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ALT Linux

Desktop · Linux (Unix-like) · ALT Linux Ltd[1] and ALT Linux Team[2]

ALT Linux

2001 v11.1[5]  / 3 September 2025; 8 months ago (3 September 2025) Active

Operating system entry sourced from Wikipedia: ALT Linux.

Key specifications

Family
Linux (Unix-like)
Type
Desktop
Kernel
Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Version
11.1[5]  / 3 September 2025; 8 months ago (3 September 2025)
Released
2001

general

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)
Defaultuser interface bash; KDE Plasma Desktop (in Desktop), Xfce (in Desktop Lite)
Developer ALT Linux Ltd and ALT Linux Team
Initial release March 2001; 25 years ago (2001-03)
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Latest preview Sisyphus / released daily
Latest release 11.1  / 3 September 2025; 8 months ago (3 September 2025)
Official website en.altlinux.org Englishaltlinux.org Russian
OS family Linux (Unix-like)
Package manager APT-RPM
Source model Open source
Supported platforms AMD64, i586, ARMv7, e2k, AArch64
Update method 0.5 years per stabilization
Working state Active

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Performance profile

Catalog-derived scores for comparison — not benchmark results.

Security 72
Performance 42
Compatibility 52
Ecosystem 68
Modern support 83
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