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| 2016-11-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ALT Linux 8.1 |
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Michael Shigorin has announced the release of ALT Linux 8.1, the latest release of the project's independently-developed distribution that uses the RPM packaging format and APT for RPM as its package management tool. The new version comes in two "Workstation" variants, with a choice of MATE or KDE desktops: "BaseALT Ltd announces the release of ALT Workstation 8.1 aimed for corporate and personal desktop use. Features: the distribution includes operating system and a set of applications that can be used directly off a bootable live USB stick or installed permanently; MATE desktop environment; wide range of software to connect to corporate and cloud infrastructure, work with internet, documents, complex graphics and animation, to process audio and video, to create and run virtual machines and access those. Changes in version 8.1: Linux kernel 4.4.34, LibreOffice 5.2 suite...." See the release announcement for more details. Download links (the live/installation images support English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and Ukrainian, pkglist): alt-workstation-8-x86_64.iso (MATE, 2,980MB, MD5), alt-kworkstation-8.1-install-x86_64.iso (KDE, 3,586MB, MD5, alt-kworkstation-8.1-live-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,161MB, MD5). |
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| ALT Linux was founded in 2001 by a merge of two large Russian free software projects. By the year 2008 it became a large organization developing and deploying free software, writing documentation and technical literature, supporting users, and developing custom products. ALT Linux produces different types of distributions for various purposes. There are desktop distributions for home and office computers and for corporate servers, universal distributions that include a wide variety of development tools and documentation, certified products, distributions specialized for educational institutions, and distributions for low-powered computers. ALT Linux has its own development infrastructure and repository called Sisyphus, which provides the base for all the different editions of ALT Linux.
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| 2024-03-16 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 10.2 |
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ALT Linux is a project which produces multiple editions of an independent distribution for Russian speakers. The project's latest release, version 10.2, enables installing the distribution to Btrfs pools, includes Timeshift for working with filesystem snapshots, and includes an OEM install mode. "Computer manufacturers will be interested in the preinstallation mode (OEM mode). Added Timeshift 23.12. This program is designed to create snapshots of system files and settings. In the installer, at the disk preparation stage, it became possible to create subpartitions of the BtrFS. This file system uses accelerated operations with any files thanks to copy-on-write technology which affects fault tolerance and ease of administration. A security benefit when using BtrFS is the creation of a restore point before updating the system. A module has been added to the System Control Center (Alterator) for remote configuration of the system via the alterator-fbi network (Form Based Interface) which provides a web-based management interface. Changes have been made to the text of the license agreement." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: alt-workstation-10.2-x86_64.iso (6,812MB), alt-server-10.2-x86_64.iso (4,955MB). |
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| 2022-11-17 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 10.1 |
