ALT Linux 8.1 is Available, Many Changes in This Release
Michael Shigorin has announced the release of ALT Linux 8.1, the latest release of the project's independently-developed distribution that uses the RPM packaging format and APT for RPM as its package management tool. The new version comes in two "Workstation" variants, with a choice of MATE or KDE desktops
ALT Linux is an open source, freely distributed and universal GNU/Linux operating system intended for use on servers, desktops and mobile devices. It comes in many flavors with various desktop environments and supports numerous architectures. It’s an independent distribution of Linux forked from the deprecated Mandrake Linux OS.
Distributed in multiple editions
The ALT Linux project is available in many editions, such as ALT Linux (School Junior), ALT Linux (School Master), ALT Linux (School Server), ALT Linux (School Teacher), ALT Linux Simply, ALT Linux Junior, ALT Linux KDesktop, ALT Linux Master, ALT Linux Rescue, and ALT Linux Server.
In addition, the ALT Linux’s special Starterkit project offers versions with the LXDE, LXQt, Razor-Qt, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, IceWM, GNUstep, GNOME, Enlightenment, WindowMaker and Trinity desktop environments/window managers.
BaseALT Ltd announces the release of ALT Workstation 8.1 distribution
aimed for corporate and personal desktop use.Features:
* the distribution includes operating system and a set of applications
that can be used directly off a bootable LiveUSB stick (e.g. for
compatibility estimation) or installed permanently;
* MATE desktop environment familiar to Centaurus, SPT and other
distributions users;
* wide range of software to connect to corporate and cloud
infrastructure, work with internet, documents, complex graphics
and animation, to process audio and video, to create and run
virtual machines and access those.
Changes in version 8.1:
* Linux kernel 4.4.34
* LibreOffice 5.2 suite
* Firefox ESR 45.5.0 and Chromium 54 browsers
* Thunderbird ESR 45.5.0 email client
* Qemu 2.6.2 and VirtualBox 5.1.6 virtual machines
* better SSD, 4K HDD, touchpad, and bluetooth support
* online repository available out-of-box
* fixed RO/RW mode support in LiveUSB
* 3rd party software support libraries added
See the release announcement for more details
Download :
Download links (the live/installation images support English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and Ukrainian, pkglist): alt-workstation-8-x86_64.iso (MATE, 2,980MB, MD5), alt-kworkstation-8.1-install-x86_64.iso (KDE, 3,586MB, MD5, alt-kworkstation-8.1-live-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,161MB, MD5).
