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ALT Linux
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8.6 from 16 review(s)
Version: Sisyphus
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-07-13
Votes: 9
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Very Stable! One of the best Linux I tried.
Automatic update every day. Installation is simple. Most common hardware automatically works.
Alt is one of the Linux distro. I tried, with no wi-fi hardware problems for my laptop (HP Pavilion).
Sound, Video card and fingerprint sensor works automatically after system installation.
Software store is full of different software, soft is not the latest versions, but mostly is one-two month older.
Simple system administration from its own menu.
Deb. packages is mostly compatible.
I love it!
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Version: Sisyphus
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-01-04
Votes: 103
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Very fast, reliable and you can find absolutely any package. Applications from Windows work much better than other distributions. Most applications work much better, more stable and take less system resources compared to the leaders in the rating. Too bad I didn't try Alt Starterkit before. Now it is my main distro, dethroned antiX. And by installing EPM
Another option for installing programs is the epm package manager - Ettersoft package manager, you can update the system, programs from repositories, programs from epm, flatpak programs, update kernels, remove old kernels with one command:
sudo epm full-upgrade. After that everything works great. The only exception was that I had to grant "sudo" rights myself, because for some reason it was impossible to install or update anything in the console, but I hope that this will be fixed soon. And basically everything is beyond praise. I am pleasantly surprised that you can go about your business without being distracted by the fact that something needs to be corrected and "finished".
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-07-29
Votes: 0
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first test the different variants. Only the alt-education variant will be start in live mode. The workstation live variant ask for a HD with alt distribution.
After installing the education on a HD with more Linux distribution.
After restarting it will not appears in the grub boot menu. I start another Linux and check the boot folder from alt education. It appear as blocked and empty.
Probably i will delete alt education.
When I tested it, it was interesting and met my requirements. This is the first Linux distribution where something like this has happened to me.
It's a pity.
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-06-04
Votes: 35
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A good stable and beautiful distro. I put nine to ten to the rate because it does not support greek language.I hope developers to fix it. I wan to install it and to some friends laptops.
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-16
Votes: 36
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Very good distro. Am use 5 years and dont have any problems. I advise all!
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Version: Sisyphus
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-28
Votes: 14
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I had a good look at the LXDe verson of Alt and I must say, I am really impressed. It's clean, very fast and has most programs that are worth their salt already "in the box". I was particularly pleased the find all my favourite programs such as "gnome-commander" in the repository - a program that I find so useful but had been ditched by so many distro compilers. Why ?
We wouldn't have made it into the twentyfirst century without programs like that.
I will install the Sisiphus and would like to thank the development team to come up with such a wonderful distro. A clean 10 from this angle.
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Version: 9.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-21
Votes: 56
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Decided to go with p9 i586 GNUStep SysV Live ISO and have been so pleased with it. It installed just perfectly on to my Acer Aspire One netbook, detecting all of my hardware. It even allows me to use the Acer's built-in SD card reader (which was unusable with other Linux distros I've tried on it).
The ALT Linux team are masters at building a wide range of flavours of their distro and their installation processes are easy and intuitive. The ALT System Management Center (Alterator) makes it very easy to do some of the more complicated/fiddly system configuration tasks.
ALT Linux also has the best implementation of Window Maker I've ever used. WM on many other distros just doesn't work all that well. But on ALT I've experienced no issues with WM.
ALT Linux proven to me to be a very stable Linux distro with a very large selection of software in their independent repository, Sisyphus. Because they are not based on any other Linux distro, but have been going it alone for over 20 years, says a lot.
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Version: 9.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-12-20
Votes: 24
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For me the prefect system. Even upgraded 9.1 on one machine stepping over 9.2 to the 10 beta and everything went smoothly with no breakages. Uses half the memory of some other systems. Just one look at the ALT development team should fill most folks with confidence and they won't be disappointed with the result.
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Version: 9.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-10-26
Votes: 23
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Lots of applications are at their latest versions. Stable system, lots of packages and other customizations you can install. Alt looks beautiful too.
Programs respond quickly and the OS is easy to use.
