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Last Update: 2024-09-19 05:20 UTC


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. ALT Linux produces different types of distributions for various purposes. There are desktop distributions for home and office computers and for corporate servers, universal distributions that include a wide variety of development tools and documentation, certified products, distributions specialized for educational institutions, and distributions for low-powered computers. ALT Linux has its own development infrastructure and repository called Sisyphus, which provides the base for all the different editions of ALT Linux.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 69 (153), 6 months: 69 (144), 3 months: 83 (121), 4 weeks: 82 (124), 1 week: 73 (128)

Average visitor rating: 8.81/10 from 21 review(s).


ALT Linux Summary
Distribution ALT Linux
Home Page https://en.altlinux.org/ (English)
https://www.basealt.ru/ (Russian)
Mailing Lists https://lists.altlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/
User Forums http://forum.altlinux.org/
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Documentation https://en.altlinux.org/Main_Page (English)
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http://heap.altlinux.org/ (Russian)
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2024-03-16: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 10.2
 • 2022-11-17: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 10.1
 • 2022-05-13: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 10.0
 • 2021-12-19: Development Release: ALT Linux 10.0 Beta
 • 2021-05-30: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 9.1 "Simply"
 • 2020-08-02: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 9.1
 • 2019-10-28: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 9.0
 • 2017-12-31: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 8.2
 • 2016-11-25: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 8.1
 • 2015-05-27: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 7.0.5
 • 2013-07-02: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 7.0.0 "Centaurus", "Simply"
 • 2011-11-02: Distribution Release: ALT Linux 6.0.0 "Centaurus"
 • More ALT releases...

