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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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VailuxOS

VailuxOS is a German, desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) branch or Debian's "Stable" branch. The project's primary goal is to make the transition from Windows to Linux as seamless as possible by maintaining familiar ways of working and workflows.

Technical Specs Comparison
ALT LinuxVailuxOS
Independent (forked from Mandrake)BaseDebian, Ubuntu (LTS)
rpm (APT)Package Managerapt / deb, flatpak, snap
systemd, SysVInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
11.0Latest Version1.6
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 1, 2025Release DateJanuary 5, 2026
ARM64ARMhfi586mipselppc64elRISC-Vx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfi586mipselppc64elRISC-Vx86_64
AfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMGNOMEIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfceKDE Plasma
Desktops
AfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMGNOMEIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfceKDE Plasma