[altlinux-announce-en] Distribution Release: ALT Server 10.4

[Мария Фоканова]

Hello!

10.4 update of ALT Server operating system is available. New 
distribution release is based on Platform 10 stable repository branch, 
no incompatible changes expected when moving to 10.4.

The build is available for x86_64, AArch64 and Elbrus, based on the 6.1 
LTS kernel. The std-def 5.10 kernel is also available.

More about the distribution images and updates:
https://packages.altlinux.org/en/p10/images/alt-server

Download the release image:
http://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/p10/images/server/
https://download.basealt.ru/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/p10/images/server/
http://mirror.yandex.ru/altlinux/p10/images/server/


Network Configuration

Network configuration is managed by the updated NetworkManager 1.46. In 
this version, the tool detects and reports IP address conflicts.


Domain Infrastructure and Group Policy Management

The distribution features Samba 4.19 with minor modifications.
Group Policy Management Utilities:

gpupdate 0.12: Introduces the ability to configure policies for the 
Thunderbird email client, adds settings for saving to dconf, supports 
group policy versions, and more.

ADMC 0.18: The "Domain Information" widget now displays the domain 
controller version, loads additional attributes, and offers an improved 
interface.

GPUI 0.2: Includes various fixes and enhancements.

A new analysis tool, GPResult, has been introduced. This application 
retrieves information about applied group policies from the dconf 
database after the last execution of gpupdate. The tool provides details 
about the user's current session on the system.


New Diagnostic Tools

diag-domain-client: A diagnostic tool for domain clients that runs a set 
of tests to verify client configuration within a domain.
     diag-domain-controller: A diagnostic tool for monitoring the status 
of a domain controller, ensuring that its configuration is correct.


Improvements and Fixes

* Systemd-networkd and systemd-resolved services are enabled In default 
system installation.
* Resolved Installation Issues:
   - Installation support for NVMe drives with 4KB sectors in UEFI mode.
   - Installation on devices using multipath in UEFI mode.
* Resolved discrepancies in disk partitioning between NVMe and other 
types of drives during installation.
* Installer improvements:
   - Bug fixes and UI/UX enhancements for an improved user experience.

Please find our distributions at:
https://getalt.org/en/