The updated version of the Linux distribution Alt Workstation K 11 is now available. This distribution offers the KDE desktop environment and is designed for office and home use. The distribution is built for the X86_64 architecture and is based on the 11 ALT platform. Users can download the installation ISO-image (8 GB) and a separate Live-assembly (5 GB) for installation.
Individuals, including individual entrepreneurs, can freely use the downloaded version. Commercial and state organizations can download and test the distribution, but for permanent use in corporate infrastructure, legal entities need to purchase licenses or enter into licensing agreements.
The main changes in this updated version include:
- The user environment has been updated to KDE 6 with default Wayland for Intel and AMD GPUs (NVIDIA GPUs still use X11). Various software releases have been updated, including KDE Plasma 6.3, KDE Frameworks 6.12, KDE Gear 24.12, Mesa 24.3, NVIDIA 470 drivers, FFMPEG 7.1, QMP 2.1, and CHROMIUM 134.0. The distribution has also transitioned to the multimedia server Pipewire.
- Updates have been made to Linux 6.12, Glibc 2.38, GCC 1.4, Systemd 255.18, Java 21, Bash 5.0, and Bacula 15.
- The installation image has been improved to allow for launching the system in live mode. The installer design has been changed to QT6, and the screen selection screen in the installer now appears before disk marking.
- The initial load subsystem has been replaced by Altboot, and support for encryption format LUKS2 has been added.
- User identifiers (UID) now start with 1000, and a game performance optimizer called gamemode has been added.
- Admin:/ now provides administrative access to the entire system, and support for UEFI Secure Boot mode has been improved.
- In the Discover applications center, the latest changes for each package are now displayed. A widget for changing brightness on built-in and external monitors has been added.
- An integrated VPN client
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