Change History ArcaOS 5.1

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ArcaOS(TM) 5.1 Change History

This document contains up-to-date issue resolution in the current ISO release of ArcaOS 5.1.

RELEASE HISTORY

2025-02-16 – 5.1.1

Summary of changes 5.1.1

  • Availability of German, Spanish, and Russian National Language Versions (NLVs).
  • Updated ACPI to 3.23.18.
  • Updated Panorama to 1.20.
  • Updated ArcaMapper and ArcaMapper Qt packages to 1.0.3-5.
  • Repackaged Lucide 1.5.0 to include new/updated localized documentation.
  • Chris Wohlgemuth MultiMedia classes updated to 0.3.0 GA.
  • Updated ArcaOS Desktop (ANXWP) to 1.0.17 GA.
  • New VNC Server and Viewer available (0.2.4 / 0.2.5).
  • Various desktop dialog enhancements for different languages (including English).
  • Various localization enhancements (messages, dialogs, documentation) for components previously shipped in multiple languages.
  • Various Preboot enhancements.
  • Updated ANCS to 2.37 (also fixes option for setting Recovery Choices display at every boot under UEFI).
  • Updated SysEval tool.
  • Updated Installer to 1.47 (various fixes for volume selection, stability).
  • New, more intelligent installer screen resolution auto-selection/fallback and font scaling logic.
  • Various installation environment fixes and enhancements.
  • Various upgrade enhancements.
  • Updated Disk Utility to build 46.
  • Updated InitDisk to 1.4.
  • Updated Installation Volume Manager to 2.55.
  • Updated EspUtil to 1.1.
  • Updated USB to 12.17.
  • Updated AMouse to 4.01.
  • Updated MuiltiMac drivers.
  • Updated IBMKBD (keyboard driver) to 10.200.
  • Updated FAT32 to 5.0.5.
  • Updated eCo Runtime Base to 20240915.
  • Updated eCo Runtime Win to 20241129.
  • Updated eCo Runtime Net to 20240126.
  • Updated Dynamic Icons to 2.5.5.1.
  • Updated DVD Tools to 1.9.
  • Updated ArcTool to 1.6.
  • Updated Gotcha! to 2.0.4.
  • Updated ISOFS to 1.1.3.
  • updated ANRDC (Remote Desktop Connections Manager) to 2.0.5 (now runs under Object REXX)..
  • Replaced PMDCalcP with ATCalc as advanced calculator option (if installed, PMDCalcP will not be replaced).
  • Updated IFX to 1.25.
  • Updated DragText to support font scaling.
  • Updated Doodle Screen Saver to 2.5.
  • Updated VirtualBox Guest Additions to 7.0.14.
  • Better handling of Python 3 upgrade. (Python 2.7 and 3 installed.)
  • Updated RPM bootstraps to 2024-01-21.
  • Corrected reference to BIGICONSPATH for PNGICONS installation/upgrade.
  • Updated NewView to 2.19.9.
  • Updated Styler to 1.2.0.
  • Updated AOSBOOT script.
  • Refreshed Mozilla builds (Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey).
  • Updated AE text editor to 1.9.9.
  • Updated PrintMan to 0.87.
  • Updated CUPS GUI to 1.21.
  • Updated WarpSans ES font to 1.30.

2023-08-23 – 5.1.0

Summary of changes 5.1.0

  • UEFI boot support via Arca Noae Compatibility System (ANCS).
  • New AN Launcher UEFI boot selector.
  • GPT disk layout support via new filter driver.
  • Installation Volume Manager updated to handle GPT layouts and creation of EFI System Partition (ESP) for UEFI.
  • Updated Disk Resizer to 1.1.2 to support GPT.
  • New EspUtil tool to manage ESP from command line.
  • New InitDisk tool to manage disk changeover to/from MBR and GPT.
  • New Secure Boot certificates for UEFI (must be manually installed).
  • New SysEval tool available in EFI environment to help evaluate hardware suitability for ArcaOS.
  • New Gotcha! 2.0.3.2 screen capture utility (also available during installation).
  • New VEFI.HLP document to provide guidance for new DOS session settings (DOS and Win-OS/2 now functional for more systems under UEFI).
  • New ArcaMapper and ArcaMapper Qt replaces ArcaMapper 1.x to better handle mapping of remote Samba shares.
  • Updated Doodle Screen Saver to 2.4 (DPMS-aware for Panorama 1.17+)
  • Updated Arca Noae Package Manager to 1.1.0.2.
  • Various font improvements (dynamic resizing, etc.) throughout WPS.
  • Updated UniAUD 16-bit driver to 1.9.8.
  • Various installer fixes and enhancements.
  • Updated NAPS to 1.2.3.
  • Various configuration updates to enhance VirtualBox installations.
  • Updated ACPI to 3.23.17.
  • Updated retail SMP kernel to 14.204.
  • Updated MuiltiMac drivers.
  • Updated Panorama to 1.18.
  • Updated USB to 12.14.
  • Updated Arca Noae PNG icons to 2022-12-14.
  • Updated eCo Runtime Base & Win to 20220413.
  • Enhanced Samba Server setup routines.
  • Updated installer environment for traditional BIOS boot (MemDisk).
  • Updated ArcaOS Desktop (ANXWP) to 1.0.15.
  • Updated XWLAN to 3.14b11 / wpa_supplicant 2.10-devel (20210725).
  • Updated VirtualBox Guest Additions to 6.1.32.
  • Added software selection to install Qt5 runtime in addition to Qt4.

This entry last updated: by Lewis Rosenthal