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The developers of ALT Linux, an independent Russian distribution originally from the Mandrake Linux family, have published version 10.1 of their project. The new release includes both Live and Install editions, offers the systemd out of memory monitoring service, and offers Btrfs support at install time. "New features in 10.1: support for installing the system by the Ventoy added; Webkiosk mode added - it is possible to install the system for limited use where only a web browser is available to the user; live CD added to the install image for opportunity to check the operability of the bootloader before installation; the distribution includes the systemd-oomd free memory monitoring service - it is a component that improves system behavior related to lack of memory; for the convenience of tracking oomd actions, a user notification is implemented when applications are aborted by the oomd service; Btrfs subvolume support during installation - it is a modern copy-on-write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while also focusing on fault tolerance and easy administration; the security benefit of using Btrfs is the creation of a restore point before updating the system." Additional information is provided in the distribution's release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): alt-kworkstation-10.1-install-x86_64.iso (5,885MB), alt-kworkstation-10.1-live-x86_64.iso (4,157MB). |
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| 2022-05-13 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 10.0 |
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The developers of ALT Linux have published a new stable version. The new release, ALT Linux 10.0 ships with the 5.15 version of the Linux kernel and updated development tools. "The distribution ALT KWorkstation 10 with a desktop environment based on KDE Plasma available on platform 10 (p10 Aronia branch). The distribution kit contains current versions packages for the system environment based on the Linux 5.15 kernel, glibc 2.32, the GCC 10.3 compiler set, systemd 249.9. ALT KWorkstation 10 contains all the tools for performing office tasks - a web browser, an office suite of text editors and spreadsheets as well as players and editors for sound and video. The new 10th version of ALT KWorkstation supports the 12th generation of Intel Alder Lake processors and seamless system boot. It also became possible to take a screenshot during the installation of the system. Tablet computer users can appreciate the improved support for their devices. The developers have added more drivers for OKI, Brother printers and Epson scanners. In the new 10th version, the Linphone program, a cross-platform software client for IP telephony in the SIP standard
with an open-source code distributed under the GNU GPL license, is included." Additional information is in the release announcement. The distribution is provided in Live and Install editions. Download (MD5, pkglist): alt-kworkstation-10.0-install-x86_64.iso (5,589MB), alt-kworkstation-10.0-live-x86_64.iso (3,879MB). |
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| 2021-12-19 |
Development Release: ALT Linux 10.0 Beta |
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ALT Linux is a Russian distribution which is available in Workstation and Server editions. The distribution's latest version is a development snapshot for the upcoming 10.0 release. "Members of the ALT family can run on different hardware platforms. All of these versions are built on the same codebase for Platform 10. Today, users have at their disposal ALT Workstation operating systems for i586, x86_64, ARM64 (Baikal-M), e2k (Elbrus), Alt Server OS for x86_64, ARM64 (Baikal-M , Huawei Taishan), ppc64le, e2k (Elbrus); Alt Education OS for i586, x86_64, ARM64 (Baikal-M, Raspberry Pi4), e2k (Elbrus) architectures. The Elbrus architecture is supported from the third version to the fifth (from 4C to 8CB). The products are based on the Linux kernel (std-def) 5.10 (5.4 for Elbrus), programming languages Perl 5.34, Python 3.9.6, PHP 8.0.13 and 7.4.26, GCC 10.3.1. The package versions of the p10 repository can be viewed at packages.altlinux.org." The release announcement (in Russian) contains further details. Download (pkglist): alt-kworkstation-10.0-beta20211014-live-x86_64.iso (3,413MB, MD5), alt-server-v-10.0-beta1-x86_64.iso (2,269MB, SHA256). |
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| 2021-05-30 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 9.1 "Simply" |
