openSUSE Leap 16.1 folds immutable and traditional Linux into a single distribution
On November 3, 2026, openSUSE shipped Leap 16.1 and absorbed its immutable server distro Leap Micro into the main release as an Immutable Mode. For SREs that means one image, one maintenance cycle, and transactional rollback — the classic-versus-immutable choice is now a setting, not a fork.