ALT Workstation 10.4

ALT is a set of Linux distributions based on Sisyphus, an APT-enabled RPM package repository that aims to achieve feature completeness, usability, and security in a sensible and manageable mixture.

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License GNU GPL
State stable

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Workstation 10.418 Dec 2024 08:58 minor bugfix: The build is available for x86_64, AArch64, i586 and Elbrus Platform 10, based on the 6.1 LTS kernel. The package database, drivers and utilities for printers and scanners have been updated. LibreOffice 24.2, Scribus 1.6, CUPS 2.4, Thunderbird 115.16 are used to work with documents. Search the web in Firefox 115.16, Chromium-Gost 125, Yandex Browser 24.7. Application, including Brasero, for working with DVDs and CDs have been added to pre-installation.
Simply Linux 10.411 Dec 2024 14:34 minor bugfix: The build is available for x86_64, AArch64, i586 Platform 10, based on the 6.1 LTS kernel. * NVIDIA R550 Drivers. * Usrmerge package available out-of-box; necessary when moving to Platform 11. * Updated application versions
Education 10.429 Nov 2024 14:28 minor bugfix: The build is available for x86_64, i586, aarch64 and Elbrus Platform 10, based on the 6.1 LTS kernel. * Yandex.Browser's special educational version with bookmarks for schools. * USB Guard module is provided to configure connected device permissions for the specified users or groups. * SafeEyes utility. * Updated application versions
Workstation K 10.425 Oct 2024 13:58 minor bugfix: The build was prepared on the x86_64 10 platform (p10 Aronia branch), based on the 6.1 LTS kernel. * A weather forecast widget based on Yandex data supports operation via a proxy server now. * An online database of debugging information is connected to the application crash report dialog. * KDE Frameworks 5.116.
Platform 1131 May 2024 20:38 minor bugfix: Platform 11 (p11 - Salvia branch) has been released. In the new stable branch packages are built for the following architectures: x86_64; i586; aarch64; Elbrus: e2k (v3, 4C) and e2kv4 (8C/1C+), as well as e2kv5 (8C), the new e2kv6. See more: https://lists.altlinux.org/pipermail/altlinux-announce-en/2024/000039.html The platform is designed for the development, testing, distribution, updating and support of integrated solutions at all levels - from embedded devices to enterprise servers and data centers. The platform is created and developed by the ALT Linux Team, supported by BaseALT Ltd.
Virtualization 10.229 May 2024 13:47 minor bugfix: The release of the Virtualization 10.2 OS on the platform 10 (p10 Aronia branch) is prepared for x86_64 and AArch64. New features 10.2: * The system environment based on the Linux kernel un-def-6.1.85, systemd 249.17. * PVE 7.4 * OpenNebula 6.2 * Docker 24.0.7. * Podman 4.9.4. * FreeIPA 4.9.14. * EMU 8.2. * Libvirt 9.7. * Ceph 17.2 (Quincy).
Workstation K 10.313 May 2024 13:05 minor bugfix: The release of the ALT Workstation K 10.3 OS on the platform 10 (p10 Aronia branch) is prepared for x86_64. New features 10.3: * A weather forecast widget based on Yandex data has been added. * Accelerated work in photo and video editors, with 3D graphics is possible thanks to support for launching applications on a discrete NVIDIA graphics card. * The desktop design is complemented by the ability to select a dark theme when you first log in. * During installation, a swap file is automatically created on the root partition.
Server 10.213 Mar 2024 13:00 minor bugfix: The release of the ALT Server 10.2 OS on the platform 10 (p10 Aronia branch) is prepared for x86_64 and AArch64. The default kernel version is un-def-6.1 when installing the system. The std-def-5.10 kernel is also available. New features 10.2: installation profiles and basic set of services have been redesigned; Samba 4.19; RAID arrays support based on INTEL VROC. New application versions.
Workstation 10.213 Mar 2024 12:53 minor bugfix: The assembly of ALT Workstation 10.2 distribution kit is prepared for the x86_64, AArch64, i586 architecture and Elbrus. New features 10.2: OEM mode; Timeshift 23.12 added; it became possible to create subpartitions of the BtrFS at the disk preparation stage; new module of the System Control Center (Alterator) for remote configuration of the system via the alterator-fbi network; the license agreement changes. New application versions.
Simply Linux 10.202 Nov 2023 14:09 minor bugfix: Simply Linux 10.2 release based on the stable branch (p10, Aronia) including i586, x86_64, AArch64 support. New features: LibreOffice 7.5. New dictionaries have been added to the Hunspell library. Chromium 117.0. Pidgin 2.14. A special feature has been added to the distribution: Onboard 1.4 keyboard display. Java OpenJDK 17 Runtime Environment. The license agreement has been verified for correctness and relevance.