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Michael Shigorin has announced the release of ALT Linux 9.1 "Simply" edition, a variant of the project's independently-developed distribution aimed at home desktop and available for several popular processor architectures. It comes with the Xfce 4.14, desktop and Linux kernel 5.10. The supported architectures include x86_64, i586, aarch64, armh (armv7a), mipsel, riscv64, e2kv4/e2k (beta). The i586 flavour can be used on systems with just 512MB of RAM. The 9.1 release has Vulkan support on x86 and UEFI compatibility on ARM boards (e.g. Raspberry Pi 3 and 4), while OBS Studio is available as an installation option. The system comes with version 4.13 of the RPM package manager, systemd 246.13, Chromium 89 on x86, Firefox ESR 52.9.0 on e2k* and 78.10.0 on other architectures, Thunderbird 78.8.0, LibreOffice 7.0.5, GIMP 2.10.18, Audacious 3.10.1, Pidgin 2.13.0, VLC 3.0.11.1, Wine 5.20, X.Org Server 1.20.8 and Mesa 20.3.5. See the release announcement (in Russian) for further information. Here are the download links to the installation and live DVD images for the x86_64 architecture (SHA256, signature, pkglist): slinux-9.1-x86_64.iso (5,312MB), slinux-live-9.1-x86_64.iso (1,741MB). |
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| 2020-08-02 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 9.1 |
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Michael Shigorin has announced the release of ALT Linux 9.1, an updated version of the project's independently developed distribution for workstations, servers and educational institutions: "BaseALT Ltd announces the availability of an update to its family of Linux distributions, ALT 9.1. The stable Platform 9 repository supports 8 architectures (ppc64le, aarch64, armh, mipsel, e2k, e2kv4 in addition to i586 and x86_64) and the releases published cover all of them as appropriate; riscv64 support stays in Sisyphus development repository until production hardware is on the market. ALT Workstation is now available for armh (armv7hf) too, with Elvees Mcom02 CPU/board being the first supported one; both Workstation and Education are available for aarch64 CPUs, namely Baikal-M, Huawei Kungpeng Desktop and Raspberry Pi 3/4. A new gpupdate utility and tooling was introduced to make use of Active Directory group policies. ALT Server for x86_64 got Jitsi Meet videoconferencing. Most of the architectures were moved to the Linux 5.4 kernel." Here is the full release announcement (in Russian). Download (pkglist): alt-workstation-9.1-x86_64.iso (4,837MB), alt-server-9.1-x86_64.iso (2,961MB), alt-education-9.1-x86_64.iso (7,915MB). |
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| 2019-10-28 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 9.0 |
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ALT Linux is an independently developed distribution which is available in Workstation, Server and Education editions. The distribution runs on several CPU architectures, making it run on a wide range of hardware. The project's latest release is ALT Linux 9.0. An English translation of the original Russian release announcement reads: "In addition to expanding the range of hardware platforms, a number of other significant improvements have been implemented for Alt 9.0 distribution kits: APT (advanced packaging tool, system for installing, updating and removing software packages) introduced rpmlib support (FileDigests), which will allow installing third-party packages (Yandex Browser, Chrome and others) without repackaging, and many other improvements. LibreOffice office suite is implemented in two versions: Still for corporate customers and Fresh for experimenters and advanced users. A single Samba package is available (for regular workstations and for Active Directory domain controllers). The Application Centre is available (an analogue of Google Play), in which you can search for the desired free program from various categories (educational, office, work with multimedia, etc.) and install on your computer." Download (pkglist): alt-workstation-9.0-x86_64.iso (4,722MB), alt-server-9.0-x86_64.iso (2,967MB), alt-education-9.0-x86_64.iso (7,174MB). |
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| 2017-12-31 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 8.2 |
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Michael Shigorin has announced the release of ALT Linux 8.2, a set of independently-developed, RPM-based distributions designed for desktops, servers and educational institutions: "BaseALT Ltd announces the release of ALT Server, ALT Workstation and ALT Education distributions version 8.2, aimed at corporate servers and desktops, educational and personal use. Changes in version 8.2: critical security fixes in Linux kernel, Samba, OpenSSL and other software packages included along with bug fixes; iucode-tool is now used to load updated CPU microcode. ALT Server 8.2 changes: the link to access System management center printed to console; FreeIPA server added. ALT Workstation 8.2 changes: Chromium browser is not installed by default but provided in the image; FreeIPA client added...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information and links to product descriptions. Download (pkglist, the live/installation images support English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and Ukrainian languages): alt-workstation-8.2-x86_64.iso (MATE, 3,306MB, MD5), alt-kworkstation-8.2-install-x86_64.iso (KDE, 3,776MB, MD5, alt-kworkstation-8.2-live-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,427MB, MD5). |
