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| 2008-10-07 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 4.1 "Desktop" |
| Alexey Rusakov has announced the release of ALT Linux 4.1 "Desktop" edition, a general-purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on desktops, laptops and netbooks: "We're happy to announce our new release, ALT Linux 4.1 'Desktop'. Changes since version 4.0: based on the new stable 4.1 repository branch; 2.6.25 kernel with better hardware support; KDE 3.5.10 (GNOME 2.22 and Xfce 4.4.2 can be installed from DVD); Firefox 3; NetworkManager allows managing any network interface without root privileges; a new look of the system management center; updated bootloader and display management modules; Kaffeine as the default player of audio and video files; updated and revised menu; new applications - QtEmu (QEMU with a GUI), VirtualBox." See the detailed release notes for further information. Download (MD5, torrents) either the installation DVD or the live CD: altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-install-dvd5.iso (4,363MB), altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-install-dvd5.iso (4,213MB), altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-live-cd.iso (692MB), altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-live-cd.iso (707MB). |
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| About 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. 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. |
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