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FreeBSD is a UNIX-like operating system for the i386, amd64, IA-64, arm, MIPS, powerpc, ppc64, PC-98 and UltraSPARC platforms based on U.C. Berkeley's "4.4BSD-Lite" release, with some "4.4BSD-Lite2" enhancements.

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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
FreeBSDALT Linux
IndependentBaseIndependent (forked from Mandrake)
txzPackage Managerrpm (APT)
RCInit Systemsystemd, SysV
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
Latest Version11.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 14, 2026Release DateMay 1, 2025
armARM64armeli486ia64MIPSmipselsparc64pc98PowerPCppc64ps3x86_64xboxARMhfi586ppc64elRISC-V
Architecture
armARM64armeli486ia64MIPSmipselsparc64pc98PowerPCppc64ps3x86_64xboxARMhfi586ppc64elRISC-V
CinnamonGNOMEKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtmangowmMATEWayfireXfceAfterStepBlackboxEnlightenmentFVWMIceWMKDELXDEOpenboxWMaker
Desktops
CinnamonGNOMEKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtmangowmMATEWayfireXfceAfterStepBlackboxEnlightenmentFVWMIceWMKDELXDEOpenboxWMaker