ALT Linux produces 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.
The main flavours:
- Workstation – operating system and application suite designed for workplace at both office and home.
- KWorkstation – as above but with the KDE Plasma desktop.
- Server – for enterprise IT infrastructure.
- Virtualization Server – for enterprise virtualization.
- Education – for educational institutions.
- Simply Linux.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | MATE |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | RPM |
| Release Model: | Fixed (Rolling version is also available) |
| Platforms: | AMD64, i586 |
| Home Page: | en.altlinux.org |
| Developer: | BaseALT LLC |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distros which is currently under development. |
What's a Linux distribution ("distro")? |
| A distro provides the user with a desktop environment, preloaded applications, and ways to update and maintain the system. Each distro makes different choices, deciding which open source projects to install and provides custom written programs. They can have different philosophies. Some distros are intended for desktop computers, some for servers without a graphical interface, and others for special uses. Because Linux is an open source operating system, combinations of software vary between Linux distros. |