Astra Linux

Astra Linux
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Astra Linux Operating System
DeveloperRusbitech-Astra
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Marketing targetRussian Armed Forces; Intelligence agencies of Russia; Police of Russia; RZD; Gazprom; Rosatom; Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant; State Institutions; Health Institutions; Educational Institutions and others
Available inRussian, English
Update methodAPT
Package managerdpkg
Platformsx86-64, ARM, Elbrus
Kernel typeMonolithic
Default
user interface
Fly
Licensevarious[1]
Official websiteastralinux.ru

Astra Linux is a Russian Linux-based computer operating system (OS) that is being widely deployed in the Russian Federation to replace Microsoft Windows.[2][3] Initially it was created and developed to meet the needs of the Russian army, other armed forces and intelligence agencies.[4] It provides data protection up to the level of "top secret" in Russian classified information grade by featuring mandatory access control. It has been officially certified by Russian Defense Ministry, Federal Service for Technical and Export Control[5] and Federal Security Service.[6]

In the course of 2010s, as Russian authorities and industry were trying to lower dependence on Western products ("import substitution industrialization"). Aside from army and police, it is now being supplied to educational, healthcare and other state institutions, as well as in industry giants such as RZD, Gazprom, Rosatom and others.[2][3] Server versions of Astra Linux are certified to work with Huawei equipment.

  1. ^ "Лицензионные соглашения". astralinux.ru. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Госорганы России массово меняют Windows на Astra Linux – CNews". CNews.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Какие российские альтернативы есть у зарубежного программного обеспечения". Российская газета (in Russian). 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Звезда по имени Linux: почему "военные" ОС прочнее". old.computerra.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ (in Russian) http://fstec.ru/en/ Archived 6 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ (in Russian) http://www.astra-linux.com/sertifikat.html Archived 4 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine