Review: Ark Linux 1.0 Alpha 10.1

Review: Ark Linux 1.0 Alpha 10.1

Written By
Jim Lynch
Jim Lynch
Jan 22, 2004
1 minute read
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When you think of Linux, certain names spring to mind: Red Hat, SuSE–even Libranet. But you almost never hear someone say “Hey, did you download the latest version of Ark Linux?” Well, its too bad, because Ark Linux might someday be a viable contender for the Linux desktop crown and it surely deserves some recognition as such at this point. (Note: Though quite well done, Ark is still labeled as “alpha” and should be treated appropriately. If you install it on a machine that contains important data, be sure to back up your data first.)

Included Software

Before we dig into the meat of the review, heres just a sample of what youll find bundled in as part of Ark Linuxs default desktop:

  • OpenOffice.org 1.1
  • Kopete Instant Messenger
  • KDE 3.1.4
  • KMail
  • KNode
  • Konqueror
  • Xine
  • Quanta Plus
  • KSnapshot
  • The Gimp

Want even more than what comes bundled by default on the install CD? No problem– just download the separate CD full of even more software.

For the rest of the review, click here.

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