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== Changes after ALT Linux 4.0 Desktop Personal == | == Changes after ALT Linux 4.0 Desktop Personal == | ||
* Based on the new stable 4.1 branch of the repository | |||
* 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 the DVD) | |||
* Firefox 3 | |||
* NetworkManager, that 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 a default player of audio- and videofiles | |||
* KView is a 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 still exist | |||
on the media and can be installed manually | |||
* New applications: | |||
** Qtemu (Qemu with a GUI) | |||
** VirtualBox | |||
== Migration == | == Migration == | ||
Revision as of 11:26, 7 October 2008
Назначение
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 http://en.altlinux.org/ALT_Linux_4.1_Desktop
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
- Recomendation on ISO image update (on Russian)
- User Manual (on Russian)
Changes after ALT Linux 4.0 Desktop Personal
- Based on the new stable 4.1 branch of the repository
- 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 the DVD)
- Firefox 3
- NetworkManager, that 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 a default player of audio- and videofiles
- KView is a 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 still exist
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, and after it run
apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade
Update should be successful and does not broke anything. Old settings should be actual.
Screenshots
Boot Menu
System loading
Installation
KDE Splash Screen
Default desktop
Control Center
