What's new in ALT Linux 8.2
Dec 31, 2017
- Changes in version 8.2:
- critical security fixes in Linux kernel, Samba, OpenSSL and other software packages included along with other bugfixes;
- iucode-tool is now used to load updated CPU microcode;
- other improvements.
- ALT Server 8.2 changes:
- the link to access System management center printed to console;
- FreeIPA server added.
- ALT Workstation 8.2 changes:
- Chromium browser is not installed by default but provided in the image;
- FreeIPA client added.
- ALT Education 8.2 changes:
- VNC installation, autoinstall and eMMC install support added;
- net-tools, fdisk, gdisk, parted, partclone disk management utilities, as well as OpenSSH client have been added to installer;
- trueconf-client version updated;
- wine-vanilla replaced with wine;
- bind and crond services will autostart now.
New in ALT Linux 8.1 (Nov 25, 2016)
- Changes in version 8.1:
- Linux kernel 4.4.34
- LibreOffice 5.2 suite
- Firefox ESR 45.5.0 and Chromium 54 browsers
- Thunderbird ESR 45.5.0 email client
- Qemu 2.6.2 and VirtualBox 5.1.6 virtual machines
- better SSD, 4K HDD, touchpad, and bluetooth support
- online repository available out-of-box
- fixed RO/RW mode support in LiveUSB
- 3rd party software support libraries added
New in ALT Linux 7.0.5 (May 28, 2015)
- Updated software closing known vulnerabilities as of May 22, 2015 with further updates available through Platform 7 repositories
- Updated timezones
- System Control Center is now able to join Active Directory
- LiveCDs gained RW partition support during UEFI boot as well
- "poweroff" kernel commandline parameter will cause the system to shut down upon installation to ease automated deployment
- Online repositories will always be configured, not just when found available
- Linux 3.14.41
- Mesa 10.0.5
- Firefox 31.6.0
- Various bugs were fixed with updated Intel video driver
New in ALT Linux 7.0.2 (Jan 17, 2014)
- This is a minor update to the 7.0.x series, adding bugfixes and SecureBoot tolerance.