ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 13:11, 11 December 2008

About

ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop is a general purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on workstations, laptops and netbooks.

Release Date

October 07, 2008

Repository

4.1/branch

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

Recommendations on ISO image update (in Russian)
User Manual (in Russian)

Changes since 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
New look and feel of the System management center
Updated Bootloader and Display management modules
New management modules:
- Creating a bootable USB storage
- System proxy-server setup (apt also uses it)
- Easy to use chooser of updates repository
- Package management
A flash media image so you can install from your USB flash drive (on EeePC, too)
Cyrillic filenames inside Zip archives are not corrupted on Windows, and vice versa.
Kaffeine is the default player of audio- and video files
KView is the default image viewer
Updated and revised menu structure
Applications 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 an APT source (it's better to remove any 4.0-related repos) and run

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get remove hotplug
apt-get clean

For update kernel set 4.1 as APT source and run:

apt-get install update-kernel
update-kernel -t std-def

After update and boot with new kernel (possible, it is needed to set 3 runlevel) you may update (especially for NVIDIA videocards) resetup video driver by command:

x11setupdrv

Screenshots

Boot Menu
System loading
Installation
KDE Splash Screen
Default desktop
System Management Center

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 == About ==
-ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop is a general purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on desktop stations, laptops and netbooks.
+ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop is a general purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on workstations, laptops and netbooks.
 == Release Date ==
@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 * [http://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/4.1/Desktop/4.1.0/docs/ User Manual] (in Russian)
-== Changes after ALT Linux 4.0 Desktop Personal ==
+== Changes since ALT Linux 4.0 Desktop Personal ==
 * Based on the new stable 4.1 repository branch
@@ Line 47: / Line 47: @@
 * Firefox 3
 * NetworkManager allows to manage any network interface without root privileges
-* A new look of the System management center
+* New look and feel of the System management center
 * Updated Bootloader and Display management modules
 * New management modules:
-** Create a bootable USB storage
+** Creating a bootable USB storage
-** A system proxy-server setup (apt also uses it)
+** System proxy-server setup (apt also uses it)
-** An easy to use chooser of an updates repository
+** Easy to use chooser of updates repository
 ** Package management
-* A flash media image so you can install from your USB flash drive (you can install to EeePC, too)
+* A flash media image so you can install from your USB flash drive (on 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
+* Kaffeine is the default player of audio- and video files
-* KView is default image viewer
+* KView is the default image viewer
-* Updated and revised menu
+* Updated and revised menu structure
-* Many programs with duplicate functionality removed:
+* Applications 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
@@ Line 68: / Line 68: @@
 == 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 (it's better to remove any 4.0-related repos), and run
+You can change repository from 4.0 to [[Branches/41|4.1]] or add ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop CD/DVD as an APT source (it's better to remove any 4.0-related repos) and run
-<pre>apt-get update
+<source lang="bash">
-apt-get dist-upgrade</pre>
+apt-get update
-Update should be successful and should not break anything. Old settings should be actual.
+apt-get dist-upgrade
+apt-get remove hotplug
+apt-get clean
+</source>
+For update kernel set [[Branches/41|4.1]] as APT source and run:
+<source lang="bash">
+apt-get install update-kernel
+update-kernel -t std-def
+</source>
+After update and boot with new kernel (possible, it is needed to set 3 runlevel) you may update (especially for NVIDIA videocards) resetup video driver by command:
+<source lang="bash">
+x11setupdrv
+</source>
 == Screenshots ==