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Please note that regular images are built using the unstable development repository (think debian testing) so if you want to ''install'' ALT Linux really do consider [[Downloads|the official distributions]] which are built and updated using stable branches.
Please note that regular images are built using the unstable development repository (think debian testing) so if you want to ''install'' ALT Linux really do consider [[Downloads|the official distributions]] which are built and updated using stable branches.
NB: if an image looks broken check the hash against {{path|MD5SUM}}/{{path|SHA1SUM}} files.  This can happen if your download manager gets the file in chunks or has to resume the interrupted download ''and'' the "latest" symlink changes during that (which should not happen more than once a day).  The images under {{path|snapshots/}} directory aren't symlinks but are the files themselves so if this is an issue you might want to choose and download one of those.  The other way to fix a corrupted download is to use {{cmd|rsync}} against {{path|nightly.altlinux.org::nightly}} prefix.


== Flavours ==
== Flavours ==
There are multiple sets of DE/architecture specific builds; note that the manually verified ones are linked from [http://nightly.altlinux.org/sisyphus/tested/ tested] directory while [http://nightly.altlinux.org/sisyphus/current/ current] contains automatically updated symlinks.
There are multiple sets of DE/architecture specific builds; note that the manually verified ones are linked from [http://nightly.altlinux.org/sisyphus/tested/ tested] directory while [http://nightly.altlinux.org/sisyphus/current/ current] contains automatically updated symlinks.


If you encounter any problems with a ''current'' image it might make sense to look whether the "a bit more official" ''tested'' one behaves better (thank you for still dropping us a note that the latest isn't greatest in your particular case).
If you encounter any problems with a {{path|current}} image it might make sense to look whether the "a bit more official" {{path|tested}} one behaves better (thank you for still dropping us a note that the latest isn't greatest in your particular case).


'''Direct links to download the latest images:'''
'''Direct links to download the latest images:'''

Revision as of 14:24, 8 March 2013

Intro

The regular image builds are intended to aid those interested in ALT Linux Sisyphus and the current state of Linux desktop environments (at least as packaged there).

These are not the fully fledged properly tailored distributions but rather targeted technology demos that can happen to be useful either (the release manager's current laptop is installed using one of those -- did I mention these are installable LiveCDs?).

Please note that regular images are built using the unstable development repository (think debian testing) so if you want to install ALT Linux really do consider the official distributions which are built and updated using stable branches.

NB: if an image looks broken check the hash against MD5SUM/SHA1SUM files. This can happen if your download manager gets the file in chunks or has to resume the interrupted download and the "latest" symlink changes during that (which should not happen more than once a day). The images under snapshots/ directory aren't symlinks but are the files themselves so if this is an issue you might want to choose and download one of those. The other way to fix a corrupted download is to use rsync against nightly.altlinux.org::nightly prefix.

Flavours

There are multiple sets of DE/architecture specific builds; note that the manually verified ones are linked from tested directory while current contains automatically updated symlinks.

If you encounter any problems with a current image it might make sense to look whether the "a bit more official" tested one behaves better (thank you for still dropping us a note that the latest isn't greatest in your particular case).

Direct links to download the latest images:

main

auxiliary

experimental

non-desktop

State

Please see ChangeLog and BUGS files for current information.

Discussion

Please subscribe to our mailing list to discuss anything related to these images. The bugs (unless already known) should be filed against specific products, namely Regular (for image bugs) and Sisyphus (for package bugs).

Tech note

The technology behind these images is aimed at making derivatives easy while requiring the very minimal specification of the difference added.

References