After 9 months of development, testing of experimental ALT builds has begun. Linux for Chinese processors with the Loongarch64 architecture, which implements a RISC ISA similar to MIPS and RISC-V. Versions with the Xfce and GNOME user environments, built using the Sisyphus repository, are available for download. A standard set of user applications is included, including LibreOffice, Firefox, and GIMP. Alt is noted to be the first Russian distribution to begin building builds for Loongarch64. Among global projects, the Loongarch port was recently accepted into the fold. Debian GNU/Linux.
To speed up port preparation in ALT Linux The developers implemented a catch-up package build process, which automates builds for new platforms using information about new versions in the main repository. Initially, approximately six months were spent manually porting a thousand base packages to Loongarch64, after which an automated build process was set up, bringing the number of available packages to 17,000 (91.7% of the entire Sisyphus repository). In addition to Loongarch64, the ALT distribution Linux Compiles for 5 primary (i586, x86_64, aarch64, armh, ppc64le) and 3 non-primary (Elbrus, mipsel, riscv64) platforms.
Additionally, we're pleased to announce the release of experimental ALT Mobile builds for mobile devices. These builds come with the Phosh desktop environment, which is based on GNOME technologies and utilizes compositing. server Phoc, running on Wayland. Images for QEMU (x86_64, ARM64, and RISC-V) are available for download, as well as a firmware image for the Pinephone Pro smartphone. The package includes apps such as Telegram Desktop, Chatty, Firefox, Chromium, Megapixels, Clapper, MPV, Amberol, Evince, Foliate, GNOME Calculator, GNOME Sound Recorder, GNOME Software, GNOME Control Center, Phosh Mobile Settings, ALT Tweaks, GNOME Calls, and GNOME Maps, adapted for small touchscreens.
Source: opennet.ru
