OS/2 is a greatly different operating system for PC (ArcaOS, eComStation, IBM OS/2 Warp)
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Q1: How to setup Poscript printer? how to import PPD file?
What happend if you should import several PPD files for different printers?
Q2: How to repair borken RPM/YUM?
Q3: How to connect to WiFi in hotels,
a) OS/2 computer is connected via Ethernet and Access Point,
working as wifi adapter,
b) but router shows additional pages *to the access point* and waits for confirmation from you
Q4: Is it safe to use AirBoot included to ArcaOS 5.0,
if UEFI disk/flashdisk is attached? Does UEFI disk stay working or becomes broken?
Q5: What to write to the history of OS/2 in 2017?
Neo OS/2
The board of VOICE International is pleased to announce that
Warpstock Europe 2018 will be held in Berlin, Germany on May
26 and 27 2018. The conference will take place in the NH Hotel
Alexanderplatz at the Landsberger Allee 26-32.
The hotel offers good conference facilities and has rooms
at a reasonable rate. As you can see in the picture there is a
tram running in front of the hotel which connects Alexanderplatz
in the city center with S-Bahn station Landsberger Allee; the
latter has a direct connection to Sch?nefelder airport.
How to make the conference successful?
1. It's necessary rotate banners about the conference at OS/2 sites
(in 3-5 monthes before the conference)
2. it's necessary publish list of speakers and presentations in advance.
(in 2-3 monthes before the conference)
Good news! Russian version of ArcaOS 5.0 is available.
It's free for users which purchased ArcaOS via russian local distributor.
Yuri Larin (LIP package developer) reports that ArcaOS is different from other distributions of OS/2 Warp system.
a) Updated drivers and system kernel. On the other side, some sub-systems were changed (Samba instead of IBM Peers).
b) Different directory structure, different system utilities
c) All eCo Software applications were translated already
d) XWPS, Firefox, .. applications are updated
eCo Software recommends to the developers make their applications multi-language in advance.
For example, LANGE library exists during 10 years and demonstrated its efficiency.
The Dutch OS/2 VOICE foundation is looking for people who to sponsor the
DUtch OS/2 VOICE foundation to collect 10.000 Dollars to contribute to a
new browser on OS/2.
Firefox for the next 2 years we can still use but we are looking for an
alternative. For more details please visit the following page:
http://articles.os2voice.org
Arca Noae is pleased to announce the immediate availability of ArcaOS 5.0.1, the first maintenance release of ArcaOS 5.0 (Blue Lion).
ArcaOS 5.0.1 is the result of many hours of work to adjust things discovered after the release of ArcaOS 5.0, particularly impacting installation of the operating system. Of course, there are many other post-install fixes included, as well, and these will be made available for separate download as part of the ArcaOS 5.0 Support & Maintenance subscription shortly. In the meantime, a full download of the refreshed media image is required to obtain these fixes and updates.
If everything is working in your current installation, it may be prudent to wait for the subscription content to become available, as Arca Noae has not classified any of the 5.0.1 updates as critical.
If you have experienced difficulty installing ArcaOS 5.0, the fixes and updates included in 5.0.1 may address your issue(s).
For a complete list of updates in this release, see the ArcaOS wiki.
To download your fresh ISO, simply visit your customer portal page, select the Orders & Subscriptions link on the navigation panel to the left, then click on the order for your ArcaOS license. Once there, click the download link to request a fresh ISO, and wait for your notification email.
But the system includes other versions of drivers and libraries,
system directories structure is different.
so it's necessary verify the compatibility.
