openSUSE Tumbleweed releases, versions & end-of-life (EOL)
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openSUSE Tumbleweed

All openSUSE Tumbleweed releases at a glance: release dates, number of versions, latest version, LTS status and the end-of-life (EOL) visualisation

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📅 Last update on 2026-10-12

What is openSUSE Tumbleweed?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementopenSUSE Tumbleweed is a Linux operating system and is the flagship of the openSUSE Project. Instead of classical version numbers and periodic updates, a rolling release system is used: Updates happen continuously; previous states of the operating system are saved as "snapshots". Tumbleweed is preferred by openSUSE users as a desktop system
 

openSUSE Tumbleweed release and version history

Release Release date Versions Latest version Latest version date LTS
Rolling release 2014-11-04 2 latest 2026-10-12 No

Data as of 12 October 2026. Dates in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD). Source: Versio.io product release & end-of-life database.

 

The entire lifecycle of the product openSUSE Tumbleweed

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of openSUSE Tumbleweed. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
openSUSE Tumbleweed (SUSE) release, version and end-of-life information
XopenSUSE Tumbleweed (SUSE) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product openSUSE Tumbleweed (SUSE)
 

What is the openSUSE Tumbleweed release strategy?

The openSUSE Tumbleweed distribution is the rolling release version of openSUSE containing the newest stable applications including such things as an updated Linux kernel, SAMBA, git, desktops, and office applications.

Facts and figures about openSUSE Tumbleweed

Product openSUSE Tumbleweed
Vendor SUSE
Latest version latest
Number of releases 1
Number of versions 2
Number of unstable versions 0
Number of versions affected by CVE 0
Version command cat /etc/os-release
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSUSE
 

Frequently asked questions about openSUSE Tumbleweed end of life

What is the latest version of openSUSE Tumbleweed?

The latest version of openSUSE Tumbleweed is latest, released as part of the Rolling release release on 4 November 2014.

Does openSUSE Tumbleweed have a fixed end-of-life schedule?

No. openSUSE Tumbleweed does not publish fixed end-of-life dates. It follows a "latest version" model: only Rolling release is considered current.

 
 

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