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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.

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OmegaLinux

OmegaLinux is an Arch-based, rolling-release Linux distribution featuring the lightweight LXDE desktop. It is suitable for installation on older computers with as little as 1 GB of memory.

Technical Specs Comparison
ALT LinuxOmegaLinux
Independent (forked from Mandrake)BaseArch
rpm (APT)Package Managerpacman / pkg
systemd, SysVInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
11.0Latest Version2026.02.21
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 1, 2025Release DateFebruary 22, 2026
ARM64ARMhfi586mipselppc64elRISC-Vx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfi586mipselppc64elRISC-Vx86_64
AfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMGNOMEIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfce
Desktops
AfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMGNOMEIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfce