Astra Linux
| Astra Linux | |
|---|---|
 Astra Linux Special Edition desktop |
|
| developer | Rusbitech |
| License (s) | Common Edition - Semi- Free Astra Linux® Common Edition. Retrieved December 18, 2019 (Russian).
Special Edition - Proprietary Astra Linux® Special Edition. Retrieved December 18, 2019 (Russian). |
| First publ. | October 20, 2004 |
| Current version | 1.6 (Astra Linux Smolensk) 2.12.13 (Astra Linux Oryol) (May 17, 2019) |
| Kernel | monolithic |
| ancestry |
GNU / Linux ↳ Debian GNU / Linux ↳ Astra Linux |
| Architecture (s) | x86-64 , ARM , Z Systems , Elbrus 2000 |
| timeline | See version history |
| Languages) | Russian , English |
| astralinux.ru | |
Astra Linux is a Russian Linux distribution based on Debian which was specially developed for the requirements of the Russian armed forces , other armed forces and intelligence services .
It offers data protection up to the Russian level of secrecy Особой важности Osoboj washnosti , which is equivalent to the German "Top Secret". It has been officially certified by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation , the FSTEC and the Russian Federation Domestic Intelligence Service ( FSB ).
commitment
In 2015, plans began to replace foreign software from technology companies such as Microsoft and Apple with Astra Linux . All government agencies and major companies for Russia are said to be affected by this ban. In December 2018 it became public that this plan would be extended until 2030 at the latest.
Version history
| version | Release date | Linux |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | October 28, 2011 | 2.6.34 |
| 1.3 | April 26, 2013 | 3.2.0 |
| 1.4 | 19th December 2014 | 3.16.0 |
| 1.5 | April 8, 2016 | 4.2.0 |
| 1.6 | October 12, 2018 | 4.15.0 |
| version | Release date | Linux |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | end of 2009 | 2.6.31 |
| 1.6 | November 23, 2010 | - |
| 1.7 | 3rd February 2012 | 2.6.34 |
| 1.9 | February 12, 2013 | 3.2.0 |
| 1.10 | November 14, 2014 | 3.16.0 |
| 1.11 | 17th March 2016 | 4.2.0 |
| 2.1.2 | August 21, 2018 | 4.15 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ АО «НПО: Astra Linux® Special Edition. In: astralinux.ru. Retrieved December 18, 2019 (Russian).
- ↑ Ferdinand Thommes: Russian military wants to replace Windows with Astra Linux - Pro-Linux. In: pro-linux.de. June 3, 2019, accessed December 18, 2019 .
- ↑ АО «НПО: Astra Linux® Special Edition. In: astralinux.ru. Retrieved December 18, 2019 (Russian).
- ↑ Oliver Bünte: Do svidaniya Windows: Russian military can switch completely to Astra Linux. In: heise.de. May 31, 2019, accessed December 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Putin apparently still uses Windows XP. In: sueddeutsche.de . Retrieved December 18, 2019 .