Ark Linux 1.0 alpha 9 - A desktop Linux distribution.

[Gordon Darling]

Subject: Ark Linux 1.0 alpha 9
- A desktop Linux distribution.
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 18:16:37 +0000 (UTC)

About:
Ark Linux is a desktop linux distribution that is aimed primarily at new
Linux users. It is intended to be extremely easy to use while still being
technically sound.

Changes:
Numerous features (including graphical bootup, recovery from bad XFree86
config files, ATI IGP support, VIA EPIA-M support, and a better network
card config tool) have been added, several bugs have been fixed, and many
packages have been updated.

Release focus: Major feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/arklinux/
Tar/GZ: http://freshmeat.net/redir/arklinux/38173/url_tgz/arklinux.iso

Regards
Gordon

 

[CHarneyCHRIS]

i have a question, would it be possible to release a @200 megabyte version
linux that includes KDE3 gui ,PLEASE , i cannot download linux releases that
are 600-700 megabytes, im sure there arelot of people in the same boat.

 

[Lee Marsh]

CHarneyCHRIS wrote:
| i have a question, would it be possible to release a @200 megabyte
| version linux that includes KDE3 gui ,PLEASE , i cannot download
| linux releases that are 600-700 megabytes, im sure there arelot of
| people in the same boat.

Same here, on dial-up its very difficult.

 

[Bernd Schmitt]

i have a question, would it be possible to release a @200 megabyte version
linux that includes KDE3 gui ,PLEASE , i cannot download linux releases that
are 600-700 megabytes, im sure there arelot of people in the same boat.

People from germany can write to me. Please put Knoppix in subject,
because otherwise the email will be deleted.

I send Knoppix to you for free or I give you the adress of a Linux User
Group nearby.

I think there will be people nearby you which will help you in the same
way. Just look in a linux related newsgroup and ask for it, somebody
will help you.

Bernd

 

[CHarneyCHRIS]

i went to the arklinux website and i thought yes,this looks perfect fora linux
newbie, then i went to the downloads page and BAM!, 700megabytes, oh well,add
this to the list of linux distrobutions that i wont be downloading.

 

[Jim]

CHarneyCHRIS wrote:
| i have a question, would it be possible to release a @200 megabyte
| version linux that includes KDE3 gui ,PLEASE , i cannot download
| linux releases that are 600-700 megabytes, im sure there arelot of
| people in the same boat.

Same here, on dial-up its very difficult.

Rather than download a few hundred megs, go here:

http://CHEAPBYTES.COM/

 

[Simon]

there are several Linux distributions that fall into this category.

have a google for 'Damn Small Linux' and 'Puppy Linux'

both are sub 50Meg (puppy is <25), boot from the CD and run in a ramdisk
(won't overwrite your existing install - ala Knoppix)

They can be installed to your HDD, but you might want to try them out
first...

best of luck

S

 

[CHarneyCHRIS]

at last, a small distro of linux that has a decent gui,its not KDE3.1 but puppy
linux looks ok,thankyou.

 

[Simon]

(e-mail address removed) (CHarneyCHRIS) wrote in

at last, a small distro of linux that has a decent gui,its not KDE3.1
but puppy linux looks ok,thankyou.

happy to help