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| 2009-10-30 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 5.0 "Ark" and "School" |
| Alexey Rusakov has announced the release of ALT Linux 5.0 "Ark" and "School" editions: "ALT Linux announces public availability of two products based on Platform Five: ALT Linux 5.0 Ark, a suite designed for making integrated solutions, and ALT Linux 5.0 School, a suite that is targeted at secondary and high schools. The most prominent features of the server distributions are: enterprise-class network organization; host-based authorization of users and services; connecting distributed systems together via VPN; host-based updates of servers and workstations throughout your LAN.... Desktop distributions sport the following features: Graphical desktops: GNOME (Ark Desktop, School Junior), Xfce (School Lite), KDE 4 (School Master); improved interaction with server distributions...." For further information please read through the release announcement. Quick links to download (MD5, torrents) the "Ark Desktop" editions: altlinux-5.0.0-ark-desktop-i586-ru.iso (2,566MB), altlinux-5.0.0-ark-desktop-x86_64-ru.iso (2,624MB). |
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| 2009-06-19 |
Development Release: ALT Linux 5.0 Beta |
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| The ALT Linux development team has announced the availability of the first beta release of ALT Linux 5.0, a Russian general-purpose distribution for servers and workstations. Some of the new features in this release include: choice of two desktop environments - KDE 4 and GNOME; optimised for office deployment, with Internet, electronic mail and office suite of applications; integration with server on many levels, including centralised authentication, virtual containers and file storage; support for interaction between virtual private networks; centralised update mechanism for servers and workstations; convenient web-based system administration. Read the full release announcement (in Russian) for further information. Download (MD5 the desktop installation DVDs: altlinux-5.0.0_beta-desktop-i586-ru-install-dvd5.iso (2,876MB), altlinux-5.0.0_beta-desktop-x86_64-ru-install-dvd5.iso (2,868MB). |
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| 2009-02-21 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 4.1.0 "School Server" |
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| Alexey Rusakov has announced the release of ALT Linux 4.1.0 "School Server" edition: "Armada group and ALT Linux company are happy to release School Server distribution, based on ALT Linux OfficeServer technological base and targeted at schools and other educational institutions. This release of School Server is an extended version of a server suite for educational institutions that was developed for the government contract in the end of 2008. School Server includes: Linux kernel 2.6.25, base system glibc 2.5.1; LAN services: DHCP server, DNS server BIND 9.3.5, proxy server Squid 2.6.STABLE18 (with statistics viewer), a firewall, network interfaces management console, time server OpenNTPd 3.9p1; file servers - Samba 3.0.30 and FTP server ProFTPd 1.3.0, repository mirrors setup service (using NFS), print server CUPS...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download from here: school-4.1.0-server-i586-install-cd.iso (671MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-01-15 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 4.1.1 |
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| Alexey Rusakov has announced the availability of an updated release of ALT Linux "Desktop" edition, version 4.1.1: "ALT Linux proudly presents a new release of our desktop distribution, ALT Linux 4.1.1 Desktop. This is a general-purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on desktop systems, laptops and netbooks. Changes since ALT Linux 4.1.0 Desktop include: updated version of OpenOffice.org - 3.0.0, with bug fixes; Compiz works out-of-the-box, all you need to do is run it from the menu; fixes in NetworkManager, targeted on its stability and PPPoE operation; printer settings and management is fixed in a default KDE installation; CPU frequency changing fixed; miscellaneous fixes here and there; an installation DVD image with English as the default language." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: altlinux-4.1.1-desktop-i586-install-dvd5.iso (4,456MB). |
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| 2008-10-07 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 4.1 "Desktop" |
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| 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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| 2007-08-28 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 4.0 "Personal Desktop" |
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| The ALT Linux development team has announced the release of ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop edition, a Russian desktop Linux distribution. ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop is designed for home and office use, providing the user with a convenient environment for undertaking common computing tasks. The product includes ALTerator - an intuitive system setup and configuration utility, OpenOffice.org - an office suite with support for popular office formats, WINE - an emulator designed to run Windows applications under Linux, and a variety of software packages for vector and raster graphics, multimedia, dictionaries and educational applications. One of the strong points of ALT Linux 4.0 is support for the latest hardware and technologies from the world's leading manufacturers, including wireless networking. For further details please read the full press release (in Russian). Download: dvd4.iso (4,433MB, MD5). |
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| 2004-03-25 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 2.3 Compact |
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| After nearly 6 months of beta testing, the "Compact" edition of ALT Linux 2.3 has been released. This is a new product line from the Russian distribution maker - a single-CD release designed for home and office use. It is simple to install and use, and it comes with virtually all important Internet and office applications necessary for daily work. See the full press release (in Russian) for further details. In Russia, a boxed version of the product is available for purchase from authorised resellers. Download: Compact-2.3.iso (698MB).
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| 2004-02-24 |
Review of ALT Linux 2.3 Compact |
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| Virtual Sky has published a brief review of the upcoming ALT Linux 2.3: "Unlike some other, more popular, commercially available Linux distributions, [ALT Linux] Compact found and configured my NVIDIA 3D accelerated graphics card without a hitch. Optical mouse, printer, CD-ROM, USB, network and sound card were all functioning perfectly when I logged in for the first time. Some Linux distributors charge for this kind of 'out of the box' experience." The full review with screenshots.
