Fall Update ALT p9 Starterkits

Available sixth release starter sets on the Ninth Alt platform. The starter sets are suitable for experienced users who prefer to determine the list of application packages and configure the system themselves, providing a stable repository for getting started. Starter sets, as composite products, are distributed under the terms of the GPLv2+ license. The images include a base system, one of the desktop environments, or a set of specialized applications.

Builds are prepared for architectures i586, x86_64, aarch64, and armh. Additionally available Debian GNU/Linux, Kali Linux for mipsel architecture in versions for Tavolga and BFK3 systems on the Baikal-T1 CPU. Owners of Elbrus VK based on 4C and 8C/1C+ processors also have access to a range of starter sets. Variants have also been gathered Engineering on p9 — Live with engineering software and cnc-rt — Live with real-time kernel and LinuxCNC CNC software for x86_64.

Changes regarding the June releases:

• Linux std-def 5.4.62 and un-def 5.7.19 kernels, in cnc-rt — kernel-image-rt 4.19.124;
• Mesa 20.1.1;
• Qt5 5.12.9;
• rootfs for aarch64 and armh have been switched to std-def and un-def kernels; on the kernels
  lts, mp the build with xfce remains;
• in ISO images, the timeout for automatic loading has changed to 60 seconds; if the 'Installation' option is present, it will load as such;
• for aarch64 and armh, rootfs images for Raspberry Pi 4 have been assembled (suitable also for RPi3), which have -rpi in the name and end with img.xz. On the second boot, the root partition is automatically expanded to fill all available space on the storage;
• for aarch64 and armh, images have been compiled builder, intended for building packages and distributions. For aarch64, a live version similar to x86_64 has been created, for both architectures, rootfs images for RPi4 and qemu images have been compiled.

Known issues:

• On Raspberry Pi 3 with un-def, lts, mp kernels, when using pulseaudio, it is necessary to disable one of the audio cards (headphones or HDMI); otherwise, a long shutdown occurs and sound may be lost due to a hung pulseaudio.

Torrents:

• i586, x86_64
• aarch64

The images have been compiled using mkimage-profiles 1.4.2 with minor additions from the next branch; the ISO includes an archive of the build profile (/.disk/profile.tgz) for the ability to build your own derivatives.

The builds for aarch64 and armh, in addition to ISO images, contain rootfs archives and qemu images; instructions for launching in qemu are available for them. installation instructions and We also note the availability of the.

first release candidate of the distribution Alt Server Virtualization 9.1 the next beta, Alt Workstation K 9.1 Alt Server Virtualization 9.1 and the alpha version regular-gnome3.iso with GNOME3 3.38. with GNOME3 3.38.

Source: opennet.ru