[altlinux-announce-en] Distribution Release: ALT Education 11.1

[Мария Фоканова]

Hello!

11.1 minor release of ALT Education operating system is available.

About previous version:
https://lists.altlinux.org/pipermail/altlinux-announce-en/2025/000049.html

The build is available for x86_64 and AArch64, based on the 6.12 (LTS) 
kernel.

More about the distribution images and updates:
https://packages.altlinux.org/ru/p11/images/alt-education

Download the release image:
http://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/p11/images/education/
https://download.basealt.ru/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/p11/images/education/
http://mirror.yandex.ru/altlinux/p11/images/education/

The installer steps and interface have been redesigned. During 
installation, you can now select only one desktop environment—either KDE 
Plasma or Xfce. By default, the system offers the updated KDE Plasma 6. 
After installation, having a single desktop environment ensures a clean 
system with no duplicate applications. Educational software bundles can 
be installed both during the installation process and on an already 
installed system.


New Features

* A new ALT Components application has been added for managing system 
components via a GUI. This interface allows you to install and remove 
package sets on an already installed system.
The application incorporates system protection mechanisms to prevent 
accidental removal of critically important packages. These new 
mechanisms in Alterator include:
- Edition Protection: The system remembers which components are part of 
the selected edition’s base set and, by default, prevents their removal.
- Manual Installation Protection: If a package is flagged with the apt 
manual flag (installed manually, not as a dependency), the system will 
not allow the removal of a component or package that would also remove 
the manually installed package.
Advanced users and system administrators have the option to disable 
these protections.
* The installer now includes an option to install the UDTN (Unified Data 
Transmission Network) certificate. After installation, connecting to a 
secured educational institution’s network only requires configuring the 
proxy server (provided to the organization). This eliminates the need to 
connect to a regular (public) network and reduces the risk of errors 
during manual certificate configuration.
* Added instructions for installing the Jitsi Meet video conferencing 
platform.


New Versions

* Chromium 144.0 provides a more stable web browsing experience.
* SANE 1.4 ensures proper functionality with modern MFPs and network 
scanners.
Thunderbird 145.0 offers an updated interface with an improved UI.
* KDE (Plasma 6.5, Frameworks 6.23, Gear 25.12). Educational KDE 
applications have been updated, including Cantor, KAlgebra, KBruch, 
KGeography, Kturtle, KWordQuiz, Marble, Minuet, Step.
* Calibre 8.4 has become more convenient for handling large ebook files.
TRIK Studio 2025.4 is prepared for the All-Russian Olympiad in Computer 
Science. It also introduces features for better adjustment of robot 
physical parameters and correct calculations using trigonometric functions.
* Gazebo Sim 10.1(LTS) is a stable and modern version of the robot 
simulator with long-term support, making it well-suited for educational use.
* GNU Octave 11.1.0 performs numerical computations with significant 
speedup (up to 150 times), offers high compatibility with MATLAB, and 
provides a convenient graphical interface with improved navigation.
* NetworkManager 1.54 with enhancements for configuring network connections.


More

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