ALT Linux创始于2001年，由两个大的俄罗斯自由软件计划合并而来。2008年它成为了一个大的组织，从事自由软件的开发和部署、文档和技术资料撰写、用户支持及定制产品开发工作。ALT Linux面向不同的目的生产不同类型的发行。这包括面向家庭、办公计算机、企业服务器的各种桌面发行，广泛包含各种开发工具和文档的通用发行，认证产品，面向教育机构的专用发行，以及面向低端计算机的发行。ALT Linux拥有自己的基础开发设施和软件仓库，称为Sisyphus，它为所有不同类型的ALT Linux提供基础。
The ALT Linux development team has announced the availability of the first beta release of ALT Linux 5.0, a Russian general-purpose distribution for servers and workstations. Some of the new features in this release include: choice of two desktop environments - KDE 4 and GNOME; optimised for office deployment, with Internet, electronic mail and office suite of applications; integration with server on many levels, including centralised authentication, virtual containers and file storage; support for interaction between virtual private networks; centralised update mechanism for servers and workstations; convenient web-based system administration. Read the full release announcement (in Russian) for further information. Download (MD5 the desktop installation DVDs: altlinux-5.0.0_beta-desktop-i586-ru-install-dvd5.iso (2,876MB), altlinux-5.0.0_beta-desktop-x86_64-ru-install-dvd5.iso (2,868MB).
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