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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux distribution developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server editions for x86, x86_64, Itanium, PowerPC and IBM System z architectures, and desktop editions for x86 and x86_64 processors.

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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
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxALT Linux
FedoraBaseIndependent (forked from Mandrake)
dnf, yum / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerrpm (APT)
systemdInit Systemsystemd, SysV
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
10.2Latest Version11.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 20, 2026Release DateMay 1, 2025
ARM64ppc64els390xx86_64x86-64-v2ARMhfi586mipselRISC-V
Architecture
ARM64ppc64els390xx86_64x86-64-v2ARMhfi586mipselRISC-V
GNOMEAfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfce
Desktops
GNOMEAfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfce