ARKA-OS

A new Linux distribution built around
verifiable system state.

 The Problem:
 Your System is Lying to You
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 Every server is a collection of tiny, unrecorded
 changes. A manual config tweak, a library patched
 in an emergency, a dependency updated
 out-of-band. This is system drift.

 It creates brittle deployments, breaks
 reproducibility, and renders your security
 posture unknowable. You can no longer trust what
 your system claims to be.



 The Arka Solution:
 Verifiable, Bulletproof, and Pragmatic
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 We build an OS from first principles to solve
 system drift. We do this through three core
 promises:

   1) Verifiable Integrity
      The state of your base system is captured in
      a cryptographic Merkle root. Any change is
      instantly detected by 'apm verify'. There
      is no drift, only provable state.

   2) Bulletproof Upgrades & Rollbacks
      Every package operation creates a new,
      immutable "generation". A failed update
      can never break your system. Switching
      generations is an instantaneous,
      all-or-nothing operation.

   3) Pragmatic by Design
      Real work is messy. Unlike systems that
      trap you, Arka provides an escape hatch:
      /usr/local. This is your domain, where
      you can 'pip install' a tool without
      compromising the base system's integrity.



 Our Philosophy:
 Simplicity is the Ultimate Feature
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 We believe a system's complexity should never
 exceed its user's understanding.

   * No Bespoke Languages
     Configuration is simple TOML/JSON, not a
     complex functional DSL.

   * Transparent by Default
     Our tools are simple C binaries and POSIX
     scripts. 'cat', 'ls', and 'diff' are
     our highest form of instrumentation.

   * FHS-Compliant
     Software works without patching because our
     generational system respects FHS.



 Current Status:
 Early but Functional
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 Arka OS is being built from the ground up. It
 boots, runs a custom init, and manages software
 with its 'apkg' and 'apm' toolchain. The
 core promise of verifiable, generational state
 management works today.



 Join Us:
 Build a System You Can Actually Trust
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 This is the ground floor. We're building a new,
 verifiable OS from scratch, and the core
 infrastructure is being written today. This is
 your chance to write code that matters: to help
 us package software, script a new service, or
 add a missing utility to the core userland.

 We need pioneers who get a thrill from creating
 foundational tools. If the challenge of making
 a simple, trustworthy system from first
 principles excites you, you're exactly who
 we're looking for.
 
 
 
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    Arka Linux. Stability is the foundation.