ALT Linux project is a set of Linux distributions that are based on Sisyphus, an APT-enabled RPM package repository that aims to achieve feature completeness, usability, and security in a sensible and manageable mixture.
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The most prominent features of the server distributions are:
· Enterprise-class network organization
· Host-based authorization of users and services
· Connecting distributed systems together via VPN
· Host-based updates of servers and workstations throughout your LAN
· Network installation and setup of workstations
· Virtualization environment based on OpenVZ and KVM technologies
· Automated host-based backup and restore functionality for all the network, including single files restore
· A unified file storage with quota support
· Automatic RAID1 setup if two or more identical discs are detected
· Simple and convenient administration by means of an innovative web-interface that doesn't require profound administration skills
· Moodle and MediaWiki are bundled and installed along with School Server
Desktop distributions sport the following features:
· Graphical desktops: GNOME (Ark Desktop, School Junior), XFCE (School Lite), KDE 4 (School Master)
· Improved interaction with server distributions and virtual machines that use Platform Five technologies, including out-of-the-box availability of a terminal service
· Ready to use office suite to work with WWW, e-mail, common office documents including those stored in OpenXML formats
· Host-based authorization (needs support from the server; all Platform
· Five servers support this)
· Seemless integration with the server file storage (needs support from the server; all Platform Five servers support this)
· Both suites increase the productivity of everyday work greatly, when you use the server and the desktop along in the same network. Host-based authentication, automatic network resources mounting, Zeroconf publish-subsribe technology. A useful and important feature is virtualization, with OpenVZ and KVM technologies available, depending on a virtual machine profile. Even unexperienced administrators can deal with Platform Five servers thanks to a convenient and easy to use AJAX-enabled web-interface based on ALTerator system.
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