Education 10.220 Oct 2023 08:20 minor bugfix: ALT Education 10.2 release based on the stable branch (p10, Aronia) including i586, x86_64, AArch64 support. New features: Linux kernel 5.10 and 6.1, Glibc 2.32, GCC 10, systemd 249.16. There are new groups in installation menu: LibreOffice 7.5 office suite (Belarusian language support with spell checking), the Robotics (the Gazebo Sim 6.14, integrated programming environment for the Arduino). It is possible now to connect to Wi-Fi in the login screen if KDE Plasma is installed. The distribution includes now special features: the Orca screen reader, Speech Dispatcher server.
Workstation K 10.219 Sep 2023 17:18 minor bugfix: ALT KWorkstation 10.2 release based on the stable branch (p10, Aronia) including x86_64 support. New features: Default login manager LightDM. Now it is possible to join the system installer via VNC. The option to start a Plasma user session via systemd is enabled by default. Libnss-role role module added. Installation is on the BTRFS. Special features: speech synthesizer, screen reading, speech output processing service. Kernel un-def-6.1. KDE: Plasma 5.27, Frameworks 5.108, Applications 22.12, Mesa 23.1.
Starterkits 20230912 Sep 2023 19:14 minor bugfix: Multiplatform set of reasonably minimalistic LiveCD/installer images updated with new versions: kernel 5.10.194 / 6.1.51; Mesa 23.1.5, Firefox ESR 102.12.0, mkimage-profiles 1.5.10, mkimage 0.3.2, u-boot 2023.07. Builds changes: KDE5: 5.108.0 / 5.27.7 / 23.04.3; server: drop php8.0; cinnamon 5.6.8; jeos-systemd for x86_64: now loads in both Legacy and UEFI boot modes; alt-p10-gnome: image size reduced; xfce-sysv: xinput, trafshow, 7-zip added. x86_64 iso images: UEFI Shell and Memtest86+ added. aarch64: plymouth is included. Grub-pc for iso images (except xfce-sysv and gnustep-sysv).
Starterkits 20230613 Jun 2023 15:27 minor bugfix: Multiplatform set of reasonably minimalistic LiveCD/installer images updated with new versions: kernel 5.10.179/6.1.32; Mesa 22.3.7, Firefox ESR 102.11.0, lxqt 1.3.0. Builds changes: KDE5: 5.106.0 / 5.27.4 / 22.12.3, image size reduced; jeos: Btrfs added; gnome: packagekit added; engineering and linuxcnc-rt builds suspended until the release of platform 11; rootfs build with rpi kernel has been discontinued due to un-def-6.1 kernel fully supporting Raspberry Pi 4. Plymouth updated.
RISC-V Simply Linux RV 20230412 May 2023 10:32 minor bugfix: The release of the experimental build of Simply Linux RV for the riscv64 architecture. The main update is support for StarFive VisionFive 2 single-board computer. Application versions updated. Two images have been prepared based on the Sisyphus riscv64 repository: for HiFive Unmatched, HiFive Unleashed, StarFive VisionFive and QEMU; and for StarFive VisionFive 2.
Starterkits 20230310 Mar 2023 10:56 minor feature: Multiplatform set of reasonably minimalistic LiveCD/installer images updated with new versions: kernel 5.10.170/ 5.15.96; systemd 249.16, Mesa 22.3.1, Qt5 5.15.8, Firefox ESR 102.7.0. Builds changes: KDE5: 5.102.0 / 5.26.5 / 22.08.3; xfce-sysv: udev-rule-generator-net added; cnc-rt: Linux-rt 5.10.168, bCNC added; engineering: bCNC and simulide added, KiCad 6.11.
Starterkits 20200310 Mar 2023 10:56 minor feature: Multiplatform set of reasonably minimalistic LiveCD/installer images updated with new versions: kernel 5.10.170/ 5.15.96; systemd 249.16, Mesa 22.3.1, Qt5 5.15.8, Firefox ESR 102.7.0. Builds changes: KDE5: 5.102.0 / 5.26.5 / 22.08.3; xfce-sysv: udev-rule-generator-net added; cnc-rt: Linux-rt 5.10.168, bCNC added; engineering: bCNC and simulide added, KiCad 6.11.
Server 10.121 Feb 2023 09:52 minor feature: The assembly of ALT Server 10.1 distribution kit is prepared for the x86_64, AArch64 and Elbrus architecture. Support for Russian certification authorities (CA) (ca-certificates-digital.gov.ru 1.0) added. The Group policy project updated (the admx-msi-setup package has been added). Image 10.1 includes the text mode of the GRUB loader. ALT Server 10.1 new version supportes to enter a name or password in Cyrillic. Virt-manager 3.2 for creating virtual machines, a tigervnc 1.10 remote connection server added and the Zabbix 6.0 monitoring system.
