment run a 'zypper dup` from a TTY reboot the system when the update is completed This way if you end up with a broken system, you can roll back. If you don't have snapper, make a clone of your disk by clonezilla, back up your data and update from 15.5 to 15.6. More on reddit.com
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March 28, 2024Leap 15.5 cannot update or install new programs with zypper or yast
Actually I had installed Leap 15.5 Beta in May, but it did not work very well - the new Intel IRISxe graphics was not supported to run a 2nd large monitor. The upgrade to Leap 15.5 was flawless. The 2nd monitor worked straight away on the IRISxe graphics. In the first week I was able to install ... More on forums.opensuse.org
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August 11, 2023Help Wanted: How to fix partial broken upgrade from Leap 15.5 to Leap 15.6
Greetings Community, a couple of days ago I upgraded my server from openSUSE leap 15.5 to openSUSE Leap 15.6 and I broke the system partially. I can only boot on the 5.14 Kernel not the 6.4 Kernel shipped by Leap 15.6. I choose the offline Upgrade method via the .iso file. More on forums.opensuse.org
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doc.opensuse.org › documentation › leap › startup › html › book-startup › cha-update-osuse.html
Upgrading the system and system changes | Start-Up | openSUSE Leap 15.6
All repositories should now point to a 15.6 version (except for third-party repositories without versioning that support new releases). Repositories still pointing to an old version should at least be disabled (the column Enabled needs to show No). ... Depending on the software selection, you may need to approve one or more licenses. Check the output of the command. If everything is OK, approve with y. Finally, restart your machine to boot into the new openSUSE Leap version:
nixCraft
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How to upgrade OpenSUSE 15.5 to 15.6 using the CLI - nixCraft
October 26, 2025 - Here is how I fixed the corruption: On a unmounted btrfs volume run: 1. btrfs check --repair 1. Note that `—-repair` is a dangerous option and this step could possibly be optional. On a mounted btrfs volume run: 1. Enter “sudo btrfs scrub start”. 2. Check progress “sudo btrfs scrub status ”. 3. Wait for the end process. 4. “sudo btrfs balance start ”. 5. Wait for the end process. 6. Reboot into Clonezilla and everything works. The above procedure works on my repaired volume. Much appreciated! ... Upgrade from Leap 15.3 to 15.6 using your solution done successfully.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/opensuse › upgrade version in leap
r/openSUSE on Reddit: Upgrade version in Leap
March 28, 2024 -
Hi, I have openSUSE Leap 15.5 installed on an old PC.
Can I upgrade to 15.6 when it comes out without having to do a new installation? What would be the best way to upgrade Leap?
I have read this entry in the wiki and it seems that you can deactivate the packman repository first.
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:System_upgrade
My question is if you can change version by downloading the iso of the new version and selecting "upgrade" in the Yast installer.
Thanks community.
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My question is if you can change version by downloading the iso of the new version and selecting "upgrade" in the Yast installer. Yes. However 15.6 is still in beta, therefore you don't have the release notes with the how tos needed in some version upgrade cases. If you have snapper up and running, I would suggest to: disable all the non official repos point to 15.6 the official ones log out form your desktop environment run a 'zypper dup` from a TTY reboot the system when the update is completed This way if you end up with a broken system, you can roll back. If you don't have snapper, make a clone of your disk by clonezilla, back up your data and update from 15.5 to 15.6.
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Going one version from 15.5 to 15.6 just means downloading the ISO and doing an "upgrade". There maybe new things after the fact when you do a online update to your new 15.6 machine. Sometimes things get a little "scary" if you try updating two or more versions. Like from 15.4 to 15.6. In those cases, a fresh install works. That's my experience with opensuse, ie: Leap has always been very smooth when updating versions.
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Leap 15.5 cannot update or install new programs with zypper or yast - Install/Boot/Login - openSUSE Forums
August 11, 2023 - Actually I had installed Leap 15.5 Beta in May, but it did not work very well - the new Intel IRISxe graphics was not supported to run a 2nd large monitor. The upgrade to Leap 15.5 was flawless. The 2nd monitor worked straight away on the IRISxe graphics. In the first week I was able to install ...
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Help Wanted: How to fix partial broken upgrade from Leap 15.5 to Leap 15.6 - Install/Boot/Login - openSUSE Forums
June 19, 2024 - Greetings Community, a couple of days ago I upgraded my server from openSUSE leap 15.5 to openSUSE Leap 15.6 and I broke the system partially. I can only boot on the 5.14 Kernel not the 6.4 Kernel shipped by Leap 15.6. I choose the offline Upgrade method via the .iso file.
nixCraft
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How to upgrade OpenSUSE 15.4 to 15.5 using the CLI - nixCraft
January 27, 2025 - In the above output results, check the last URI column. All repository links should contain 15.5 or openSUSE_Leap_15.5 as a version number. If not check if your Leap repos defined in /etc/zypp/repos.d/ are using the $releasever variable already in the URIs. For example, try the grep command: $ sudo grep baseurl /etc/zypp/repos.d/*.repo If you see hard-coded version 15.4 Leap version number, then you need to modify them first.
openSUSE
en.opensuse.org › SDB:System_upgrade
SDB:System upgrade - openSUSE Wiki
April 21, 2026 - Legacy Leap 15.x → SLES 15.x migration is documented in SDB:How_to_migrate_to_SLE. Leap 16.0 requires x86_64-v2 CPU support. Systems that do not meet this requirement cannot run Leap 16.0. See x86_64-v2 for details.
