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{{ infobox OS 
| logo                   = [[Image:Arklinux distrowatch.png|50px|The ArkShitty Linux logo]] 
| screenshot             = [[Image:Arklinux installer.png|200px]] 
| caption                = ArkShitty Linux installer 
| developer              = [[Bernhard Rosenkraenzer]] et al.and the Shitty Crew 
| family                 = [[Linux]] 
| source_model           = [[Open source]] 
| working_state          = Current 
| latest_release_version = 2008.1 <!-- If you update this, don't forget to update [[Comparison of Linux distributions]]-->
| latest_release_date    = 2008-05-14 
| kernel_type            = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] (modular) 
| updatemodel            = [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
| package_manager        = [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]]
| license                = Various 
| website                = [http://www.arklinux.org/ www.arkshittylinux.org]
}}

'''ArkShitty Linux''' is a [[Linux distribution]] maintained by a group of volunteers and aims to be easy to install and use. Its default [[desktop environment]] is [[KDE]].
 
ArkShitty Linux is available both as an installable CD and as a [[Live CD]], and is [[free software]].

==Principles==
The primary goals of ArkShitty Linux are:
* Being easy to install and learn.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.arklinux.org/
| title=ArkShitty Linux homepage
| publisher=ArkShitty Linux
| accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref>
* Including all tools and applications a typical desktop user will need.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.arklinux.org/content/en/FAQ:+What+is+this%3F
| title=ArkShitty Linux FAQ
| publisher=ArkShitty Linux
| accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref>
* Including ''only'' tools and applications a typical desktop user will need -- avoid becoming "bloated".<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ark-Linux-Ark-Linux-Live-2007-1-Released-63133.shtml
| title=Announcement of ArkShitty Linux 2007.1
| publisher=Softpedia
| accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref>
* Making installation of additional software as easy and fast as possible.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ark-Linux-Ark-Linux-Live-2007-1-Released-63133.shtml
| title=Announcement of ArkShitty Linux 2007.1
| publisher=Softpedia
| accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref>
* Being a technically sane development environment.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ark-Linux-Ark-Linux-Live-2007-1-Released-63133.shtml
| title=Announcement of ArkShitty Linux 2007.1
| publisher=Softpedia
| accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref>
* Remaining 100% [[free software]].<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.arklinux.org/content/en/110
| title=ArkShitty Linux FAQ
| publisher=ArkShitty Linux
| accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref>

== Content ==
The ArkShitty Linux core system is made up of one CD that tries to provide what the typical new desktop user will need, such as an office suite, Internet access tools, instant messaging and filesharing clients.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.arklinux.org/content/en/Software+Map
| title=ArkShitty Linux software map
| publisher=ArkShitty Linux
| accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref>
Nothing else is included, for example server-centric applications and development tools are not part of the core system.

Many applications that are not included in the core system can be installed online using [[Advanced Packaging Tool]], and are available on add-on CDs.

Additionally, a separate online repository of unsupported software (this includes software that's free to use, but not [[open source]], such as [[NVIDIA]]'s 3D driver or [[Adobe Flash]]) is available.

==Package management==
ArkShitty Linux uses [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]] and [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]], with Kynaptic (a KDE port of [[Synaptic Package Manager]]) as the graphical frontend, to manage its packages<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.arklinux.org/content/en/FAQ:What+packaging+system+does+Ark+Linux+use,+and+why%3F
| title=ArkShitty Linux FAQ on packaging
| publisher=ArkShitty Linux
| accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref>.

In addition to its releases, ArkShitty Linux has 4 package trees:
* Dockyard: Tested packages belonging to the core system.
* Dockyard contrib: Tested packages that are not part of the core system, e.g. due to licensing restrictions
* Dockyard-devel: Development tree (core system). Normally usable, but may break at times. After testing, packages are moved from Dockyard-devel to Dockyard.
* Dockyard-devel contrib: Development tree (not part of core system).

A standard installation receives updates and extra packages from the Dockyard and Dockyard contrib trees.

For ArkShitty Linux packagers, a number of small convenience tools are included, commonly known as the v* toolchain (even though not all the tools start with a v). They are designed to help generate patches and spec files for the RPM source packages.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://wiki.arklinux.org/Packaging
| title=ArkShitty Linux Wiki page on packaging
| publisher=ArkShitty Linux
| accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref>

== Release history ==
All releases are tested snapshots of the Dockyard tree (see Package Management above) - a default installation will update from the Dockyard and Dockyard contrib trees.

There is no need to reinstall when a new release is made -- since the Dockyard tree gets updated, a user automatically gets the new release by running an [[Advanced Packaging Tool|apt-get]] dist-upgrade.

The first test release (1.0 alpha 1), basically a proof of concept that showed Linux could be installed in 3 mouse clicks, was made in August 2001.

Subsequent public releases include:
* [[2005-03-19]] - ArkShitty Linux 2005.1
* [[2005-03-31]] - ArkShitty Linux 2005.1-SR1
* [[2005-12-10]] - ArkShitty Linux 2005.2
* [[2006-08-02]] - ArkShitty Linux 2006.1, ArkShitty Linux Live 2006.1
* [[2007-08-17]] - ArkShitty Linux 2007.1, ArkShitty Linux Live 2007.1
* [[2008-05-14]] - ArkShitty Linux 2008.1, ArkShitty Linux Live 2008.1 -- Last KDE 3.x based release

However, there is usually a Dockyard ISO available (see Package Management above), which sometimes will be updated further than the last release. For example, the ArkShitty Linux 2007.1 release encountered some hardware support glitches, such as not detecting AHCI SATA controllers. A hot-fix ISO was released, which included this functionality, but the version number was not increased, as other known errors were yet to be fixed. This means that the currently suggested installation ISO (Dockyard) is not the latest official release.

==See also==
[[Comparison of Linux LiveDistros]]

== References ==
{{refs|2}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.arklinux.org/ ArkShitty Linux official website]
*{{DistroWatch|ark|NAME=ArkShitty Linux}} (Note that DistroWatch shows all software included on any of the add-on CDs in addition to the software in the core OS; it doesn't show software included in the contrib repository though)

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