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| 2015-05-27 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 7.0.5 |
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Andrey Cherepanov has announced the release of ALT Linux 7.0.5, a set of Linux distributions that include the "Centaurus", "KDesktop" and "Schools Suite" variants, as well as "Simply Linux" (for the home/office desktop). "Centaurus", shipping with the MATE 1.6.0 desktop environment, is the project's default edition. From the release announcement: "ALT Linux Ltd announces the availability of updated Seventh Platform distribution releases. Changes within this release: updated software, closing known vulnerabilities as of 2015-05-22; updated time zones; System Control Center is now able to join Active Directory; live CDs gained RW partition support during UEFI boot as well; online repositories will always be configured, not just when found; Linux kernel 3.14.41, MESA 10.0.5, Firefox 31.6.0." ALT Linux 7.0.5 is available as a set of installation or live DVD images, supporting Russian (default), English and several other languages: altlinux-7.0.5-centaurus-x86_64-ru-live-cd.iso (MATE, 888MB, MD5, torrent), altlinux-7.0.5-centaurus-x86_64-ru-install-dvd5.iso (MATE, 3,111MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist), altlinux-7.0.5-kdesktop-x86_64-install-dvd5.iso (KDE, 4,478MB, MD5, torrent), altlinux-7.0.5-simply-x86_64-live-dvd5.iso (Xfce, 939MB, MD5, torrent), altlinux-7.0.5-simply-x86_64-install-dvd5.iso (Xfce, 3,776MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2013-07-02 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 7.0.0 "Centaurus", "Simply" |
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Ilya Mashkin has announced the release of ALT Linux 7.0 "Centaurus" and "Simply" editions. The "Centaurus" variant is a complete enterprise-class operating system featuring the MATE 1.6.0 desktop environment (even though the installation program calls it "GNOME"), while the "Simply" edition is an easy-to-use operating system customised for office workstations and home computers, and featuring the Xfce 4.10 desktop. Besides the usual i586 and x86_64 builds, the "Simply" edition is now also available for the Cubox (based on the Marvell Armada 510 processor) as well as the ARMv7 architecture. English, Russian and several other languages (depending on the edition) are supported. See the full release announcement (in Russian) for further information. Download links: altlinux-7.0.0-centaurus-x86_64-ru-live-cd.iso (MATE, 817MB, MD5, torrent), altlinux-7.0.0-centaurus-x86_64-ru-install-dvd5.iso (MATE, 3,312MB, MD5, torrent), altlinux-7.0.0-simply-x86_64-live-dvd5.iso (Xfce, 949MB, MD5, torrent), altlinux-7.0.0-simply-x86_64-install-dvd5.iso (Xfce, 4,393MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2011-11-02 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 6.0.0 "Centaurus" |
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Andrey Cherepanov has announced the release of ALT Linux 6.0.0 "Centaurus" edition, a Russian general-purpose distribution for desktops and servers: "ALT Linux proudly presents a new release of our key distribution, ALT Linux 6.0 'Centaurus'. This is a universal GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on servers, desktop systems and laptops. Features: selection of installed solutions such as web server or desktop environment during installation; support for manual system services setup and web-based configuration using the Alterator control center.... The distribution contains GNOME 2 and FVWM, Linux kernels 3.0.7 and 2.6.32." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5) the installation DVDs or the live CDs: altlinux-6.0.0-centaurus-i586-ru-install-dvd5.iso (3,629MB, torrent), altlinux-6.0.0-centaurus-i586-ru-live-cd.iso (634MB, torrent), altlinux-6.0.0-centaurus-x86_64-ru-install-dvd5.iso (3,762MB, torrent), altlinux-6.0.0-centaurus-x86_64-ru-live-cd.iso (6660MB, torrent).
