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{{Infobox OS

| name = ALT Linux

| logo =

| screenshot = [[Image:AltLinux500Desktop.png|250px]]

| caption = ALT Linux 5.0

| developer = ALT Linux Ltd<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altlinux.com|title=ALT Linux -– main}}</ref> and ALT Linux Team<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.altlinux.org/ALT_Linux_Team |title=ALT Linux Team -– ALT Linux Wiki}}</ref>

| family = [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]])

| source_model source model = [[Open-source software|Open source]]

| released = {{Start date and age|2001|03|25}}<ref>[http://www.altlinux.org/Releases/History?uselang=en Releases/History -– ALT Linux Wiki] {{in lang|ru}}</ref><ref>[http://lists.altlinux.org/pipermail/community/2001-March/203374.html <nowiki>[mdk-re]</nowiki> I: Linux-Mandrake RE Spring 2001] {{in lang|ru}}</ref>

| latest_release_versionlatest release version = 9.1<!-- If you update this, remember to also update [[Comparison of Linux distributions]] -->

| latest_release_date latest release date = {{Start date and age|2020|07|29}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basealt.ru/about/news/archive/view/novyi-reliz-os-alt-91-obespechil-bolshe-vozmozhnostei/ |title=Новый релиз ОС "Альт 9.1" обеспечил больше возможностей для построения технологически независимой цифровой инфраструктуры}}</ref>

| latest_test_version latest preview version = [http://en.altlinux.org/Sisyphus Sisyphus]

| latest_test_date latest preview date = released daily<ref>[{{cite web |url=http://packages.altlinux.org/en/ |title=packages.altlinux.org] tracks the daily development.}}</ref>

| language = Multilingual (but installation process in Russian by default -; can edit the language at boot of livecd by changing ru_RU to en_US)

| kernel_type kernel type = [[Linux kernel|Linux]]

| ui = [[Bash (Unix shell)|bash]]; [[KDE Plasma Desktop]] (in ''Desktop''), [[Xfce]] (in ''Desktop Lite'')

| working_state working state = Active

| website = [http://{{URL|en.altlinux.org}} English home] [http:/<br/>{{URL|altlinux.org}} Russian home]

| supported_platforms supported platforms = [[amd64AMD64]] and, [[P5 (microarchitecture)|i586]]

| updatemodel update model = 0.5 years per stabilization

| package_manager package manager = [[aptAPT-rpmRPM]]

}}

'''ALT Linux''' is a set of Russian [[operating system]]s based on [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]]-based operating(RPM) systemsand built on top of thea [[Linux kernel]] and Sisyphus<ref>{{cite web |url= http://en.altlinux.org/Sisyphus |title= Sisyphus -– ALT Linux Wiki }}</ref> packagespackage repository. ALT Linux has been developed collectively by ALT Linux Team developers community and ALT Linux Ltd.

== History ==

ALT Linux Team arose from the merger of IPLabs Linux Team and the Linux community of the Institute of Logic, Cognitive Science and Development of Personality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://howsoftwareisbuilt.com/2009/02/25/interview-with-alexey-rusakov-project-manager-alt-linux/ |title=Interview With Alexey Rusakov -– Project Manager -– Alt Linux |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417073311/http://howsoftwareisbuilt.com/2009/02/25/interview-with-alexey-rusakov-project-manager-alt-linux/ |archive-date=2009-04-17 }} | </ref> The latter cooperated with [[Mandrake Linux]] and [[SUSE Linux|SUSE]] teams to improve localization (specifically [[Cyrillic script]]), producing a Linux-Mandrake Russian Edition (RE).

Mandrake and Mandrake RE became different distributions and thus the decision was made to create a separate project. The name "''ALT"'' was coined, which is a [[recursive acronym]] meaning "''ALT Linux Team"''.

The split led to the creation of the Sisyphus package repository, which is an unstable branch of the ALT Linux development. In 2007, the Sisyphus repository won a prestigious CNews award in nomination for Information Security.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://awards.cnews.ru/2007/#6 |title= CNews AWARDSAwards 2007 }}</ref>

== Releases ==

<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.altlinux.org/Releases/History |title= Releases/History —– ALT Linux Wiki }}</ref>

{{Expand section|descriptions of distribution variants|date=June 2008}}

=== Version history ===

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=== ALT Linux 4.0 ===

These series changed the official naming somewhat to be «''ALT Linux 4.0 $flavour»''.

* Server was released in June 2007 (1CD+1DVD per platform; i586 and x86_64);

* Office Server quickly followed (1CD; i586 and x86_64);

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* Terminal in December 2007 (joint release with [[:ru:Media Magic|Media Magic Ltd]], 1DVD; i586; KDE3, low client RAM requirements).

