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ALT Linux

ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based, APT-managed operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository branches. ALT Linux Rescue is, well, the disaster recovery tool.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Linux  Live CD
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Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Easy to use

Features

  1.  Windows-like
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  Support for Nvidia drivers
  4.  Built-in File Manager
  5.  Works Offline
  6.  Portable
  7.  No Tracking
  8.  No registration required
  9.  Dark Mode
  10.  NTFS Partition Recovery
  11. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
  12.  Windows like desktop
  13.  Wayland Support
  14.  Linux-based
  15.  X86/x64 Compatibility
  16.  UEFI Support
  17.  Rescue cd
  18.  Network Tools

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Comments and Reviews

   
Top Negative Comment
ab1
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Most versions are quite slow in updating even the most important packages. Not good for my usage. Might be good for you...

ab1
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Only ALT Sisyphus has has latest versions.

Michael Shigorin
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This LiveCD goes on receiving incremental configuration updates and software upgrades from the kernel all the way up to the utilities used, so it's basically "evergreen" being automatically built each Wednesday; there's a dozen more desktop images maintained within Regular Builds project, by the way.

It's GUI-less on purpose serving those who know their way around CLI tools; a GUI version might be added but that one requires way more thought and love to those caught by surprise or disaster to need a rescue disk in the first place...

Feel free to contact mike/altlinux.org with reasonable suggestions or bugreports.

Michael Shigorin

Added forensic mode taking forensicswiki notes into account.

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What is ALT Linux?

ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based, APT-managed operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository branches.

ALT Linux Rescue is a moderate sized LiveCD distribution that is designed to help sysadmins fix and repair many kinds of problems with systems they are or feel responsible for; so it comes with tools aiding to:

  • perform hardware diagnostics
  • resize partitions
  • fix bootloaders, partitions, filesystems
  • recover partitions and files deleted by accident
  • backup and restore to network servers
  • deal with optical, tape and file archives
  • optimize filesystem usage
  • diagnose network problems and remote services
  • wipe partitons or drives clean of residual information
  • investigate unauthorized access/security breach events

All of that is packaged into a convenient hybrid ISO image file suitable for both CD/DVD media and USB Flash pendrives. The resulting media should be bootable on most x86 systems, even with SecureBoot. It's available for some non-x86 arches as well.

ALT Linux information

  • Developed by

    RU flagMichael Shigorin (ALT Linux)

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.3

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about ALT Linux, and it has gotten 16 likes

ALT Linux was added to AlternativeTo by Michael Shigorin on and this page was last updated . ALT Linux is sometimes referred to as ALT Linux, ALTLinux.