RISC-V Simply Linux 10.117 Feb 2023 16:37 minor feature: The release of the experimental build of Simply Linux 10.1 (the p10 Aronia branch) for the riscv64 architecture. Support for StarFive VisionFive V1 single-board computer. The distribution includes Firefox 109.0.1 web browser, Thunderbird 102.7.1 mail client, LibreOffice 7.4.2 office suite. XFCE desktop environment 4.18. Added to the distribution: support for Russian certification authorities (CA) (ca-certificates-digital.gov.ru 1.0); htop 3.2.2 utility; libnss-role 0.5.64 mechanism for providing additional groups to the user; XSane 0.999; Epson and HP printer drivers.
Server Virtualization 10.114 Feb 2023 19:36 minor feature: This release is available for x86_64, AArch64 and ppc64le. System environment based on kernel std-def-5.10, systemd 249.13. The kernel-modules-drm package has been added to the installer. PVE 7.2 virtualization management system with support for new services and settings. Support for NUMA memory optimization (numactl) in case a basic virtualization scenario based on kvm+libvirt+qemu. Etcnet is used by default in the Network Settings. CRI-O instead of Docker in Kubernetes. Official container images updated in the container registry https://registry.altlinux.org/ as well as images on resources https://hub.docker.com/_/alt and https://images.linuxcontainers.org.
Workstation 10.101 Feb 2023 08:40 minor feature: This release is available for x86_64, AArch64, i586 architecture and Elbrus. Installation with a user-friendly interface. LiveCD image uses the same set of applications for scanning as the main image. Flatpack 1.14 has been added to the image repository. GIMP, Inkscape are now installed by default. CryptoPro support. The Group policy project updated.
Education 10.112 Jan 2023 19:54 minor feature: This release is available for x86_64, AArch64, i586 architecture. Support for Russian certification authorities (CA) added. The PascalABC.NET programming system has been supplemented with graphical environment. WINE 7.19 supports running both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows executables and resource files from the same profile at the same time. Two kernels system installation (std-def - 5.10 and un-def - 5.15). BTRFS subvolume support during installation. The Group policy project updated. Standalone LiveCD.
Starterkits 20221215 Dec 2022 13:37 minor feature: Multiplatform set of reasonably minimalistic LiveCD/installer images updated with new versions: kernel 5.10.156/ 5.15.80; make-initrd 2.31; Chromium 10; Firefox ESR 102.4.0; kde5: 5.98.0 / 5.25.5 / 22.08.1; MATE: 1.26; LXQt 1.2. It is possible to install the server starterkit on Btrfs. DRM modules and firmware added to the JeOS (systemd, sysvinit). LiveCD systems are installable with the classic installer.
Workstation K 10.117 Nov 2022 08:23 minor feature: ALT KWorkstation 10.1 release based on the stable branch (p10, Aronia) including x86_64 support. New features: Ventoy support, webkiosk mode, systemd-oomd free memory monitoring service, automatic disk partitioning profile for Timeshift. LiveCD added to the install image. BTRFS subvolume support during installation. Discover App Center can launch System Restore when upgrade failure is detected. KDE: Plasma 5.24, Gear 22.04, Frameworks 5.97. Mesa 22.0.
KWorkstation 10.013 May 2022 20:02 major feature: ALT KWorkstation 10 release based on the new stable branch (p10, Aronia) including x86_64 support. New features: ADMC/gpupdate for group policy management, supports the 12th generation of Intel Alder Lake processors and seamless system boot, alterator-multiseat setup module, more drivers for OKI, Brother printers and Epson scanners, Support for Snap and Flatpak apps, compatible EDS tools (Rutoken, JaCarta and ISBC). The distribution supports 3D and OpenCL hardware acceleration tools with branded NVIDIA video card drivers. Updated software stack including Linux 5.15, Glibc 2.32, GCC 10.3.
10.031 Dec 2021 08:30 major feature: ALT Server, Server-v, Workstation, Education and Simply Linux 10 releases based on the new stable branch (p10) including x86_64, i586, aarch64, ppc64el, e2k/e2kv4/e2kv5, riscv64 support (as appropriate). New features: ADMC/gpupdate for group policy management, OpenUDS for VDI, alterator-multiseat setup module, improved service deploy tool. Updated software stack including Linux 5.10, glibc 2.32, gcc 10 (e2k: Linux 5.4, lcc 1.25).
Starterkits 2021091213 Sep 2021 19:22 minor feature: Multiplatform set of reasonably minimalistic LiveCD/installer images updated with: reduced size; Linux 5.10.62/5.13.14; xorg-server 1.20.13, Mesa 21.1.5; Firefox ESR 78.13; NetworkManager 1.32.10; kde5: 5.85.0 / 5.22.4 / 21.0.4; improved Baikal-M aarch64 SoC support; "Network installation" GRUB submenu (needs ramdisk_size in KB). Installer support for xfs got fixed.
Simply Linux 9.130 May 2021 15:30 minor feature: Xfce 4.14 based SOHO/non-x86 personal desktop got updated with Vulkan support on x86, UEFI support on ARM, and obs-studio available for installation right off the media; riscv64 image officially stable now. Version updates: Linux 5.10 (4.9 for Jetson Nano), Chromium 89 (Firefox 78.10.0 on non-x86 arches), LibreOffice-still 7.0.5.2, VLC 3.0.11.1 (celluloid 0.18 for aarch64/mipsel).