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| 2003-10-28 |
Development Release: ALT Linux 2.3 Beta |
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| ALT Linux has released a new beta of the upcoming ALT Linux 2.3, dated 20031027: "There's a new beta of ALT Linux. It's moving to become a release - most known release bugs are fixed, and the cleanups are now rather cosmetic. The release is especially suited for desktop and mobile customers with its enhanced support of USB, ACPI, and modern hardware. Its balanced mix of software is designed to serve as all-in-one solution for daily work, and is backed up by online repositories of distribution packages and security updates available via APT-RPM and the Synaptic frontend. You're welcome to give it a run - and if any bugs are still there, Bugzilla is waitin' for them!" The changelog is available here. Download: compact-20031027.iso (686MB).
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| 2003-09-29 |
Development Release: ALT Linux 2.3 Beta |
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| A single-CD OEM version of Alt Linux 2.3 beta has been released: "New beta of ALT Linux Compact, an OEM distribution specifically targeted at workstations and notebooks, is available for download. It features enhanced hardware support (Linux-2.4.22+patches; XF86 4.3+fixes: ATI/NVIDIA/i8xx/CLE266/Trident video; ALSA-0.9.7/OSS+fixes: EMU10k1, i8xx, and VIA82xx sound; softmodems, USB flash drives, GigE, WiFi, ACPI, and more); see also Changelog. Everyone is welcome to give it a spin; bug reports can go to bugzilla and for general discussion see our community-en mailing list." Download: compact-20030926.iso (615MB).
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| 2003-04-06 |
Review of ALT Linux Junior v2.2 |
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| Alt Linux doesn't get reviewed very often, so we are pleased to report that it received attention from Virtual Sky: "For the PC owner who's contemplating the adoption of the Linux operating system, you'll be hard pressed to find a distribution easier and better packaged than ALT Linux Junior 2.2. Even for the more experienced Linux user, Junior will handle many of the mundane tasks efficiently for you, as well as provide a flexible environment for further tweaking to your personal preferences and uses. For ease of use and for a system that will get you up-and-running fast, ALT Linux Junior 2.2 is sure to please." Read the complete review here.
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| 2003-03-26 |
Distribution Release: Alt Linux 2.2 Junior |
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| Following the recent release of Alt Linux 2.2 "Master", the "Junior" edition is now also available: "ALT Linux announces the release of ALT Linux Junior 2.2. Junior 2.2 is a GNU/*/Linux distribution, simple to install and use, designed for office and home workstations. For those who wish to take advantage of our development tools, a second disc is available for download on our FTP server and mirror sites. More details coming soon." Find out more on the distribution's home page. The release comes on two ISO images, which can be downloaded from here: Junior-2.2-CD1.iso (698MB) and Junior-2.2-CD2.iso (580MB) or from one of the many mirrors. Alt Linux Junior is a distribution for home computers, designed especially for beginners.
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| 2003-03-05 |
Distribution Release: ALT Linux 2.2 Master |
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| Alt Linux 2.2 Master (code name orange) has been released. This is a professional level package with a range of server and administration utilities, up-to-date software packages, multitude of office applications and developer tools packed onto 9 CDs, while the much improved documentation now comes in 5 manuals. The release announcement has all the details (Russian only). Alt Linux Master is a commercial product by the Moscow-based company and it is available for purchase via resellers throughout Russia. No downloadable ISO images have been provided, but an FTP edition of the product can be accessed here (presumably via the apt-rpm utility from earlier editions of Alt Linux Junior or Alt Linux Master 2.0). A brief review of the product's beta version was recently produced by TuxReports.
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| 2003-01-20 |
At A Glance: Alt Linux Master 2.2 Beta |
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| Birdie from TuxReports has installed the latest beta of Alt Linux and this is her overview: "The beta for ALT Linux Master 2.2 has been available since December 30, 2002. The beta version includes: Gnome 2.1, KDE 3.1rc5, kernel 2.4.20 and GCC 3.2. There are three iso images available for download. ALT Linux Master 2.2 beta is based on Mandrake and includes support for Russian (KOI8-R and CP1251 encoding), Ukrainian (KOI8-U and CP1251) and Belorussian languages. Clearly there has been tremendous amount of work on this distribution. Individuals looking for a distribution supporting the Russian language will definitely be drawn toward ALT Linux. We hope they continue to localize Mandrake - especially including Mandrake's latest 9.1 beta 2 work." The full story with a screenshots.
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| 2002-12-31 |
Development Release: Alt Linux 2.2beta (Master) |
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| A beta version of the upcoming Alt Linux 2.2 has been released. It features GNOME 2.1, KDE 3.1rc5, Linux Kernel 2.4.20, GCC 3.2.1 and font anti-aliasing via libXft2 in most applications. There are three ISO images to download: d1.iso (644MB), d2.iso (625MB) and d3.iso (495MB) and if you wish to help with beta testing, the ALT Bugtracker is the place to report bugs. As this is the last post of the year, I'd like to express my gratitude to all of you who have supported DistroWatch with your donations, sponsorship deals and bug reports and I wish all of you a happy and prosperous New Year 2003. Be sure to visit these pages often as we keep following the exciting world of Linux distribution development for many more years to come!
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| September 2009 |
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At one point or another gamers can hit the wall when using other OS systems such as Linux and Mac, as Windows has always been renowned as the OS of choice for the gaming community. In a lot of cases this has changed somewhat over the last few years with the use of virtualization software that helps to bridge that gap, and it can be quite successful to a point. Of course, when you virtualize another OS you can lose some of the performance, than say running a game natively, and with slowdowns and bugs comes frustration. We have listed a few resources that we think are worth a mention for different types of gamers, both online multiplayer and single player, see what you think:
- World of Goo. This is a great puzzle game that will keep you busy for hours, there's also a free playable demo version.
- If you're a online poker enthusiast we can recommend you check out the pokerlistings.com Linux poker page, it has a list of poker apps that are compatible with your OS.
- For the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) crowds you could always take a look at Vendetta online, "thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe", sounds great!
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