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Leap 15.5 to Leap 15.6 Upgrade Fails - Nvidia Drivers - [Solved] - Install/Boot/Login - openSUSE Forums
December 30, 2024 - Leap 15.6 boots into command line mode after upgrade reboot. The message in the log is not very helpful: “prime-select system_call (code=exited, status=1, FAILURE)” The NVIDIA drivers need to be reinstalled.
openSUSE
en.opensuse.org › SDB:System_upgrade_to_Leap_15.6
SDB:System upgrade to Leap 15.6 - openSUSE Wiki
April 30, 2025 - Solution - follow repo URL but one level up from "openSUSE_Leap_15.3" and check available targets. If "15.4" is there just manually correct URL. ... Now execute the full distribution upgrade. Warning: It is strongly recommended that you run the upgrade outside the X-window graphical mode.
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Can someone please point me to correct upgrade instructions for LEAP - Install/Boot/Login - openSUSE Forums
June 15, 2024 - Hey everyone. Despite using openSUSE since 12.1, I’ve never actually done an upgrade. I’ve always reinstalled. I’m currently using LEAP 15.5. It’s the best OS I’ve ever used. Never lets me down. I would like to upgrade…
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documentation.suse.com › sles › 15-SP5 › html › SLES-all › cha-upgrade-paths.html
Upgrade paths and methods | Upgrade Guide | SLES 15 SP5
April 6, 2026 - Upgrading from openSUSE Leap 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, or 15.3 directly is no longer supported.
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reddit.com › r/opensuse › leap 15.6 to 16.0 update with problems on home server.
r/openSUSE on Reddit: LEAP 15.6 to 16.0 update with problems on Home Server.
November 4, 2025 -
Hello.
I have a small server at home, running SyncThing and Pihole 24/7. It also serves as a backup for photos from cell phones, as well as other data.
Since I've known openSUSE for two decades, I installed it a few years ago on the Leap distribution of the time and have been updating it. I don't use Linux or program the rest of the day; I more or less understand using the command line, but to solve problems I rely on other people's ideas.
I used the migration-tool to upgrade from 15.6 to 16, but there were some errors and it wouldn't boot initially. I found a solution by removing SELinux from GRUB (SELinux = 0 instead of = 1).
I tried updating again and reinstalling SELinux as instructed, but if I load it, it boots into "emergency" mode at startup.
I know that when I have time I can try to reinstall from scratch and reconfigure everything necessary, users, permissions, and so on.
My question is: In my case, is it worth continuing with Leap, or would another distribution be better? I used it because YaST and some other things were familiar to me, but now it all seems very new. What would you do for my needs? Does Leap have advantages for use as a server compared to, for example, Ubuntu Server?
Thanks.
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I have been on SuSE since SuSE 6.1 (circa 1997?). Been through many upgrades, both Leap and Tumbleweed , and original SuSE. Upgrading from Leap 15.6 to 16.0 is the absolutely WORST experience in all those years. In short, the original installation was lost, upgrade via script failed (no boot afterwards), installing from image failed. Had to install bare 15.6 and upgrade via script. I wonder what happened to open SuSE? Did the "old guard" left the project and the young AI (artificial idiots) crowd took their place? How can you release a half-baked installer, replace so many core components (yast, etc) without real long testing?! Because I love KDE, and do not mind manual tweaking and tuning the system, I started looking at Arch Linux. The thought of coming "immutable" openSuSE and flatpack as default gives me shivers.p I'm
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Finally, and seeing recommendations from other users in other threads for use similar to mine, I decided to use Debian, console mode. I tested it and in a few seconds it was working with the services that I use. I hope it will be updated more easily in the future. Thank you OpenSuSE for these years.
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Upgrade from Leap 15.6 to 16 fails - Install/Boot/Login - openSUSE Forums
October 4, 2025 - This is the first time since probably openSuse 9.2 that all upgrade options failed. Up to Leap 15.6 I’ve used the Linux Kamarada instructions to upgrade versions. Always worked like a charm. This time it failed. It keeps only retrieving packages and then exits.
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[error] Repository 'openSUSE:Leap:15.5:Update' is invalid
April 1, 2024 - Code: # zypper ref ... Building repository 'brave-browser' cache ......................................................................................
Linuxiac
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How to Upgrade to openSUSE Leap 15.5 from Leap 15.4
June 8, 2023 - The next step is to ensure that the following three update repositories already exist on your openSUSE Leap 15.4 system and are enabled: ... Check repositories. If the “Enabled” column is set to “No,” run the command below, where “repo-name” is the name of the repository to enable it. ... Before you upgrade to openSUSE Leap 15.5, ensure your current Leap 15.4 system is fully up to date to guarantee a seamless upgrade.
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Upgrade from leap 15.4 to 15.5 - Install/Boot/Login - openSUSE Forums
July 21, 2023 - I see leap 15.5 is available. What’s the best way to upgrade from 15.4? Don’t we get a notification when a new stable release is available from the software update?
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Upgrade openSUSE Leap 15 to Leap 16 | ComputingForGeeks
1 month ago - There is one supported way to get there, and it is not a fresh reinstall.Original content from computingforgeeks.com - post 168839 · The path is the opensuse-migration-tool, a small utility that swaps your 15.6 repositories for Leap 16, disables the third-party repos that would otherwise break the upgrade, and runs a full distribution upgrade in place.