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Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.

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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
UbuntuALT Linux
DebianBaseIndependent (forked from Mandrake)
apt / deb, snapPackage Managerrpm (APT)
systemdInit Systemsystemd, SysV
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
26.04Latest Version11.0
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 23, 2026Release DateMay 1, 2025
ARM64ARMhfppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64i586mipsel
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64i586mipsel
GNOMEUnityAfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfce
Desktops
GNOMEUnityAfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfce