Best Of 2025: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 Launches
Techstrong.IT, December 11,2025
Europe's top enterprise Linux distro is promising unmatched longevity and security with its newest release. SUSE has officially released SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 7 (SLES 15 SP7), positioning it as a strategic 'safe harbor' for enterprise IT investments, with support extending until 2037.
That's just shy of the 2038 Linux epoch ends time when Unix/Linux time ends at 03:14:07 on January 19, 2038. I suspect most of us will have updated our server Linux distros by then. I certainly hope so anyway!
Specifically, SLES 15 SP7 delivers general support until July 31, 2031, followed up by Long Term Service Support (LTSS) until July 31, 2034. General and LTSS support cover both Linux and all its other bundled software. LTSS Core provides support, patches and maintenance for SLES's core system components, such as the Linux kernel and critical libraries, until December 2037.