Arabian Linux

Arabian Linux also known as arl is a bootable CD with a compilation of GNU/Linux software, full support for Arabic/English languages and automatic hardware detection.

It's the first arabic live-distro using KDE as the default GUI, the first to have the arabic language enabled in consoles, pre-compiled ready-for-use softmodem drivers and the first to have its own control panel system in both languages (arabic/english). Arabian is recommended for beginners (using arabic language or not).

Arabian Linux is downloadable from this website as an ISO image. It's not necessary to install anything on a harddisk but you still can install it on your harddisk and run Arabian directly from your box.

Features:

• Kernel 2.6.11,
• XFree 3.3 replaced by Xorg 2.8.10,
• Using LSB color system,
• Interactive bootup system,
• Modules use is possible now,
• Added the amod system tools for modules management,
• .ISO and .NRG (Ahead Nero) images are now mounted with just one click
• Added 'Convert to ISO' utility for .NRG images
• Added service menu "Arabian Package" for .deb and .rpm packages
• System Upgrade now available (under development)
• Added Arabic support in the installer
• Installer gives an option to choose either LILO or GRUB
• Partitions appear now in the device name mode (UNIX) and letters (Windows)
• Partitions use the read-write mode by default ( ntfs still read-only )
• nVidia 3D driver added, is enabled by nvidia cheatcode
• Java 1.5 enabled as default,
• Arabeyes/KACST Arabic TTF fonts included,
• Arabic language is now enabled in consoles (thanks to Arabeyes' Bicon project),
• Arabeyes' Wordlist (Linux dictionary - Arabic/English) included,
• New softmodem drivers added,
• Hibernating support,
• Added enhanced support for wireless cards,
• Enhanced multimedia support,
• Write support for all virtual directories (i.e. live-installation of software without writable media is possible) in a running live system, made possible through UNIONFS,
• Added Kernel Accelerator - kqemu (with authorization of its author, Fabrice), for qemu,
• The latest version of Gparted added,
• /home directory and system configuration can be kept in an usb stick,
• KDE 3.4.0, Gimp 2.2.4, OpenOffice 1.1.4 (arabic) and many other packages.