CODENAME: ARKA

A new Linux distribution built around verifiable system state.

The Problem

Your System is Lying to You

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

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

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

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

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:

• Help us package software
• Script a new service
• 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.

Reach out to us at: hi [𝐚𝐭] arkalinux.com

Arka Linux. Stability is the foundation.