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| 2011-08-30 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 6.0.0 |
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ALT Linux 6.0.0, an independently-developed Russian Linux distribution, has been released. The new version comes in two editions - "Simply Linux", which is an installable live medium featuring the Xfce 4.8 desktop environment, and KDesktop, which is a live and installation DVD image centred around the KDE 4.6.5 desktop. Both editions are built on top of the Linux kernel 3.0.3 and include X.Org Server 1.10.3 and LibreOffice 3.4.2. Other features of this release include hybrid ISO image that can be used either as a DVD image or transferred to a bootable USB drive, GRUB 2 as the default bootloader, simplified installation of third-party applications, and seamless integration with the Dropbox cloud storage system. Read the full press release (in Russian) for more information. Download links: altlinux-6.0.0-kdesktop-i586-ru-install-dvd5.iso (4,210MB, MD5, torrent), altlinux-6.0.0-kdesktop-x86_64-ru-install-dvd5.iso (4,330MB, MD5, torrent), altlinux-6.0.0-simply-i586-ru-live-cd.iso (697MB, MD5, torrent), altlinux-6.0.0-simply-x86_64-ru-live-dvd.iso (737MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2009-10-30 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 5.0 "Ark" and "School" |
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Alexey Rusakov has announced the release of ALT Linux 5.0 "Ark" and "School" editions: "ALT Linux announces public availability of two products based on Platform Five: ALT Linux 5.0 Ark, a suite designed for making integrated solutions, and ALT Linux 5.0 School, a suite that is targeted at secondary and high schools. The most prominent features of the server distributions are: enterprise-class network organization; host-based authorization of users and services; connecting distributed systems together via VPN; host-based updates of servers and workstations throughout your LAN.... Desktop distributions sport the following features: Graphical desktops: GNOME (Ark Desktop, School Junior), Xfce (School Lite), KDE 4 (School Master); improved interaction with server distributions...." For further information please read through the release announcement. Quick links to download (MD5, torrents) the "Ark Desktop" editions: altlinux-5.0.0-ark-desktop-i586-ru.iso (2,566MB), altlinux-5.0.0-ark-desktop-x86_64-ru.iso (2,624MB).
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| 2009-06-19 |
Development Release: ALT Linux 5.0 Beta |
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The ALT Linux development team has announced the availability of the first beta release of ALT Linux 5.0, a Russian general-purpose distribution for servers and workstations. Some of the new features in this release include: choice of two desktop environments - KDE 4 and GNOME; optimised for office deployment, with Internet, electronic mail and office suite of applications; integration with server on many levels, including centralised authentication, virtual containers and file storage; support for interaction between virtual private networks; centralised update mechanism for servers and workstations; convenient web-based system administration. Read the full release announcement (in Russian) for further information. Download (MD5 the desktop installation DVDs: altlinux-5.0.0_beta-desktop-i586-ru-install-dvd5.iso (2,876MB), altlinux-5.0.0_beta-desktop-x86_64-ru-install-dvd5.iso (2,868MB).
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| 2009-02-21 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 4.1.0 "School Server" |
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Alexey Rusakov has announced the release of ALT Linux 4.1.0 "School Server" edition: "Armada group and ALT Linux company are happy to release School Server distribution, based on ALT Linux OfficeServer technological base and targeted at schools and other educational institutions. This release of School Server is an extended version of a server suite for educational institutions that was developed for the government contract in the end of 2008. School Server includes: Linux kernel 2.6.25, base system glibc 2.5.1; LAN services: DHCP server, DNS server BIND 9.3.5, proxy server Squid 2.6.STABLE18 (with statistics viewer), a firewall, network interfaces management console, time server OpenNTPd 3.9p1; file servers - Samba 3.0.30 and FTP server ProFTPd 1.3.0, repository mirrors setup service (using NFS), print server CUPS...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download from here: school-4.1.0-server-i586-install-cd.iso (671MB, MD5).
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| 2009-01-15 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 4.1.1 |
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Alexey Rusakov has announced the availability of an updated release of ALT Linux "Desktop" edition, version 4.1.1: "ALT Linux proudly presents a new release of our desktop distribution, ALT Linux 4.1.1 Desktop. This is a general-purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on desktop systems, laptops and netbooks. Changes since ALT Linux 4.1.0 Desktop include: updated version of OpenOffice.org - 3.0.0, with bug fixes; Compiz works out-of-the-box, all you need to do is run it from the menu; fixes in NetworkManager, targeted on its stability and PPPoE operation; printer settings and management is fixed in a default KDE installation; CPU frequency changing fixed; miscellaneous fixes here and there; an installation DVD image with English as the default language." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: altlinux-4.1.1-desktop-i586-install-dvd5.iso (4,456MB).
