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Add warning about status of openSUSE Leap 15.6 instructions#6787

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These instructions haven't really worked as is since March, but I've recently relearned about this due to reimplementing the test harness for install instructions. The problem is that openSUSE Leap 15.6 is EOL, and the repos appear to permanently have not a fully compatible set of packages when trying to install Base Development packages (devil_basis pattern):

    Problem: 1: the to be installed pattern:devel_basis-20170319-lp156.3.2.x86_64 requires 'patterns-devel-base-devel_basis', but this requirement cannot be provided
    not installable providers: patterns-devel-base-devel_basis-20170319-lp156.3.2.x86_64[repo-oss]

     Solution 1: downgrade of libncurses6-6.1-150000.5.33.1.x86_64 to libncurses6-6.1-150000.5.30.1.x86_64
     Solution 2: do not install pattern:devel_basis-20170319-lp156.3.2.x86_64
     Solution 3: break pattern:devel_basis-20170319-lp156.3.2.x86_64 by ignoring some of its dependencies

    Choose from above solutions by number or cancel [1/2/3/c/d/?] (c):

That install command works fine on openSUSE Leap 16.0, but we can't yet support it due to a lack of support for Python 3.13 (which is the version that openSUSE Leap 16 provides in its repos)

Have the changes in this PR been tested?

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@Jackenmen Jackenmen added this to the 3.5.25 milestone Jun 19, 2026
@Jackenmen Jackenmen added the Type: Enhancement Something meant to enhance existing Red features. label Jun 19, 2026
@github-actions github-actions Bot added Category: Docs - Install Guides This is related to install guides. Docs-only labels Jun 19, 2026
@Jackenmen Jackenmen merged commit 61484f2 into Cog-Creators:V3/develop Jun 21, 2026
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