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ALT Linux

intermediate

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.

Technical Specs
Base
Independent (forked from Mandrake)
Package Manager
rpm (APT)
Init System
Latest Version
11.0
Release Model
rolling release
Release Date
May 1, 2025
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfi586mipselppc64elRISC-Vx86_64
Desktop Environments
AfterStepBlackboxEnlightenmentFVWMIceWMLXDEOpenboxWMaker

About ALT Linux

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.

Highlights

  • -Russian distribution. Based on its own "Sisyphus" repository, supports the "Elbrus" CPU architecture.