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| 2008-10-07 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 4.1 "Desktop" |
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Alexey Rusakov has announced the release of ALT Linux 4.1 "Desktop" edition, a general-purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on desktops, laptops and netbooks: "We're happy to announce our new release, ALT Linux 4.1 'Desktop'. Changes since version 4.0: based on the new stable 4.1 repository branch; 2.6.25 kernel with better hardware support; KDE 3.5.10 (GNOME 2.22 and Xfce 4.4.2 can be installed from DVD); Firefox 3; NetworkManager allows managing any network interface without root privileges; a new look of the system management center; updated bootloader and display management modules; Kaffeine as the default player of audio and video files; updated and revised menu; new applications - QtEmu (QEMU with a GUI), VirtualBox." See the detailed release notes for further information. Download (MD5, torrents) either the installation DVD or the live CD: altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-install-dvd5.iso (4,363MB), altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-install-dvd5.iso (4,213MB), altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-live-cd.iso (692MB), altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-live-cd.iso (707MB).
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| 2007-08-28 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 4.0 "Personal Desktop" |
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The ALT Linux development team has announced the release of ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop edition, a Russian desktop Linux distribution. ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop is designed for home and office use, providing the user with a convenient environment for undertaking common computing tasks. The product includes ALTerator - an intuitive system setup and configuration utility, OpenOffice.org - an office suite with support for popular office formats, WINE - an emulator designed to run Windows applications under Linux, and a variety of software packages for vector and raster graphics, multimedia, dictionaries and educational applications. One of the strong points of ALT Linux 4.0 is support for the latest hardware and technologies from the world's leading manufacturers, including wireless networking. For further details please read the full press release (in Russian). Download: dvd4.iso (4,433MB, MD5).
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| 2004-03-25 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 2.3 Compact |
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After nearly 6 months of beta testing, the "Compact" edition of ALT Linux 2.3 has been released. This is a new product line from the Russian distribution maker - a single-CD release designed for home and office use. It is simple to install and use, and it comes with virtually all important Internet and office applications necessary for daily work. See the full press release (in Russian) for further details. In Russia, a boxed version of the product is available for purchase from authorised resellers. Download: Compact-2.3.iso (698MB).
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| 2004-02-24 |
Review of ALT Linux 2.3 Compact |
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Virtual Sky has published a brief review of the upcoming ALT Linux 2.3: "Unlike some other, more popular, commercially available Linux distributions, [ALT Linux] Compact found and configured my NVIDIA 3D accelerated graphics card without a hitch. Optical mouse, printer, CD-ROM, USB, network and sound card were all functioning perfectly when I logged in for the first time. Some Linux distributors charge for this kind of 'out of the box' experience." The full review with screenshots.
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| 2003-10-28 |
Development Release: ALT Linux 2.3 Beta |
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ALT Linux has released a new beta of the upcoming ALT Linux 2.3, dated 20031027: "There's a new beta of ALT Linux. It's moving to become a release - most known release bugs are fixed, and the cleanups are now rather cosmetic. The release is especially suited for desktop and mobile customers with its enhanced support of USB, ACPI, and modern hardware. Its balanced mix of software is designed to serve as all-in-one solution for daily work, and is backed up by online repositories of distribution packages and security updates available via APT-RPM and the Synaptic frontend. You're welcome to give it a run - and if any bugs are still there, Bugzilla is waitin' for them!" The changelog is available here. Download: compact-20031027.iso (686MB).
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| 2003-09-29 |
Development Release: ALT Linux 2.3 Beta |
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A single-CD OEM version of Alt Linux 2.3 beta has been released: "New beta of ALT Linux Compact, an OEM distribution specifically targeted at workstations and notebooks, is available for download. It features enhanced hardware support (Linux-2.4.22+patches; XF86 4.3+fixes: ATI/NVIDIA/i8xx/CLE266/Trident video; ALSA-0.9.7/OSS+fixes: EMU10k1, i8xx, and VIA82xx sound; softmodems, USB flash drives, GigE, WiFi, ACPI, and more); see also Changelog. Everyone is welcome to give it a spin; bug reports can go to bugzilla and for general discussion see our community-en mailing list." Download: compact-20030926.iso (615MB).