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Feature Sisyphus 10.2 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.2 8.1 7.0.0 6.0.0 5.0.0 4.1.1 4.0 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.1 Feature
Release Date 2024-09-19 2024-03-16 2022-11-16 2020-08-02 2019-10-28 2017-12-31 2016-11-24 2013-07-01 2011-08-30 2009-10-29 2009-01-14 2007-08-27 2005-12-08 2004-09-19 2004-03-25 2003-03-04 2002-04-17 2001-09-12 Release Date
End Of Life                                     End Of Life
Price (US$)                                     Price (US$)
Image Size (MB)   2900-8000 2900-8000 2900-8000 2900-7100 2300-4900 800-4500                       Image Size (MB)
Free Download RPMs, ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop   MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE, KDE Plasma, Xfce MATE, KDE Plasma, Xfce MATE, Xfce KDE, Xfce KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE Default Desktop
Package Management RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) RPM (APT) Package Management
Release Model Rolling Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite Calligra, GOffice, KOffice, LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice KOffice, LibreOffice GOffice, KOffice, OO.o GOffice, KOffice, OO.o GOffice, KOffice, OO.o KOffice, OO.o KOffice, OO.o OO.o KOffice, OO.o KOffice, OO.o KOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture aarch64, armhf, i586, mipsel, ppc64el, riscv64, x86_64 aarch64, i586, mipsel, ppc64el, x86_64 aarch64, i586, mipsel, ppc64el, x86_64 aarch64, i586, mipsel, ppc64el, x86_64 aarch64, i586, mipsel, ppc64el, x86_64 i586, x86_64 i586, x86_64 i586, x86_64 i586, x86_64 i586, x86_64 i586 i586 i586 i586 i586 i586 i586 i586 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd, SysV systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, XFS ext3, ext4, XFS ext3, ext4, XFS ext3, ext4, XFS ext3, ext4, XFS ext3, ext4, XFS ext3, ext4, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS   Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes en, es, kk, pt, ru, tt, uk en, es, kk, pt, ru, tt, uk en, es, kk, pt, ru, tt, uk en, es, kk, pt, ru, tt, uk en, es, kk, pt, ru, tt, uk en, es, kk, pt, ru, tt, uk en, es, kk, pt, ru, tt, uk en, es, pt, ru, uk Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List sisyphus 10.2 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.2 8.1 7.0.0 6.0.0 5.0.0 4.1.1 4.0 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.1 Full Package List
Package Sisyphus 10.2 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.2 8.1 7.0.0 6.0.0 5.0.0 4.1.1 4.0 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.1 Package
abiword (3.0.5) 3.0.5 -- -- 3.0.2 3.0.2 -- -- -- -- -- 2.6.4 2.4.6 2.2.7 -- -- 1.0.3 1.0.2 0.9.2 abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.12) 1.2.12 1.2.8 1.2.6 1.1.9 1.1.9 1.1.0 1.1.0 1.0.27 1.0.24.1 1.0.21a 1.0.15 1.0.14a 1.0.9 1.0.5 0.9.8 0.9.0rc7 0.9.0rc1 0.5.10 alsa-lib (1.2.12)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- 13.101 13.101 8.872 8.650 8.47.1 8.39.4 8.18.6 3.7.6 3.7.0 2.5.1 -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.32) 5.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.05b 2.05b 2.05b 2.05b 2.05 2.05 bash (5.2.32)
bind (9.20.2) 9.18.29 -- 9.11.37 9.11.19 9.11.6 9.10.6 9.9.8 9.9.2 -- 9.3.6 9.3.5 9.3.4 9.2.4 9.2.4rc5 9.2.3 9.2.2.rc1 8.3.1 8.2.4 bind (9.20.2)