Starterkits 2020121212 Dec 2020 18:52 minor feature: A set of reasonably minimalistic LiveCD/installer images updated with: Linux 5.4.81/5.7.19, Mesa 20.1.8, and Firefox ESR 78.5.0 this quarter; ISO images switched to grub-efi for EFI booting.
Regular 2020112530 Nov 2020 20:35 major feature: LiveCD images updated with: Linux 5.4.80/5.9.8, Mesa 20.2.3, NetworkManager 1.27.91, ALSA 1.2.4, linux-pam 1.5.1, iproute2 5.9.0, iptables 1.8.6; cinnamon: 4.6.6 (4.8.0 to arrive in this week's images!); enlightenment: 0.24.2; gnome3: 3.38.1; icewm: 1.9.2; lxqt: 0.15.1; xfce 4.15; Chromium 87, Firefox 83; iso images switched to grub-efi for EFI booting
Starterkits 2020091214 Sep 2020 14:41 major feature: Somewhat minimalistic LiveCD/installer collection; x86_64/i586/aarch64/armv7 images updated with: Linux 5.4.62/5.7.19, Mesa 20.1.1, Qt 5.12.9, Firefox ESR 68.9/Chromium 84/Seamonkey 2.53.2 and Samba 4.11.11, PHP 7.3.21, Apache 2.4.43; rootfs images available for Raspberry Pi 3/4.
Education 9.103 Aug 2020 08:15 minor feature: This release is available for 64/32-bit x86 and ARM, 32-bit MIPSel and 64-bit Elbrus systems. Added jitsi-meet. Updated packages, including Linux 5.4.51 (on most arches) and freeplane instead of freemind. Many small improvements and additions (like menulibre, afce, grub-customizer, gpupdate, winetricks, sssd-ldap). NB: RPi4 image has Firefox instead of Chromium, Celluloid instead of VLC, and no Blender.
Workstation 9.103 Aug 2020 08:15 minor feature: This release is available for 64/32-bit x86 and ARM (including RPi 3/4, Jetson Nano and Huawei Kungpeng Desktop), 32-bit MIPSel and 64-bit Elbrus systems. Added first-boot setup on aarch64. Updated packages, including Linux 5.4.51 (on most arches), Firefox ESR 68.9.0, LibreOffice-still 6.3.6.2, WINE 5.0.2, GIMP 2.10.18, Inkscape 1.0, Blender 2.82 (NB: RPi4 image ships without the latter three, install from repository if needed).
Server 9.103 Aug 2020 08:15 minor feature: This release is available for 64-bit x86, ARM, POWER and e2k systems. Added jitsi-meet on x86_64. Updated packages, including Linux 5.4.51, apache 2.4.43, php 7.3.19, squid 4.10, samba 4.11.9, freeipa 4.8.6. Considerably reduced minimal installation size.
Starterkits 2020061212 Jun 2020 17:22 major feature: LiveCD/installer, x86_64/i586/aarch64/armv7 images updated with: Linux 5.4.44, Mesa 20.1.0; Firefox ESR 68.9; kde5: 5.70.0 / 5.18.5 / 19.12.3, Qt5 5.12.8; lxqt: 0.15.1; cnc-rt: kernel-image-rt 4.19.124. LiveCD boot problem with sessions on a USB Flash has been fixed.
Regular 20200603 unstable03 Jun 2020 15:13 major feature: LiveCD images updated with: Linux 5.4.43/5.6.15, xorg-server 1.20.8, Mesa 20.1.0, ALSA 1.2.2; Chromium 83, Firefox 76.0.1; iproute2 5.5.0, iptables 1.8.4+, ppp 2.4.8, NetworkManager 1.18.6; cinnamon: 4.6.2; enlightenment: 0.24.1; gnome3: 3.36.2; icewm: 1.6.5; kde5: 5.70.0 / 5.18.5 / 19.12.3; lxqt: 0.15.0; lxde: updated packages; mate: 1.24.0; xfce: 4.14; wmaker: use gnustep one instead
Simply Linux 9.013 Apr 2020 18:06 major feature: Simply Linux 9.0 release based on the new stable branch (ALT p9) including aarch64, mipsel, riscv64 and e2k/e2kv4 support -- specifically Raspberry Pi 3 and RPi4, NVIDIA Jetson Nano, HiFive Unleashed and a few other boards; Russian users might be interested in Tavolga Terminal and MCST Elbrus 4C/8C/1C+ as well. Of course, this Xfce 4.14 carrying distro will also run on x86, both live and installed :-)
9.030 Oct 2019 21:08 major feature: ALT Workstation, Server, and Education 9.0 releases based on the new stable branch (p9) including aarch64, ppc64el, mipsel, e2k/e2kv4 support. Workstation and Education support RPi3, NVIDIA Jetson Nano, and a few other boards now; Server supports Huawei TaiShan 2280/V2, ThunderX, and POWER8/9 systems. Russian users might be interested in Tavolga Terminal and MCST Elbrus 4C/8C/1C+ support as well. There's a new download page as well!
