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ALT Linux screenshot

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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Talos Linux screenshot

Talos Linux

Talos is a specialist Linux-based operating system for running Kubernetes, an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling and management of containerised applications. Minimal, immutable and hardened, it does not offer any shell or interactive console; instead, all system management is done via remote Application Programming Interface (API) calls, where messages sent from a client application are protected with mutual Transport Layer Security TLS (mTLS) authentication.

Technical Specs Comparison
ALT LinuxTalos Linux
Independent (forked from Mandrake)BaseIndependent
rpm (APT)Package Manager
systemd, SysVInit System
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
11.0Latest Version1.13.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 1, 2025Release DateApril 27, 2026
ARM64ARMhfi586mipselppc64elRISC-Vx86_64ARMv7
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfi586mipselppc64elRISC-Vx86_64ARMv7
AfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMGNOMEIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfceNo Desktop
Desktops
AfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMGNOMEIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfceNo Desktop