openSUSE Leap 16.1 adds Immutable mode, Leap Micro discontinued

openSUSE Leap 16.1 introduces an Immutable mode in the Agama installer with a read-only root filesystem, transactional updates and snapshot rollback. The standalone Leap Micro distro is being discontinued — no 6.3 or 7.0 releases — with an experimental Migration Tool offered to Leap Micro 6.2 users.

• Leap 16.1: Immutable mode toggled in the Agama installer
• Read-only root, transactional-update and snapshot rollback
• No Leap Micro 6.3 or 7.0; Leap Immutable is its successor
• Ships KDE Plasma 6.6 and GNOME 48; only RC available now