chromium (129.0.6668.58) 126.0.6478.182 -- -- 83.0.4103.61 76.0.3809.87 61.0.3163.100 54.0.2840.59 -- 12.0.742.21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (129.0.6668.58)
cups (2.4.10) 2.4.10 2.4.7 2.3.3 2.3.1 2.2.11 2.1.0 2.1.0 1.6.2 1.4.7 1.4.1 1.3.9 1.2.12 1.1.20 1.1.20 1.1.18 1.1.18 1.1.14 1.1.10 cups (2.4.10)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3.P1 -- 4.4.2 4.4.2 4.4.1 4.3.3 -- 4.2.5 -- 3.0.7 3.0.6 3.0.5 3.0.2 3.0.1 3.0.1 3.0.1 3.0.1rc8 2.0pl5 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.1) 1.46.4 1.46.2.0.16 1.46.2.0.16 1.44.6 1.44.6 1.42.13 1.42.13 1.42.7 1.41.14 1.41.9 1.40.5 1.39 1.37 1.35 1.34 1.32 1.27 1.19 e2fsprogs (1.47.1)
firefox (130.0.1) 130.0 115.8.0 -- 68.9.0 68.0.1 52.5.2 45.5.0 21.0 5.0.1 3.5.3 3.0.4 2.0.0.6 1.0.7 -- -- -- -- -- firefox (130.0.1)
freetype (2.13.3) 2.13.3 2.11.0 2.11.0 2.10.1 2.10.0 2.8 2.6.3 2.4.11 2.4.4 2.3.11 2.3.6 2.3.4 2.1.9 1.3.1 2.1.4 2.1.2 2.0.9 2.0.4 freetype (2.13.3)
gcc (14.2.0) 13.2.1 -- -- 8.4.1 8.3.1 5.3.1 4.7.2 4.7.2 4.5.1 4.4.1 4.1.2 4.1.1 3.4.4 3.3.3 3.2.3 3.2.1 -- 2.96 gcc (14.2.0)
gimp (2.10.38) 2.10.38 2.10.30 -- 2.10.18 2.10.12 2.8.20 2.8.16 2.8.4 2.6.11 2.6.7 2.4.7 2.2.17 2.2.7 -- 1.2.5 1.2.3 1.2.3 1.2.2 gimp (2.10.38)
glibc (2.40) 2.38.0.76.e9f05fa1c6 2.32 2.32 2.27 2.27 2.23 2.23 2.17 2.11.3 2.10.1 2.5.1 2.5 2.3.5 2.3.3 2.2.6 2.2.6 2.2.5 2.2.4 glibc (2.40)
gnome-shell (47.0) 46.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (47.0)
gnucash (5.8) 5.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.9 2.2.4 2.2.0 1.8.11 -- -- 1.7.7 -- -- gnucash (5.8)
gnumeric (1.12.57) 1.12.57 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.9.2 1.7.11 1.4.3 -- 1.2.0 1.0.10 1.0.6 0.70 gnumeric (1.12.57)
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.06 2.06 2.02 2.02 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.99 -- -- -- 0.95 0.94 0.93 0.92 0.92 0.90 grub (2.12)
gtk (4.16.1) 4.14.5 3.24.32 3.24.32 3.24.11 3.20 2.24.31 2.24.31 2.24.18 2.24.5 2.16.6 2.12.12 2.10.6 2.6.7 2.4.9 2.2.4 2.2.1 1.2.10 1.2.10 gtk (4.16.1)
httpd (2.4.62) 2.4.62 -- 2.4.53 2.4.43 2.4.39 2.4.29 -- 2.2.24 2.2.19 2.2.14 2.2.8 2.2.4 2.0.55 -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.62)
inkscape (1.3.2) 1.3.2 1.2.2 1.1.2 1.0 0.92.4 0.91 0.91 0.48.4 0.48.1 0.47 0.46 0.45.1 0.41 -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.3.2)
k3b (24.08.1) 24.02.2 -- -- -- -- 17.04.3 2.10.0 -- 2.0.2 -- 1.0.4 1.0.3 0.12.4a -- 0.10.2 0.7.4 -- -- k3b (24.08.1)
kmod (33) 31 30 27.0.9 26 26 21 21 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kmod (33)
krita (5.2.3) 5.2.2 -- 5.0.8 -- --       2.3.3   1.6.3 1.6.3 1.4.2           krita (5.2.3)
LibreOffice (24.8.1) 24.8.0 -- -- 6.3.0 6.2.7 5.2.7 5.2.0 4.0.0 3.4.2 3.1.1 3.0.0 2.2.1 1.1.5 1.1.2 1.1.0 1.0.2 1.0 638 LibreOffice (24.8.1)
linux (6.11) 6.6.52 6.1.79 5.15.72 5.7.8 4.19.79 4.9.72 4.4.34 3.8.13 3.0.3 2.6.30 2.6.25 2.6.18 2.6.12 2.4.26 2.4.22 2.4.20 2.4.18 2.4.9 linux (6.11)
