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== Migration == | == Migration == | ||
You can change repository from 4.0 to [[Branches/41|4.1]] or add ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop CD/DVD as APT source, and | You can change repository from 4.0 to [[Branches/41|4.1]] or add ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop CD/DVD as APT source (it's better to remove any 4.0-related repos), and run | ||
<pre>apt-get update | <pre>apt-get update | ||
apt-get dist-upgrade</pre> | apt-get dist-upgrade</pre> | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 7 October 2008
About
We're happy to announce our new release, ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop. This is a general purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on desktop stations, laptops and netbooks. More details about the distribution can be found at this page.
Release Date
October 07, 2008
Repository
Download
ISO Images Description
9398e957702d2a88f6b69db814d874d2 altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-install-cd.iso Install CD (i586), 671 Mb 2f11f39645fe5b0ad6cecc3bc253e078 altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-install-dvd5.iso Install DVD (i586), Live CD included, 4,3 Gb 2557f74141a6e218d467948646b1dc86 altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-live-cd.iso Live CD (i586), 692 Mb d14c5a9135dbe9b019d4862b15a23b95 altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-rescue-cd.iso Rescue disk (i586), 75 Mb e1310e9a6653c9e990d7c82ee650c103 altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-install-cd.iso Install CD (x86_64), 694 Mb 84d87cd9f1e7b8f52e9b3b4babf3db7b altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-install-dvd5.iso Install DVD (x86_64), включает Live CD, 4,1 Gb e97e522baac5b2342627880b6117d00d altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-live-cd.iso Live CD (x86_64), 707 Mb 59a3138ab5ae321ba99785405b47c434 altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-rescue-cd.iso Rescue disk (x86_64), 77 Mb c8a4a0e0d0451468b439f41e902d2f15 altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-install-flash.img.gz Live Flash, 1,8 Gb
Notes
- Recomendations on ISO image update (in Russian)
- User Manual (in Russian)
Changes after ALT Linux 4.0 Desktop Personal
- Based on the new stable 4.1 repository branch
- 2.6.25 kernel with wider hardware support
- KDE 3.5.10 (GNOME 2.22 and XFCE 4.4.2 can be installed manually from DVD)
- Firefox 3
- NetworkManager allows to manage any network interface without root privileges
- A new look of the System management center
- Updated Bootloader and Display management modules
- New management modules:
- Create a bootable USB storage
- A system proxy-server setup (apt also uses it)
- An easy to use chooser of an updates repository
- Package management
- A flash media image so you can install from your USB flash drive (you can install to EeePC, too)
- Cyrillic filenames inside Zip archives are not corrupted on Windows, and vice versa.
- Kaffeine is used as default player of audio- and videofiles
- KView is default image viewer
- Updated and revised menu
- Many programs with duplicate functionality removed:
- Using Evince instead of KGhostView, KPDF, and KDVI
- KuickShow and KMail are not installed by default; they are present on the media and can be installed manually
- New applications:
- Qtemu (Qemu with a GUI)
- VirtualBox
Migration
You can change repository from 4.0 to 4.1 or add ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop CD/DVD as APT source (it's better to remove any 4.0-related repos), and run
apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade
Update should be successful and should not break anything. Old settings should be actual.
Screenshots
Boot Menu
System loading
Installation
KDE Splash Screen
Default desktop
Control Center