My hardware like my printer and WiFi adapter were detected and work well.
I recommend Alt.
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Version: Sisyphus
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-06-07
Votes: 20
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Sisyphus MATE 64bit is fantastic. The Live system is persistent by default if you choose the option with sessions! And TPLinux Archer T3U Realtek RTL8812BU is working out of the box! So cool!
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Version: 9.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-05-30
Votes: 0
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32 bit old computer. Awful !!! I even couldn't set keyboard to my language! And only 2 languages available interface Russian and English. Very poor distro, much worse than Elive. I m going back to MX.
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Version: 9.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-05-22
Votes: 11
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Note: I'm using the aarch64 version on Raspberry Pi.
Highly stable distro, and is one of the few rpm-based stable distros that have good compatibility with Raspberry Pi. Some of the issues I've found were some Wi-Fi detection problems, mainly when using a cellphone as Wi-Fi access point, and USB printer detection issues. I used a Epson TX125 and the distro didn't recognize it.
It has a good amount of apps in the main repositories, and flatpak works on command line perfectly. Flatpak doesn't work correctly on the main package manager.
MATE is very simple and has a design focused on productivity, not appearance. There are other options of DEs on the main distros. I tried IceWM without issues.
The Sound Switcher app is very useful when you have the Raspberry Pi connected via a KVM switch, unlike other distros it detects automatically the active headset connected on the switch.
I also couldn't install aarch64 RPM packages from files, says it can't find the package file location.
Besides the amount of issues being very great on aarch64, it is very functional, main distro applications works, and it can be used as a main OS in a Raspberry Pi.
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Version: 9.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-17
Votes: 13
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Used many Linux distress over the last 15 years or so. This is far and away the best I have handled so far. Install is a dream, easy to follow, intuitive(detects my global region without prompting). Has all the apps I need out of the box, and for any others Synaptic is there for me. Many other distro's could take a leaf out of ALT's book (especially Ubuntu), Wi-Fi setup is a breeze even with a fairly proprietary laptop wi-fi card.
I think it's great and have just blasted all my other installed distro's off my Linux lappy
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Version: 9.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-04-23
Votes: 10
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ALT has been around for a very long time, but I had never tried it before. So I gave it a whirl, expecting a tired, old, antiquated distro, maybe like Free BSD. Wow! Was I wrong. ALT is modern and solid. I encountered no issues, just a fine tuned, non-nonsense, smooth running machine. I think it would be great for beginners, and production folk who need a reliable operating system. My only concern is that, being an independent distro you may have to work with it a bit to get some modern programs like Zoom, Skype to run, but that can be overcome. I believe ALT Linux is an undiscovered gem.
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Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-04-13
Votes: 4
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I used Simply Linux Live CD/USB version. Plus:
It fits preinstalled the most essential programs on 2G USB stick: Chromium browser, LibreOffice, VLC, Gimp and a few other tools and utilities. So, even installed on HD it would be a working minimalist distro.
It was fast. The wi-fi was recognized and launch very quickly.
Used 400 MB RAM on 3G RAM machine. By comparison MX used 600 MB (Antix - under 200 MB)
. Software installation seems easy with Synaptic.
Negative (for me):
The Stick version is not Persistent as some suggest. 'Session Support' refers rather to saving some settings than to full persistence MX/Antix style.
I did not see an internal tool for a snapshot or a recreation of the image on eternal media (for installed system). Perhaps, the workstation (4G+) has more utilities.
This is definitely a good candidate for a HD install, but not for a working persistent stick use.
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Version: 9.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-01-16
Votes: 11
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I have tested many operating systems, which I do for fun. I do not think I have given any one a perfect 10. Wow, I was surprised by Alt Linux (Xfce).
• On my Acer Aspire 3, it is slick, and works absolutely flawlessly. I tried USB persistence (they call it session support), and this worked immediately.
• The installed software is sparse, but with a connection, one can quickly remedy that, through the generous Synaptic package manager.
• The only thing that doesn't get a like is its appearance. While there is nothing wrong with it, this is not as beautiful or polished as Western systems.