Starterkits 2019091212 Sep 2019 19:15 major feature: New stable branch (p9) including aarch64/armh/mipsel support. Linux 4.19.69/5.2.11; systemd 242; xorg-server 1.20.5; Mesa 19.1.5; cinnamon: 4.2.3; enlightenment: 0.23; gnome3: 3.32.2; icewm: 1.6.1; kde5: 5.61.0/5.16.4/19.08.0; lxde: pcmanfm 1.3.1; lxqt: 0.14.1; mate: 1.22.1; xfce: 4.14. Dropped tde, kde4 flavours. Merged wmaker flavour into gnustep one. Linux 4.19.36/5.0.9; systemd 242; Mesa 19.0.2; python 3.7.3; livecd-install 0.9.11; gnome3 3.32.1; kde5: 5.57.0/5.12.8/18.12.3; mate 1.22.1
Regular 2019042424 Apr 2019 10:14 major feature: Linux 4.19.36/5.0.9; systemd 242; Mesa 19.0.2; python 3.7.3; livecd-install 0.9.11; gnome3 3.32.1; kde5: 5.57.0/5.12.8/18.12.3; mate 1.22.1
Regular 2019041010 Apr 2019 12:12 major feature: Linux 4.19.32/5.0.6; shim-signed 15 ("x64"/ia32); desktop images: switch to chrony; libfreetype 2.10.0; NetworkManager 1.16.0; Mesa 19.0.1; Firefox 66.0.1; gnome3 3.32; Qt 5.12.2; kde5 5.55.0/5.12.8/18.12.3; sysvinit based images: added elogind
Regular 2019031313 Mar 2019 17:26 minor feature: Linux 4.14.104/4.20.14; kde5: 5.55.0/5.12.8/18.12.2; lxqt: 0.14.1; mate: 1.22.0
Starterkits 2019031213 Mar 2019 16:41 minor feature: Linux 4.9.161 / 4.19.16; built using mkimage-profiles 1.2.25+; desktop images: Firefox ESR 60.5.1; added rtl8723de; engineering: added qelectrotech; rescue: added rescue-launcher; server: samba 4.7.12, php7 7.2.15
Regular 2019030506 Mar 2019 15:42 major feature: Linux 4.14.104 / 4.19.26; make-initrd 2.2.9; systemd 241; openssh 7.9p1; perl 5.28.1; python 3.6.8; iproute2 4.20.0; desktop images: xorg-server 1.20.4, Mesa 18.3.4, ALSA 1.1.8, NetworkManager 1.15.90, ffmpeg 4.1.1, Firefox 65.0.1, Qt 5.11.3; cinnamon: 4.0.9+; enlightenment: connman 1.36; gnome3: 3.30.2; icewm: Chromium 72; kde5: 5.55.0 / 5.12.7 / 18.12.2; lxde: pcmanfm 1.3.1; lxqt: 0.14.0; mate: 1.20.4... 6 years of Regular builds!
Regular 2018101717 Oct 2018 19:59 major feature: Linux 4.14.70 / 4.18.14; make-initrd 2.2.0; systemd 239; x86_64 images: experimental EFI32 support; desktop images: Firefox 62.0.3, NetworkManager 1.14.1+, libfreetype 2.9.1, Qt 5.11.2; cinnamon: 3.8.9; enlightenment: 0.22.4; gnome3: 3.30.1; jeos: new flavour (minimalistic installer); kde4: dropped flavour; kde5: 5.50.0 / 5.12.7 / 18.04.3; mate: 1.20.1; xfce: 4.13 ...and much more!