Package Sisyphus 10.2 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.2 8.1 7.0.0 6.0.0 5.0.0 4.1.1 4.0 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.1 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) 0.10.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.4.3) 11.4.3 -- -- 10.4.13 -- 10.1.26 10.1.19 5.5.30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.4.3)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.28.2 1.26.1 -- 1.22.2 1.22.2 1.12.1 1.12.1 1.6.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (24.2.3) 24.2.2 23.1.9 8.4.0 20.1.1 19.1.5 17.1.10 12.0.3 9.1.3 7.10.3 7.6 7.0.4 7.0.4 6.8.2 5.0.2 5.0.1 4.0.3 4.0.2 3.5 mesa (24.2.3)
mysql (9.0.1) 8.0.39 -- -- -- -- -- -- 5.5.30 5.1.56 5.0.83 5.0.51 5.0.46 4.0.24 4.0.20 -- 3.23.55 -- -- mysql (9.0.1)
nautilus (47.0) 46.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.26.4 2.22.5.1 2.16.0 2.10.1 2.6.3 -- 2.2.1 1.0.6 1.0.4 nautilus (47.0)
NVIDIA (560.35.03) 550.107.02 -- -- 440.82 -- 384.98 367.57 319.32 280.13 185.18.36 177.80 100.14.11 1.0-7676 1.0-6111 1.0-5328 1.0-4191 1.0-2880 -- NVIDIA (560.35.03)
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.1 -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (23) 17.0.12.0.7 -- -- 8u212 -- 8u144 8u71 7u9 -- -- 1.6.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (23)
openssh (9.8p1) 9.6p1 7.9p1 7.9p1 7.9p1 7.9p1 7.2p2 7.2p2 5.9p1 5.6p1 5.3p1 5.0p1 4.6p1 3.6.1p2 3.6.1p2 3.6.1p2 3.4p1 3.1p1 2.9p2 openssh (9.8p1)
openssl (3.3.2) 1.1.1w 1.1.1w 1.1.1q 1.1.1g 1.1.1d 1.0.2n 1.0.2j 1.0.1e 1.0.0d 0.9.8k 0.9.8d 0.9.8d 0.9.7g 0.9.7d 0.9.6l 0.9.6h 0.9.6d 0.9.6b openssl (3.3.2)
perl (5.40.0) 5.38.2 5.34.0 5.34.0 5.28.2 5.28.1 5.22.3 5.22.1 5.16.3 5.12.3 5.8.9 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.7 5.8.4 5.8.2 5.8.0 5.6.1 5.6.1 perl (5.40.0)
php (8.3.11) -- -- -- 7.3.19 7.2.23 7.1.12 -- 5.3.25 5.3.6 5.2.11 5.2.5 5.2.2 5.0.5 4.3.9 -- 4.3.0 -- -- php (8.3.11)
plasma-desktop (6.1.5) 6.1.5 -- -- 5.18.5 5.16.5 5.10.4 5.8.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.1.5)
postfix (3.9.0) 3.8.6 3.6.2 3.6.2 2.11.11 2.11.11 2.11.7 2.11.7 2.9.5 2.5.14 2.5.9 2.4.9 2.3.12 2.2.4 2.0.20 2.0.16 1.1.12 1.1.11 20010714 postfix (3.9.0)
postgresql (16.4) 16.4 1.0 12.10 12.3 11.5 10.1 -- 9.1.9 9.0.4 -- 8.2.6 8.2.4 8.0.4 7.4.3 -- 7.3.1 -- -- postgresql (16.4)
Python (3.12.6) 3.12.6 3.9.16 3.9.6 3.7.4 3.7.4 2.7.11 2.7.11 2.7.4 2.6.6 2.5.4 2.5.2 2.4.4 2.4.1 2.3.3 2.2.3 2.2.2 2.2.1 2.1.1 Python (3.12.6)
qt (6.7.2) 6.7.2 5.15.12 5.15.4 5.12.9 5.12.5 5.7.1 5.6.2 4.8.4 4.7.3 3.3.8b 3.3.8b 3.3.8 3.3.4 3.3.3 3.1.2 3.1.1 3.0.4 2.3.1 qt (6.7.2)
samba (4.21.0) 4.20.4 4.19.4 4.16.5 4.11.9 4.10.8 4.6.12 4.5.1 4.0.5 3.5.10 3.0.37 3.0.30 3.0.25 3.0.14a 3.0.5 3.0.0 2.2.7 2.2.5 2.2.1a samba (4.21.0)
systemd (256.6) 255.11 249.17 249.12 243 242 233 230 201 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (256.6)
thunderbird (130.0) 128.2.1 102.11.0 91.10.0 68.9.0 60.8.0 52.5.0 45.5.0 17.0.6 5.0 -- 2.0.0.17 2.0.0.6 1.0.6 -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (130.0)
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.1 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.21) 3.0.21 3.0.18 -- 3.0.11 3.0.8 2.2.6 2.2.4 2.0.6 1.1.10 -- 0.8.7 0.8.6c -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.21)
wayland (1.23.1) 1.23.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.23.1)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.19.3 -- -- 4.14.2 4.14.1 -- -- 4.10.2 4.8.2 -- 4.4.2 4.4.0 4.2.2 -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.13) 21.1.13 1.20.14 1.20.14 1.20.8 1.20.5 1.18.4 1.18.4 1.14.1 1.10.3 1.6.5 1.4.2 1.3.0.0 (6.8.2) -- -- -- -- -- xorg-server (21.1.13)