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Latest Reviews
Project: ALT Linux
Version: Sisyphus
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-07-13
Votes: 9
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Very Stable! One of the best Linux I tried.
Automatic update every day. Installation is simple. Most common hardware automatically works.
Alt is one of the Linux distro. I tried, with no wi-fi hardware problems for my laptop (HP Pavilion).
Sound, Video card and fingerprint sensor works automatically after system installation.
Software store is full of different software, soft is not the latest versions, but mostly is one-two month older.
Simple system administration from its own menu.
Deb. packages is mostly compatible.
I love it!
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: Sisyphus
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-01-04
Votes: 103
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Very fast, reliable and you can find absolutely any package. Applications from Windows work much better than other distributions. Most applications work much better, more stable and take less system resources compared to the leaders in the rating. Too bad I didn't try Alt Starterkit before. Now it is my main distro, dethroned antiX. And by installing EPM
Another option for installing programs is the epm package manager - Ettersoft package manager, you can update the system, programs from repositories, programs from epm, flatpak programs, update kernels, remove old kernels with one command:
sudo epm full-upgrade. After that everything works great. The only exception was that I had to grant "sudo" rights myself, because for some reason it was impossible to install or update anything in the console, but I hope that this will be fixed soon. And basically everything is beyond praise. I am pleasantly surprised that you can go about your business without being distracted by the fact that something needs to be corrected and "finished".
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 10.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-07-29
Votes: 0
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first test the different variants. Only the alt-education variant will be start in live mode. The workstation live variant ask for a HD with alt distribution.
After installing the education on a HD with more Linux distribution.
After restarting it will not appears in the grub boot menu. I start another Linux and check the boot folder from alt education. It appear as blocked and empty.
Probably i will delete alt education.
When I tested it, it was interesting and met my requirements. This is the first Linux distribution where something like this has happened to me.
It's a pity.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 10.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-06-04
Votes: 35
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A good stable and beautiful distro. I put nine to ten to the rate because it does not support greek language.I hope developers to fix it. I wan to install it and to some friends laptops.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 10.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-16
Votes: 36
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Very good distro. Am use 5 years and dont have any problems. I advise all!
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: Sisyphus
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-28
Votes: 14
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I had a good look at the LXDe verson of Alt and I must say, I am really impressed. It's clean, very fast and has most programs that are worth their salt already "in the box". I was particularly pleased the find all my favourite programs such as "gnome-commander" in the repository - a program that I find so useful but had been ditched by so many distro compilers. Why ?
We wouldn't have made it into the twentyfirst century without programs like that.
I will install the Sisiphus and would like to thank the development team to come up with such a wonderful distro. A clean 10 from this angle.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 9.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-21
Votes: 56
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Decided to go with p9 i586 GNUStep SysV Live ISO and have been so pleased with it. It installed just perfectly on to my Acer Aspire One netbook, detecting all of my hardware. It even allows me to use the Acer's built-in SD card reader (which was unusable with other Linux distros I've tried on it).
The ALT Linux team are masters at building a wide range of flavours of their distro and their installation processes are easy and intuitive. The ALT System Management Center (Alterator) makes it very easy to do some of the more complicated/fiddly system configuration tasks.
ALT Linux also has the best implementation of Window Maker I've ever used. WM on many other distros just doesn't work all that well. But on ALT I've experienced no issues with WM.
ALT Linux proven to me to be a very stable Linux distro with a very large selection of software in their independent repository, Sisyphus. Because they are not based on any other Linux distro, but have been going it alone for over 20 years, says a lot.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 9.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-12-20
Votes: 24
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For me the prefect system. Even upgraded 9.1 on one machine stepping over 9.2 to the 10 beta and everything went smoothly with no breakages. Uses half the memory of some other systems. Just one look at the ALT development team should fill most folks with confidence and they won't be disappointed with the result.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 9.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-10-26
Votes: 23
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Lots of applications are at their latest versions. Stable system, lots of packages and other customizations you can install. Alt looks beautiful too.
