Who says there’s no Arabic Linux distro? Here’s the proof, one of arabic Linux distros in the world, named Arabian Linux has showed out.
ArabianLinux 0.7 Alpha is a billingual distro linux, English and Arabic, so user can choose Arabic or English for the system. ArabianLinux can be used as a linux live CD or dekstop (by install it on hard disk drive). The booting time as a live CD is about 1 minute 30 seconds (on my PC).
ArabianLinux uses KDE as its Dekstop Environment. Consequently, the KDE software pakcage will be installed by default. Here are the softwares on ArabianLinux 0.7 :
Accessories :
Arabian Script
Ark (Archieve Manager)
IRKick (KDE LIRC Server)
KCalc
KGpg
KJobViewer (Printer Jobs)
SuperKaramba (Desktop Widgets)
KNotes
Kate
Games :
KSnakeRace
Patience Card
Graphics :
digiCam
GwenView
KolourPaint
Krita (Painting and Image Editing)
KSnapshot
showFoto
Kooka (Scan)
KPDF
KView
Internet :
Akregator (RSS Feeder)
Bluetooth Chat
Bluetooth OBEX Client
Ekiga Softphone (IP Telephony, VOIP & Video Conferencing)
FireFox
gFTP
Konversation (IRC Chat)
Kopete (Instant Messaging)
KPPP (Internet Dialup Tool)
Krdf (Remote Desktop Connection)
Krfb (Dekstop Sharing)
KTorrent
SunJava 5 Web Start
Tapioca (Google Talk)
WiFi
Konkuekor
Khit
Multimedia :
Amarok
K3B (CD DVD Burning)
Kaffein (Media Player)
Kdetv
KMix
KsCD
MPlayer Movie Player
Real Player 10
TV Time Television Viewer
VLC Media Player
Xine Movie Player
Xmms
Office :
OpenOffice.Org
Conclusion : Arabian Linux is a good choice (and simple way) if you want write/view an Arabic text or if you want on Linux. If you want to see an Arabic Linux distro, you should try this Arabian Linux.
Reviewed by Yusuf KS