There was also a more conservative «''school 4.0 branch»'' maintained for the Russian schools pilot project, and several distributions specifically tailored for schools released using that as a base.

=== ALT Linux 4.1 ===

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=== ALT Linux 5.x ===

The 5.0 branch was canceled<ref>{{cite web |url= http://en.altlinux.org/Stable_branches |title= Stable branches -– ALT Linux Wiki }}</ref> mainly due to stormy X.org conditions (and subsequently archived); 5.1 community branch was created along with p5 «''conservative»'' branch later in 2009. Somewhat confusingly, distributions based on the p5/branch were numbered as ALT Linux 5.0:

* Ark (client+server suite, 1DVD+1CD per platform; i586 and x86_64);

* School Suite —– mostly i586, also including docs, video lessons and free software for Windows (3DVD):

** Server (1DVD; i586 and x86_64);

** Terminal (1DVD; KDE3);

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=== Compact ===

''Compact'' is a series of ALT Linux distributions tailored for beginner users. It is mostly used on workstations, home computers, and notebooks. It includes additional means for easy configuration, many office and multimedia applications, and some games. ''Compact'' was also a popular choice for [[OEM]] whitelabeling, i.e., creating a specific edition for various hardware vendors to bundle with their hardware.

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Дистрибутивы серии ''Junior'' предназначены для решения различных прикладных задач пользователей. Помимо ставших привычной необходимостью офисных и мультимедийных приложений, а также приложений, необходимых для полноценной работы в Интернет, в ''Junior'' входят текстовые редакторы, словари, шрифты, несколько графических операционных сред, языки программирования и среды разработки, системы управления базами данных, образовательные программы, игры и утилиты администрирования системы. Одной из задач при составлении дистрибутива ''ALT Linux 2.3 Junior'' было создание на базе GNU/Linux платформы для обучения [[информатика|информатике]] и информационным технологиям. Поэтому в нём присутствуют дополнительные учебные и методические пособия, книги и статьи по GNU/Linux и смежным темам.

В конце 2007 года была выпущена бета-версия ''{{Nowrap|ALT Linux 4.0 Junior}}''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altlinux.ru/company_news/junior_40_beta.html}}</ref>

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=== Desktop ===

Серия ''Desktop'' —– развитие серии ''Junior'' для домашнего и офисного применения. Версия ''Small Business Desktop'' позволяет работать с программами «''1С»'' и другими российскими бизнес-приложениями, а версия ''Corporate Desktop'' включает услуги расширенной технической поддержки.

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=== Master ===

Задача дистрибутивов серии ''Master'' —– служить универсальным инструментарием для разработчика, администратора и пользователя. ''Master'' —– наиболее полный дистрибутив ALT Linux, в котором «''всё под рукой»''. На основе Master можно строить корпоративные информационные системы, использовать его в качестве серверной платформы, для разработки клиентских и серверных приложений, в образовательных учреждениях, а также применять в качестве профессиональной настольной операционной системы. Последняя версия дистрибутива ALT Linux Master 2.4 вышла в октябре 2004 года.

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=== Server ===

''ALT Linux Server'' is a hardened server single CD distribution. It is certified by Federal department of technical and expert control of Russia in the following categories:

* by the level of monitoring for non-declared features —– level 4<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fstec.ru/_docs/doc_3_3_010.htm |title= Система защиты! |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315022433/http://www.fstec.ru/_docs/doc_3_3_010.htm |archive-date=2008-03-15 }} | </ref>

* class of protection from unauthorized access to information —– class 5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fstec.ru/_docs/doc_3_3_003.htm |title= Система защиты! |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331191617/http://www.fstec.ru/_docs/doc_3_3_003.htm |archive-date=2008-03-31 }}| </ref>

=== Terminal ===

''ALT Linux Terminal'' is a terminal server distribution<ref>Last stable release is [ftp://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/4.0/Terminal/ 4.0.0].</ref> based on ALT Linux Desktop and ALTSP5: a friendly/merging fork of [[Linux Terminal Server Project|LTSP]] (LTSP) which is usable on older hardware acting as [[thin client|thin]]/ and [[diskless workstation|diskless]] clients (16 [[megabyte|MB]] RAM is enough, while stock LTSP5 usually requires ≥ 64 MB RAM). It was also adapted for Russian School Education National Project<ref>[[:ru:Перечень школьного программного обеспечения#.D0.A1.D0.B2.D0.BE.D0.B1.D0.BE.D0.B4.D0.BD.D0.BE.D0.B5 .D0.9F.D0.9E|School software list]]</ref> free software package.

== References ==

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* [http://linuxbsdos.com/2009/12/30/how-to-install-cairo-dock-on-simply-linux-5/ How to install Cairo-Dock on Simply Linux 5]

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