Programs respond quickly and the OS is easy to use.
My hardware like my printer and WiFi adapter were detected and work well.
I recommend Alt.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: Sisyphus
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-06-07
Votes: 20
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Sisyphus MATE 64bit is fantastic. The Live system is persistent by default if you choose the option with sessions! And TPLinux Archer T3U Realtek RTL8812BU is working out of the box! So cool!
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 9.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-05-30
Votes: 0
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32 bit old computer. Awful !!! I even couldn't set keyboard to my language! And only 2 languages available interface Russian and English. Very poor distro, much worse than Elive. I m going back to MX.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 9.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-05-22
Votes: 11
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Note: I'm using the aarch64 version on Raspberry Pi.
Highly stable distro, and is one of the few rpm-based stable distros that have good compatibility with Raspberry Pi. Some of the issues I've found were some Wi-Fi detection problems, mainly when using a cellphone as Wi-Fi access point, and USB printer detection issues. I used a Epson TX125 and the distro didn't recognize it.
It has a good amount of apps in the main repositories, and flatpak works on command line perfectly. Flatpak doesn't work correctly on the main package manager.
MATE is very simple and has a design focused on productivity, not appearance. There are other options of DEs on the main distros. I tried IceWM without issues.
The Sound Switcher app is very useful when you have the Raspberry Pi connected via a KVM switch, unlike other distros it detects automatically the active headset connected on the switch.
I also couldn't install aarch64 RPM packages from files, says it can't find the package file location.
Besides the amount of issues being very great on aarch64, it is very functional, main distro applications works, and it can be used as a main OS in a Raspberry Pi.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 9.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-17
Votes: 13
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Used many Linux distress over the last 15 years or so. This is far and away the best I have handled so far. Install is a dream, easy to follow, intuitive(detects my global region without prompting). Has all the apps I need out of the box, and for any others Synaptic is there for me. Many other distro's could take a leaf out of ALT's book (especially Ubuntu), Wi-Fi setup is a breeze even with a fairly proprietary laptop wi-fi card.
I think it's great and have just blasted all my other installed distro's off my Linux lappy
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 9.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-04-23
Votes: 10
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ALT has been around for a very long time, but I had never tried it before. So I gave it a whirl, expecting a tired, old, antiquated distro, maybe like Free BSD. Wow! Was I wrong. ALT is modern and solid. I encountered no issues, just a fine tuned, non-nonsense, smooth running machine. I think it would be great for beginners, and production folk who need a reliable operating system. My only concern is that, being an independent distro you may have to work with it a bit to get some modern programs like Zoom, Skype to run, but that can be overcome. I believe ALT Linux is an undiscovered gem.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-04-13
Votes: 4
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I used Simply Linux Live CD/USB version. Plus:
It fits preinstalled the most essential programs on 2G USB stick: Chromium browser, LibreOffice, VLC, Gimp and a few other tools and utilities. So, even installed on HD it would be a working minimalist distro.
It was fast. The wi-fi was recognized and launch very quickly.
Used 400 MB RAM on 3G RAM machine. By comparison MX used 600 MB (Antix - under 200 MB)
. Software installation seems easy with Synaptic.
Negative (for me):
The Stick version is not Persistent as some suggest. 'Session Support' refers rather to saving some settings than to full persistence MX/Antix style.
I did not see an internal tool for a snapshot or a recreation of the image on eternal media (for installed system). Perhaps, the workstation (4G+) has more utilities.
This is definitely a good candidate for a HD install, but not for a working persistent stick use.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 9.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-01-16
Votes: 11
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I have tested many operating systems, which I do for fun. I do not think I have given any one a perfect 10. Wow, I was surprised by Alt Linux (Xfce).
• On my Acer Aspire 3, it is slick, and works absolutely flawlessly. I tried USB persistence (they call it session support), and this worked immediately.
• The installed software is sparse, but with a connection, one can quickly remedy that, through the generous Synaptic package manager.
• The only thing that doesn't get a like is its appearance. While there is nothing wrong with it, this is not as beautiful or polished as Western systems.
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