SUSE/openSUSE Agama Installer Now Warns For No-Desktop Installs, Supports systemd-boot
The Agama installer for SUSE and openSUSE has received an update to version 21, which includes important enhancements. A key feature is a warning for users attempting to install without a desktop environment, addressing previous issues where users could end up with a text-only system. Additionally, Agama 21 improves network management, supports installations on existing LVM setups, and introduces systemd-boot as an alternative to GRUB2.
- ▪Agama 21 warns users if they attempt to install without a desktop environment selected.
- ▪The update aims to prevent users from ending up with a text-based system after installation.
- ▪Agama 21 also enhances network management options and supports systemd-boot.
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SUSE/openSUSE Agama Installer Now Warns For No-Desktop Installs, Supports systemd-boot Written by Michael Larabel in SUSE on 21 May 2026 at 02:07 PM EDT. Add A Comment SUSE engineers continue working on their modern "Agama" operating system installer used by the latest SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Linux distributions. Out today is Agama 21 to incorporate their latest OS installer enhancements. SUSE engineers felt that with Agama up to now it was too easy to accidentally install SUSE Linux Enterprise / openSUSE without any desktop environment selected.
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