Starterkits 2018091220 Sep 2018 17:28 minor feature: Linux 4.9.125 / 4.14.68; x86_64 images: experimental EFI32 support; desktop images: Firefox ESR 60.1.0, NetworkManager 1.8.8, Qt 5.9.6; engineering: added java for LibreOffice; kde5: 5.48.0 / 5.12.6 / 18.04.3; rescue: added fuse-exfat; server: php5 5.6.37, php7 7.2.8, fixed multipath-tools
Starterkits 2018061212 Jun 2018 20:49 minor feature: Linux 4.9.105 / 4.14.48; Mesa 17.3.9; desktop images: Firefox ESR 52.8.0; icewm: added spacefm and refind; kde4, kde5, lxqt: Falkon browser; kde5: 5.46.0 / 5.12.0 / 17.12.3; lxde*, wmaker, sysv-xfce: Palemoon 27.8.3; lxqt: 0.13.0; rescue: added udpcast and partclone; server: samba 4.6.15, php5 5.6.36, php7 7.2.5
Starterkits 2018031221 Mar 2018 12:36 minor feature: Linux 4.9.86 / 4.14.24; Mesa 17.2.8; desktop images: Firefox ESR 52.7.0, NetworkManager 1.8.6, Qt 5.9.4, xscreensaver 5.38; jeos: added nfs-utils; kde5: 5.42.0 / 5.11.5 / 17.08.3; lxde, wmaker: Palemoon 27.7.2; lxqt: 0.12.0; server: samba 4.6.13, added builder group and php7-pdo*
Regular 2018022121 Feb 2018 19:21 minor feature: Linux 4.9.82 / 4.14.20; glibc 2.27+; refind 0.11.2, elilo 3.16; systemd 237; perl 5.26.1; xorg-server 1.19.6; Mesa 17.3.3; Firefox 58.0.2; NetworkManager 1.10.4; btrfs-progs 4.14; xfsprogs 4.14.0; reiser4progs 1.2.1; htop 2.1.0; desktop images: gstreamer1.0 1.12.4, qt5 5.9.4; cinnamon: 3.6.7; gnome3: 3.26.2; icewm: Chromium 64.0.3282.119; kde5: 5.42.0 / 5.11.5 / 17.12.1; lxqt: Qupzilla 2.2.5; wmaker: Palemoon 27.7.2; rescue: added nvme
Starterkits 2017121213 Dec 2017 03:09 major feature: Linux 4.9.67 / 4.13.16; Mesa 7.1.10; smartmontools 6.6; Firefox ESR 52.5.2, NetworkManager 1.8.4; added support for btrfs (to installable livecds for now), intel ucode, amdgpu, Chinese fonts; improved support for eMMC, vmware; cinnamon: 3.4.6; enlightenment: 0.21.11 / efl 1.20.5; icewm: Chromium 61; kde5: 5.39.0 / 5.10.5 / 17.04.3; rescue: fixed rw sessions; wmaker: palemoon 27.6.2; new flavours: engineering, lxde-sysv (livecd), opennebula (vm image)
Regular 2017120606 Dec 2017 16:43 minor feature: Linux 4.9.66+/4.13.16+ (w/o CVE-2017-1000405); xorg-server 1.19.5; Mesa 17.2.6; ALSA 1.1.5; smartmontools 6.6; gparted 0.30.0; freetype 2.8; systemd 235; Firefox 57.0.1; NetworkManager 1.10.0; cinnamon: 3.6.6; enlightenment: 0.22.1, efl 1.20.6; gnome3: 3.26.2; icewm: 1.4.2, Chromium 62; kde5: 5.40.0/5.11.3/17.08.3; lxqt: 0.12.0, qt 5.9.2, qupzilla 2.2.1, qterminal 0.8.0; mate: 1.19.1+; rescue: added fio; wmaker: Palemoon 27.6.2
Regular 2017072626 Jul 2017 14:03 minor feature: Linux 4.9.38/4.12.2; Mesa 17.1.5; Firefox 54.0.1; iproute2 4.12.0, strace 4.18; ALSA 1.1.4; NetworkManager 1.8.2, ModemManager 1.6.8; cinnamon: 3.4.4; gnome3: 3.24.3; icewm: Chromium 59; kde4: 4.14.34; kde5: 5.36.0/5.10.4/17.04.3; mate: sane 1.0.27; wmaker: Palemoon 27.5.0-pre
Starterkits 2017061212 Jun 2017 19:12 minor feature: Linux 4.4.68 / 4.9.28; NetworkManager 1.6.2; Firefox 45.9.0; alterator 5.0 (HiDPI-ready); icewm: Chromium 58; kde5: 5.34.0 / 5.9.4 / 16.12.3; wmaker: 0.95.8, Palemoon 27.3.0
Regular 2017051717 May 2017 13:46 major feature: Linux 4.9.28 / 4.10.16; xorg-server 1.19.3; Mesa 17.0.5; NetworkManager 1.7.91; Firefox 53.0.2; alterator 5.0; make-initrd 2.0.4; coreutils 8.27+, grep 3.0+, gzip 1.8+, sed 4.4+, tar 1.29+; systemd 233; tcl/tk 8.6.6; xfsprogs 4.10.0; cinnamon: 3.4.0; enlightenment: 0.21.7, efl 1.19.0; gnome3: 3.24.2; icewm: Chromium 57; kde5: 5.33.0 / 5.9.5 / 17.04.0; lxqt: qupzilla 2.1.2; wmaker: 0.95.8
