ALT Linux Changelog

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.