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Debian

The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian.

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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.

Technical Specs Comparison
DebianALT Linux
IndependentBaseIndependent (forked from Mandrake)
apt / debPackage Managerrpm (APT)
systemdInit Systemsystemd, SysV
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
13Latest Version11.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
August 9, 2025Release DateMay 1, 2025
ARM64ARMhfppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64i586mipsel
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64i586mipsel
AfterStepAwesomeBlackboxbspwmBudgieCinnamondwmEnlightenmentFluxboxflwmFVWMGNOMEi3IceWMJWMKDE PlasmalabwcLomiriLXDELXQtMATEMetacityOpenboxpekwmQtileRatpoisonSwayTWMUKUIWayfireWMakerXfceKDE
Desktops
AfterStepAwesomeBlackboxbspwmBudgieCinnamondwmEnlightenmentFluxboxflwmFVWMGNOMEi3IceWMJWMKDE PlasmalabwcLomiriLXDELXQtMATEMetacityOpenboxpekwmQtileRatpoisonSwayTWMUKUIWayfireWMakerXfceKDE