Ark Linux, intuitivo e user-friendly

Ark Linux è una distribuzione GNU/Linux sviluppata con l'intento di creare un sistema intuitivo ed user-friendly, adatto anche agli utenti neofiti che non hanno nesuna esperienza con Linux. Spesso, a causa del suo nome, è confusa con un'altra celebre distribuzione molto diffusa nel panorama GNU/Linux: la distribuzione Arch Linux.
La prima versione stabile di questa distribuzione è stata rilasciata dal suo ideatore Bernhard Rosenkraenzer nel 2005 sotto il nome di Ark Linux 2005.1.
L'interfaccia grafica di Ark Linux si basa su una versione personalizzata di KDE, unico ambiente desktop disponibile per questa distribuzione.
Il fulcro di Ark Linux, si chiama Mission Control, una specie di Centro di controllo di KDE personalizzato e reso più simile al Pannello di Controllo di MS-Windows XP. Il Mission COntrol, a differenza del centro di controllo di KDE, utilizza icone più grandi, testi e descrizioni più chiari e puntuali e soprattutto wizard specifici che guidano l'utente passo-passo durante la configurazione di ogni aspetto del sistema (rete, hardware, ecc.). Dal Mission Control è inoltre possibile installare/disinstallare pacchetti software, applicare temi, installare font sggiuntivi e tanto altro ancora.
Ark Linux utilizza APT e RPM, impiegando Kynaptic (porting di synaptic per il dekstop enviroment KDE) come frontend grafico per la gestione dei pacchetti.
Il sistema base di Ark Linux sta su un unico CD contenente tutte le applicazioni desktop principali per l'ufficio e l'intrattenimento. I pacchetti aggiuntivi possono essere scaricati ed installati via Internet utilizzando Kynaptic.
Ark Linux è una distribuzione mantenuta da un gruppo di volontari che è sempre alla ricerca di nuovi collaboratori.
A graphical tour through Ark Linux' default installation
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This is what you see when your desktop has loaded the first time - friendly and attractive, you are immediately presented with a tip to help you get the most out of your experience with Ark Linux and KDE. |
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To run any program, you simply click on the K in the lower left corner of your screen. Here you see the System submenu, which is where the core utilities for your computer are situated. |
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Browsing websites and your computer is as simple as starting up Konqueror, the KDE webbrowser. |
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Want to write a letter or a dissertation? Ark Linux includes OpenOffice.org, of course customised to fit in with the rest of your desktop. |
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Play your music using the world's most advanced music player, the award winning |
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Play games using Ark Linux - For example Freeciv |
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Play games with Ark Linux - For example Supertux |
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If you need to set up anything on your computer, simply start the friendly but powerful Mission Control, the system preferences tool developed by the Ark Linux team. |
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If you need any software, start up Kynaptic, either using Mission Control's Install Software option, or by starting it directly through using the Kynaptic entry in the System submenu of the K Menu. If you find anything missing in it, never hesitate to tell us about it! |
Screenshots taken by our users
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Leinir The applications shown are: Kontact (left side), Konsole (right side top), Amarok (right side bottom) and Katapult (the overlay on top of Kontact). The icon set and widget style[?] is Reinhardt, and the window decoration is Web. |
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I'm a big fan of the Mac's Aqua theme  and of OS X, (although wonderful OS, it still lacked the power I needed hence why I use GNU Linix, specifically Ark Linux - No offense to Mac). So, as you can see in the screenshot (of Konqueror) I have used the KDE theme "Baghira" (which means "Panther"). I'm using both the style and window deco only slighly modified (via its config dialogs). The look is clean, clear, easy on the eyes without compromising usability. |
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Bero's desktop -- I don't customize the look and feel too much, because most of my work happens in text mode applications anyway -- lots of konsoles, vi, gcc, make, kvirc and konqueror are all I really need ;) |
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Did I see some Doze on the background? * Hides behind BQ before he's mobbed by the entire AL crews * |
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Brushwell's desktop -- The official desktop of the crazy scottish geek, sponsored by macro porn and sand games. Wallpaper courtesy the BBC |
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Angrysm1ley's desktop -- hey, you need a description for this! ;) |
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I always looked for a distro of Linux that was very user-friendly and didn't require past experiences with it. Ark-Linux was the one for me. It's a great experience to work on an OS that I have never used before. Oh, and I LOVED the idea of putting the brick game in the OS installer. This distrobution of Linux is just too fun! You don't need to be a highly educated computer engineer or programmer to use Ark Linux; a high-school student like me can use and enjoy it. Ark Linux is definately my favorite distro of Linux. Oh and the desktop image? That is one reason I don't trust Microsoft ;) |
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Logan R's desktop: "i like to make my desktop kinda different. im crazy so i like things to be crazy and i hate leaving any settings alone cuz thats who i am lol." |

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