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Devuan GNU+Linux

Devuan GNU+Linux is a Linux distribution forked from Debian in 2015. The project's primary goal is to provide a variant of Debian without the complexities and dependencies of systemd, an init system and services manager originally developed by Red Hat and later adopted by most other Linux distributions.

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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
Devuan GNU+LinuxALT Linux
DebianBaseIndependent (forked from Mandrake)
apt / debPackage Managerrpm (APT)
OpenRC, runit, SysVInit Systemsystemd, SysV
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
6.0.0Latest Version11.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
November 3, 2025Release DateMay 1, 2025
ARM64armelARMhfi686x86_64i586mipselppc64elRISC-V
Architecture
ARM64armelARMhfi686x86_64i586mipselppc64elRISC-V
CinnamonKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtMATEWayfireXfceAfterStepBlackboxEnlightenmentFVWMGNOMEIceWMKDELXDEOpenboxWMaker
Desktops
CinnamonKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtMATEWayfireXfceAfterStepBlackboxEnlightenmentFVWMGNOMEIceWMKDELXDEOpenboxWMaker