Starterkits 2017031213 Mar 2017 15:01 major feature: Linux 4.4.52/4.9.13; Mesa 12.0.6; sudo 1.8.19; NetworkManager 1.4.4; Firefox ESR 45.8.0; icewm: Chromium 56; lxqt: Qupzilla 2.0.2; wmaker: Palemoon 27.1.2; kde4: 4.14.28; kde5: 5.31.0 / 5.9.2 / 16.08.3; lxqt: use NM; lxde: lxpanel 0.9.3, pcmanfm 1.2.5; gnome3: 3.22 (on wayland); enlightenment: 0.21.5, efl 1.18.4; cinnamon: 3.2.8; desktop images: added cpu-x; server: VNC install support
Regular 2017022222 Feb 2017 14:53 major feature: rpm 4.13; Linux 4.4.50/4.9.11; xorg-server 1.19.1; Mesa 17.0.0; systemd 232+; perl 5.24.1; mdadm 4.0; sudo 1.8.19; NetworkManager 1.6.1+; wpa_supplicant 2.6; Firefox ESR 51.0.1; icewm: Chromium 56; lxqt: Qupzilla 2.1.1; wmaker: Palemoon 27.1.0; kde4: 4.14.28; kde5: KF5 5.30.0 / 5.8.4 / 16.08.3; lxqt: use NM; lxde: lxpanel 0.9.3, pcmanfm 1.2.5; gnome3: evolution/epiphany 3.22.5; enlightenment: 0.21.5, efl 1.18.3, terminology 1.0.0; cinnamon: 3.2.8; desktop images: added cpu-x; tde: archived (20170111); considerable bugfixes
Starterkits 2016121212 Dec 2016 18:18 minor feature: Linux 4.4.38/4.8.14; Firefox ESR 45.5.1; NetworkManager 1.4.2; fixed RO/RW LiveCD modes; better partition alignment; new flavours: server-pve, sysv-xfce; dropped vm-net (use cloud); server: multipath support; enlightenment: 0.21.4 (efl 1.18.3); gnome: 3.20.4; icewm: switched to chromium 55; kde4: 4.14.28; kde5: 5.28.0/5.8.4/16.08.3 (Qt 5.6.2); lxqt: 0.10.0, qupzilla 2.0.1; mate: 1.12; rescue: added pdsh, sshpt, exabgp, nfs-utils; wmaker: palemoon 27.0.2
Regular 2016110909 Nov 2016 15:47 minor feature: Linux 4.4.30/4.8.6; Firefox 49.0.2; NetworkManager 1.4.2; enlightenment: 0.21.3 (efl 1.18.2); gnome: 3.22.1 (bunch of 3.22.2 packages); icewm, wmaker: palemoon 26.5.0; kde4: 4.14.25; kde5: 5.27.0/5.8.2/16.08.2 (Qt 5.6.2); lxqt: 0.11.0, qupzilla 2.0.2; mate: 1.16; rescue: added pdsh, sshpt, exabgp
Starterkits 2016091228 Sep 2016 21:21 minor feature: Linux 4.4.20/4.7.3; xorg-server 1.18.4, Mesa 12.0.2; Firefox ESR 45.3.0; NetworkManager 1.4.0; cinnamon: 3.0.6; enlightenment: 0.21.2; gnome3: 3.20.4; kde4: 4.14.23; kde5: 5.25.0/5.7.4/16.04.3
Regular 2016083131 Aug 2016 12:39 minor feature: Goodbye Summer release; Linux 4.4.19/4.7.2; systemd 231; updated xorg-drv-intel; Firefox 48.0.1; NetworkManager 1.4.0; enlightenment: 0.21.2; gnome3: 3.20.4; kde4: 4.14.23: kde5: 5.25.0/5.7.3/16.04.3; lxqt, xfce: updated packages; rescue: btrfs-progs 4.7.1
Regular 2016072727 Jul 2016 11:04 minor feature: Linux 4.4.15/4.6.4; xorg-server 1.18.4; Mesa 12.0.1; Firefox 47.0.1; NetworkManager 1.2.2; cinnamon: 3.0.7; enlightenment: 0.20.10; gnome3: 3.20.3; kde4: 4.14.20; kde5: 5.24.0/5.7.1/16.04.3; lxde, lxqt: updated packages
Starterkits 2016061220 Jun 2016 14:35 major feature: New stable branch builds including Linux 4.4.13 / 4.5.7, xorg-server 1.18.3, Mesa 11.1.3, Firefox ESR 45.1.1, NetworkManager 1.2.2, smartmontools 6.5; cinnamon 3.0.4, enlightenment 0.20.9, gnome3 3.20.2, kde4 4.14.20 / 15.12.2, kde5 5.22.0 / 5.6.4 / 16.04.1, lxde 0.99.1, lxqt 0.10.0 (KF5 5.6.3, Qt 5.6.0), mate 1.12, xfce 4.12; merged server installers; added initial cloud disk image for OpenStack and a beta installer for the same; branded "BaseALT"
Regular 2016051111 May 2016 09:35 minor feature: Linux 4.1.21/4.5.3; Firefox 46; smartmontools 6.5; gnome3: 3.20.2
Regular 2016042727 Apr 2016 14:09 minor feature: Linux 4.1.21/4.5.2; Mesa 11.1.3; xorg-server 1.18.3; openssh 7.2p2; systemd 229; Firefox 45.0.2; Seamonkey 2.40; NM 1.2.0; ntfs-3g 2016.2.22; cinnamon: 3.0; gnome3: 3.20.1; icewm, kde4, kde5, lxde, lxqt, mate: updated packages; fixed plymouth bootsplash for installed systems; rescue: fixed forensics bootargs for EFI case (F2 in refind).
