The following is a brief list of planned features and what has already been released for ArcaOS (Blue Lion).
Future ArcaOS 5.1.x (planned)
- Localized (NLS) versions for additional languages
- Migration facility to migrate from eCS or Warp 4.5
- Improved DOS and Win-OS/2 audio support
- Desktop search utility
- Optional online (live) update at the end of phase 2 installation
- XDock (standalone XCenter widgets)
- Hardware Manager improvements
- Replacement Background desktop properties page
- CLI FTP replacement
- Selective installers to replace OS/2 Warp 4-era monolithic Selective Install; these will support (individually):
- Multimedia
- Video
- PCMCIA
- Keyboard (Locale switching is already available)
- USB
- I/O
- New printer management utility
ArcaOS 5.1.0 (released 2023-08-26)
- UEFI boot support
- NVMe disk driver
- Upgrade facility to upgrade from ArcaOS 5.0.x
- New ArcaMapper for Samba shares
- Samba 4.11 client
- Credentials Manager (Kerberos ticket management GUI)
- Installer enhancements
- New System Evaluation tool for UEFI BIOS systems not using a CSM.
5.0.6 (released 2020-08-31)
- Update diagnostic utilities
- Update device drivers (ACPI, Panorama, FAT32, JFS) to latest shipping levels
- Update Samba 4 plugin to 3.6
- Update included application packages to latest shipping levels
- Installer and updater improvements
5.0.5 (released 2020-06-06)
- NEW: Localized (NLS) versions for German and Spanish (more languages to be released)
- Improve hardware type selection during installation
- Update diagnostic utilities
- Installer and updater improvements
- Replace more statically-installed files with managed packages
- Update Samba 4 client to 4.10
- Update Heimdal Kerberos to 7.7.0
- Update Samba 4 plugin to 3.6
- Update device drivers to latest shipping levels
- Update included application packages to latest shipping levels
- Update YUM/RPM bootstrap and on-disc RPM repository
- Improve TCP/IP stack tuning for better initial network performance
5.0.4 (released 2019-07-26)
- NEW: Updater facility to update existing 5.0 install in-place (no reformat/reinsall)
- Updated installation boot facility to handle more memory layouts
- Installer improvements
- Updated installation and troubleshooting utilities
- Updated Samba 4 client to 4.9.4
- Updated Heimdal Kerberos to 7.5.0
- Updated Samba 4 plugin to 3.5
- Updated several device drivers (AHCI, SNAP, Panorama, GenGRADD, Uniaud, AMouse, MultiMac, USB)
- Updated several included application packages (ISOFS, ArcaOS Desktop, XWLAN, Lucide, Printer Manager, CUPSWIZ, NAPS, HiDisk, kLIBC Path Remapper GUI, TIMESET, etc.)
- Updated YUM/RPM bootstrap and on-disc RPM repository
- Updated Archive Tool, eCoRT
- Updated PNGIO module to improve PNG rendering in Workplace Shell (release memory)
- Updated PSPRINT printer pack
- Add help to Dynamic Icons
- Updated loader (AOSLDR)
5.0.3 (released 2018-07-19)
- NEW: Arca Noae FAT32 driver (replaces Netlabs FAT32 driver)
- Installer improvements
- Updated installation and troubleshooting utilities
- Updated Samba 4 client to 4.7.7
- Updated Samba 4 plugin to 3.3
- Updated AHCI, SNAP, Panorama, Uniaud, MultiMac, USB drivers
- Updated Samba plugin
- Updated several included application packages (IFX, 4OS2, HiDisk, HiDisk, DAYTIME, TIMESET, ANPM, NAPS, ITHEME, DBCSMAP, FreeType/2 configuration GUI, etc.)
- Updated YUM/RPM bootstrap and on-disc RPM repository
- Updated CARDBUS (PC Card support)
- Updated FreeType support
5.0.2 (released 2018-02-03)
- NEW: AltBoot – Boot and install ArcaOS from USB flash drive; create medium natively under OS/2 or from image file for Windows, Linux, OSX
- NEW: ISODrive – Mount ISO files as media from Workplace Shell
- Installer improvements
- Updated installation and troubleshooting utilities
- Updated Selective Install for Networking
- Updated ACPI, SNAP, Panorama, FAT32, AHCI, Uniaud, MultiMac, USB drivers
- Updated Samba client to 4.4.13
- Updated several included application packages (ArcaMapper, ANPM, Icon Themes, TOP, ArcaOS Desktop, etc.)
- Updated certificate bundles
- Updated YUM/RPM bootstrap and on-disc RPM repository
- Corrected LAN books install
- Improved validation of Mozilla applications install path
- Updated AiR-Boot; added manual
- Corrected IBM File and Print Client install image
- Updated Source Serif Pro (now includes Cyrillic) and Source Code Pro font packs
- Updated MPTS syslevel to WR_8709
- Tweaked logon dialog resources
- Updated MPTN protocol files to PJ30659 plus socketsk from ACPI package
- Updated NAPS, LMSYNC, PrintMan, and CUPSWIZ
- Updated DVD Tools, Archive Tool, eCoRT
- Updated SMP retail kernel to 14.201
- Updated SMP debug kernel to 14.104b
5.0.1 (released 2017-07-05)
- Installer improvements
- Updated installation and troubleshooting utilities
- Disabled NetDrive volume persistence by default
- Updated FAT32, AHCI, Uniaud, MultiMac, USB, IBM-shipped network drivers
- Updated Samba plugin
- Disabled IcedTea browser plugin
- Refreshed several included application packages (Lucide, etc.)
5.0 (Blue Lion; released 2017-05-15)
- English only
- clean install (fresh partition or reformat)