SUSE's Agama Installer Sees Architectural Revamp

Written by Michael Larabel in SUSE on 21 March 2026 at 06:29 AM EDT. 9 Comments

The modern Agama OS installer for SUSE/openSUSE is out with its first new release since November. With the time since the prior release, SUSE engineers have been making key improvements to Agama and enhancing its architecture to more align with their original vision for it.

Agama was "full of quirks" and didn't align with an API as ideal as they'd like while now with Agama 19 the code has been cleaned up to provide a much more solid foundation moving forward. They explained in Friday's announcement:

"We always wanted Agama to follow the schema displayed below, in which the core of the installer could be controlled through a consistent and simple programming interface (an API, in developers jargon). In that schema, the web-based user interface, the command-line tools and the unattended installation are built on top of that generic API.

But previous versions of Agama were full of quirks that didn't allow us to define an API that would match our quality standards as a solid foundation to build a simple but comprehensive installer. Agama 19 represents a quite significant architectural overhaul, needed to leave all those quirks behind and to define mechanisms that can be the cornerstone for any future development."

Agama 19 makes for the low-level code enhancements desired while its JSON-based configuration format remains unchanged. The web user interface has also been cleaned up too, network configuration improvements made, and more.

👁 Agama 19 web interface

Those wishing to learn more about the new Agama 19 installer can do so via the Agama Project blog.