Starterkits 2016031212 Mar 2016 13:48 minor feature: images licensed under GPLv2+; Linux 3.14.64/4.1.19/2.6.32-042stab113.11; Firefox ESR 38.6.1 (w/H.264), Seamonkey 2.40; improved default partitioning; openssh w/ed25519; autologin support in installer; jeos: added mdadm; rescue: added firmware, benchmarks, netsec tools; slightly reworked server images
Regular 2016030909 Mar 2016 19:07 minor feature: Linux 4.1.19/4.4.4, Mesa 11.1.2; gparted 0.25; enlightenment 0.20.5, kde4 4.14.16/15.12.1, kde5 5.5.4/5.19.0/15.12.2, mate 1.12; updated browsers; added autologin knob during installation; rescue: added firmware
Regular 2016012020 Jan 2016 19:16 minor feature: Linux 4.1.15/4.4.0+; OpenSSH 7.1p1+ (NB: DSA and DH SHA1 disabled by default); Firefox 43.0.4; Xorg 1.18.0; Mesa 11.1.1; recent cinnamon, enlightenment, gnome3, kde4, kde5 versions; GRUB "boot" password feature support
Starterkits 2015121212 Dec 2015 20:52 minor feature: Linux 3.14.58/4.1.14; Firefox ESR 38.4.0; added server-samba4 (Samba-DC); server-*: added firmware to installers and postfix/screen to default packages; desktop livecds: added gparted, use NTP; rescue: added hashcat, hivex
Regular 2015111111 Nov 2015 09:26 minor bugfix: Linux 4.1.13/4.2.6, ALSA 1.1.0, Firefox 42, Seamonkey 2.39, powertop 2.8; updated packages in gnome3, kde4, kde5, mate flavours; rescue: don't timeout before STP-enabled port is up when running in "remote access" mode
Regular 2015110404 Nov 2015 18:07 major feature: Linux 4.1.12/4.2.5; Firefox 41.0.2; cinnamon 2.8.2, gnome3 3.18.0, enlightenment 0.20.0-beta, icewm 1.3.11, kde4 4.14.10, kde5 5.15.0, lxqt 0.10.0, mate 1.10, wmaker 0.95.7, xfce 4.12.3; rescue: remote access mode; cinnamon, lxde: initial vietnamese/korean/chinese IM support
Starterkits 2015091215 Sep 2015 20:45 minor feature: Linux 3.14.51/4.1.6; Firefox ESR 38.2.1; cinnamon, lxde: initial vietnamese/korean/chinese IM support; rescue: added wireless packages; xfce4: better terminal fonts.
Regular 2015061010 Jun 2015 15:56 minor feature: Linux 3.14.43/4.0.5; rescue ISO got a new boot target for iKVM (auto rootpw, DHCP, access params at tty1); better fonts in desktop images (cinnamon 2.6.7, e19 0.19.99, gnome3 3.16.2, kde4 4.14.8/15.4.1, lxqt 0.9.0, xfce 4.12.2 et al).
Starterkits 2015031212 Mar 2015 17:54 minor feature: Linux updated to 3.14.35/3.19.1, Mesa to 10.0.5, icewm to 1.3.8, lxqt to 0.8.0, wmaker to 0.95.6; "waiting for /dev/disk" fixed; jeos uses trivial autoparitioning by default; rescue got fixed fuse-zfs; desktop images use "RW slice" on USB flash under EFI too now; better yet fonts; many package updates and configuration tweaks in all images.
Regular 2014122424 Dec 2014 14:14 minor feature: IceWM, Cinnamon and Rescue flavours have been updated to Linux 3.18.1 (works with Haswell GPUs); GNOME3, KDE4 as well as Cinnamon and E19 ones have been updated to current stable DE releases; core package updates all over the map.
Starterkits 2014121212 Dec 2014 21:40 minor feature: Razor-qt flavour upgraded to LXQt 0.7.0; new builder LiveCD with ALT Linux toolchain; a few more FUSEs and benchmarks to the rescue. These are stable quarterly builds.
Regular 2014101515 Oct 2014 07:50 minor feature: LXQt flavour updated to 0.8.0 (and cool-retro-term); GNOME3 partially updated to 3.14.1; all of regular images are weekly built as usual.
Regular 2014100101 Oct 2014 14:30 minor feature: GNOME3 flavour updated to 3.14.0 (NB: frowns upon llvmpipe); rescue got working fuse-zfs; all of regular images are weekly built as usual.
Regular 2014092425 Sep 2014 11:39 minor feature: Enlightenment flavour updated to E19; all of regular images are weekly built as usual.
Starterkits 2014091214 Sep 2014 14:02 minor feature: Images rebuilt on recent stable branch state and include some font tweaks this time of year (these are quarterly builds).