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| 2003-04-06 |
Review of ALT Linux Junior v2.2 |
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Alt Linux doesn't get reviewed very often, so we are pleased to report that it received attention from Virtual Sky: "For the PC owner who's contemplating the adoption of the Linux operating system, you'll be hard pressed to find a distribution easier and better packaged than ALT Linux Junior 2.2. Even for the more experienced Linux user, Junior will handle many of the mundane tasks efficiently for you, as well as provide a flexible environment for further tweaking to your personal preferences and uses. For ease of use and for a system that will get you up-and-running fast, ALT Linux Junior 2.2 is sure to please." Read the complete review here.
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| 2003-03-26 |
Distribution Release: Alt Linux 2.2 Junior |
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Following the recent release of Alt Linux 2.2 "Master", the "Junior" edition is now also available: "ALT Linux announces the release of ALT Linux Junior 2.2. Junior 2.2 is a GNU/*/Linux distribution, simple to install and use, designed for office and home workstations. For those who wish to take advantage of our development tools, a second disc is available for download on our FTP server and mirror sites. More details coming soon." Find out more on the distribution's home page. The release comes on two ISO images, which can be downloaded from here: Junior-2.2-CD1.iso (698MB) and Junior-2.2-CD2.iso (580MB) or from one of the many mirrors. Alt Linux Junior is a distribution for home computers, designed especially for beginners.
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| 2003-03-05 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 2.2 Master |
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Alt Linux 2.2 Master (code name orange) has been released. This is a professional level package with a range of server and administration utilities, up-to-date software packages, multitude of office applications and developer tools packed onto 9 CDs, while the much improved documentation now comes in 5 manuals. The release announcement has all the details (Russian only). Alt Linux Master is a commercial product by the Moscow-based company and it is available for purchase via resellers throughout Russia. No downloadable ISO images have been provided, but an FTP edition of the product can be accessed here (presumably via the apt-rpm utility from earlier editions of Alt Linux Junior or Alt Linux Master 2.0). A brief review of the product's beta version was recently produced by TuxReports.
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| 2003-01-20 |
At A Glance: Alt Linux Master 2.2 Beta |
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Birdie from TuxReports has installed the latest beta of Alt Linux and this is her overview: "The beta for ALT Linux Master 2.2 has been available since December 30, 2002. The beta version includes: Gnome 2.1, KDE 3.1rc5, kernel 2.4.20 and GCC 3.2. There are three iso images available for download. ALT Linux Master 2.2 beta is based on Mandrake and includes support for Russian (KOI8-R and CP1251 encoding), Ukrainian (KOI8-U and CP1251) and Belorussian languages. Clearly there has been tremendous amount of work on this distribution. Individuals looking for a distribution supporting the Russian language will definitely be drawn toward ALT Linux. We hope they continue to localize Mandrake - especially including Mandrake's latest 9.1 beta 2 work." The full story with a screenshots.
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| 2002-12-31 |
Development Release: Alt Linux 2.2beta (Master) |
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A beta version of the upcoming Alt Linux 2.2 has been released. It features GNOME 2.1, KDE 3.1rc5, Linux Kernel 2.4.20, GCC 3.2.1 and font anti-aliasing via libXft2 in most applications. There are three ISO images to download: d1.iso (644MB), d2.iso (625MB) and d3.iso (495MB) and if you wish to help with beta testing, the ALT Bugtracker is the place to report bugs. As this is the last post of the year, I'd like to express my gratitude to all of you who have supported DistroWatch with your donations, sponsorship deals and bug reports and I wish all of you a happy and prosperous New Year 2003. Be sure to visit these pages often as we keep following the exciting world of Linux distribution development for many more years to come!
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