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ALT Linux
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ALT Linux is a set of Russian operating systems based on RPM Package Manager (RPM) and built on a Linux kernel and Sisyphus[7] package repository. ALT Linux has been developed collectively by ALT Linux Team developers community and ALT Linux Ltd.
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Developer | ALT Linux Ltd[1] and ALT Linux Team[2] |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Active |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | March 25, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-25)[3][4] |
Latest release | 10.2 / September 19, 2023; 10 months ago (2023-09-19)[5] |
Latest preview | Sisyphus / released daily[6] |
Available in | Multilingual (but installation process in Russian by default; can edit the language at boot of livecd by changing ru_RU to en_US) |
Update method | 0.5 years per stabilization |
Package manager | APT-RPM |
Platforms | AMD64, i586 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
Default user interface | bash; KDE Plasma Desktop (in Desktop), Xfce (in Desktop Lite) |
Official website | en altlinux |
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