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Version: Sisyphus
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-25
Votes: 17


Excellent distribution. The latest Gnome. A very large set of programs in the repository. Flatpak support, new kernel. In my opinion, a relatively stable rolling distribution.
There are telegram channels where you can ask questions, even without knowing Russian, and get answers.
I liked the large knowledge base.
Liked the new community wiki, alt-gnome.wiki
Although it is in Russian, everything is quite clear through online translation services.
In general, I am very pleased with this rolling distribution.
ALT Sisyphus Gnome, my choice.


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Version: 10.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-11-06
Votes: 21


I tried the ALT Mate release and I wasn't very happy with it. I couldn't get the permissions (root/user) to work properly and there was no visudo around to fix things. I wasn't interested in using Mate on my old desktop anyway (too resource-heavy), so I went back to the Simply Linux XFCE release of ALT without trying to mess around with it too much.

The initial Simply Linux XFCE version of ALT install, I'm quite sure, was 10.1, but I updated everything completely after the install and now it shows 10.2. There were some minor bugs I experienced in Simply Linux 10/10.1 (e.g. shift didn't register for XFCE shortcut key specifications so other keys had to be used, including for terminal copy and paste) and these were fixed. I was impressed because I've had issues in other distributions that went unfixed for ages.

I did notice that the install slowed down a bit after I installed all the software I typically use. Removing a bunch of autostart applications did help. I also changed the login theme to Slick which I think sped things up a little during boot up (the GTK theme is the default and it's a little buggy/strange in its appearance, so I didn't mind the switch for multiple reasons). It's still not as fast as the fresh install. But, it's not a huge difference and some of it is software-specific. For example, I can get a Floorp browser flatpak release to run blazing fast, while a tar install of Waterfox is a bit sluggish, and a repository install of Firefox is even more sluggish. But, that said, I can get Kodi playing a video on my 15-year-old desktop at the same time as five or so tabs being open on Waterfox without much of an issue. When I use shortcut keys to open Thunar or the terminal with Kodi and Waterfox both running, they almost instantaneously appear. I think that says a lot given the old hardware I'm using. There were some pieces of software I couldn't find in the default repository, but I found them in flatpak form and/or in the autoimports repository that you can add to ALT. (Search the ALT wiki and use a translation site if you don't read Russian. It's not hard to add the autoimports repositories, or you can find the package links on Pkgs.org from autoimports and you can install the individual .rpm files using the ALT RPM Install app that's included with the install without adding the whole repository. I did this for some hashing software without an issue, though ALT warns that the autoimports can be buggy.) I had some issues installing KDE-based software on XFCE because the location of libraries, resources, etc., was incorrect. Installing those few programs through flatpak instead fixed everything. Though, I had to add the flatpak directory to XDG_DATA_DIRS. I wish that had been automatic, but the flatpak installer (on the command-line) did give me a heads-up about it.

Overall, the issues I've had have been minor. Some have been fixed very quickly by the people at ALT (thank you) and others are easy to work around. This is my new favorite distribution. Sometimes it can be a pain to find documentation, as I don't read Russian well. But, for most purposes, translation services online do the trick.


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Version: 10.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-29
Votes: 18


Excellent - Modern Mate Desktop on workstation and has feel of reliability, Installer is excellent along with package management. Flatpak is available with one caveat - auto install provides 25 GB for Root with separate Home partition - Advisable to use Custom partition option and allow more file space for Root partition if you intend to install any Flatpak Apps. I love this Distro and intend to keep and use it into foreseeable future. Very user friendly with all the Apps you might need readily available for install.
For users who speak languages other than Russian,select the options that appear in Cryllic alphabet on Live CD bootup that has (F2) at the end - this will enable you to choose English or other languages.


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