New AROS ABIv0 base system release

Just a couple of days ago, a new version of AROS was released.

It's called "ABIv0_20250313-1" and serves as a base for possible distributions, or your own AROS installation. Currently, it's only the 32-bit / i386 variant, but the 64-bit / x86_64 is expected to follow soon.

There's a long list of bugfixes and updates, among which are:

• several improvements to audio system components (AHI-handler, ahi.device, sound device drivers, ...)
• improvements to muimaster.library (Zune GUI)
• improved file-system support (afs, sfs, ntfs, fat, cdrom)
• better hardware support (ACPI, pciusb.device, nvme.device, power/battery management, ...)
• ...and many more.
  

Find full details, and downloads, at:

https://github.com/deadwood2/AROS/releases/tag/ABIv0_20250313-1

 

Odyssey web browser, and AROS ABIv0 32bit update

Just days ago, two very welcome updates have been released.

The WWW is big, and Amiga/AROS web browsers are rare. One of said updates is a new version of web browser Odyssey, for AROS ABIv0 32bit. (This is the initial x86 i386 flavor of AROS which is probably running on most computers running AROS.) Among the new features is the updated rendering engine (WebKit), and a new media player with hardware acceleration, which enables Odyssey to playback YouTube videos (again).

The other of said updates is Krzysztof 'deadwood' Smiechowicz's second update ("20220318-1-U2") to AROS ABIv0 32bit 20220318-1, which is required by the new version Odyssey. It contains changes backported from the more modern (still somewhat experimental) ABIv1 branch of AROS.

Click the links below for full details and download:

Odyssey

https://archives.aros-exec.org/?function=showfile&file=network/browser/owb-2.0.i386-aros.zip

AROS x86 ABIv0 32bit update 20220318-1-U2

https://www.axrt.org/downloads-aros

https://axrt.org/release-notes?id=aros-abiv0-20220318-1-U2

https://github.com/deadwood2/AROS

 

Additional sources:
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-10-00131-EN.html
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-10-00126-EN.html

"AROS One" v2.2 released

Again, AMIGASYSTEM pushes forward with a new release of "AROS One" distro.

Version 2.2 has just been released, with a good round of updates. Among them are a fix to InstallAROS regarding dual-boot installation, improvements on themes, fonts, usability, GUI, and Pascal development environment, and a set of updated games and apps.

A detailed list of changes can be found in Amigaworld's release article/post:
https://amigaworld.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=8960

Visit AROS One homepage for more info and downloads:

https://sites.google.com/view/arosone

Additional sources:
http://amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2023-10-00070-DE.html

AROS Vision "Sunrise" released!

Oh very nice, yet another AROS distro proven alive: amiga-news.de reports that "AROS Vision" got updated

AROS Vision is an m68k based distro created by Olaf Schönweiß. 

Apart from newly added apps "AmiDream" and "AmiTranslate", we do not have a lot of information about this latest release, and the download link on AROS vision's homepage currently points to a file named "aros_2020_Basis_UAE.7z" (2020?) - but an updated AROS distro is good news nontheless. More details can probably expected over the coming days.

Go to AROS Vision homepage for latest info and downloads:

https://www.aros-vision.de

amiga-news.de article:

http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2023-07-00038-EN.html

"AROS One" v2.1 released

Well, indeed. It looks like "AROS One" by AMIGASYSTEM is in fact the most active AROS distro these days, with version 2.1 just released. 

As always, it contains tons of fixes and improvements, including new catalogs, updated apps, updated games, new icons and buttons, and more. 

If you want to know all the details, check out the release announcement on AROS Exec (scroll down to reply #7 / June 26, 2023):
https://ae.amigalife.org/index.php?topic=773

"AROS One" 2.1 as seen on https://sites.google.com/view/arosone

Go to "AROS One" website for more information and download:
https://sites.google.com/view/arosone

Additional sources:
http://amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2023-06-00105-DE.html

"AROS One" v1.9 released

"AROS One" by AMIGASYSTEM might currently be the most actively maintained AROS distro.

Version 1.9 of "AROS One" - a ABI v0 based AROS distro for m68k and x86 computers - has been released a couple of days ago. Among the updates are new docs in PDF, AmigaGuide, HTML and doc format, themes and iconsets, a new touchpad driver,  improved file system support - and as always lots of applications and games.

"AROS One" 1.9 as seen on https://sites.google.com/view/arosone

Here's the release thread on EAB with lots of details and q & a:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=112616

Go to "AROS One" website for more information, forum links, video links, screenshots, and download:

https://sites.google.com/view/arosone

Additional sources:
https://arosalive.blogspot.com/2021/10/aros-one-v16-released.html
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2022-12-00012-EN.html

"AROS One" v1.6 released

AROS is going strong with another update of "AROS One" by AMIGASYSTEM.

"AROS One" is a ABI v0 based AROS distro for m68k and x86 computers. In this new release lots of applications have been updated, new themes and icon sets added, a couple of new games and demos - and pendrive support. You can both download a pendrive-ready image of "AROS One", and create your own ones.

"AROS One" as seen on https://sites.google.com/view/arosone

If you're into the details you might wanna skim over the release thread on EAB with lots of details and q & a:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=108451

In any case make sure you go to "AROS One" website for more information, forum links, video links, screenshots, and download:

https://sites.google.com/view/arosone

Additional sources:
https://arosalive.blogspot.com/2019/07/aros-one-v11-released_21.html
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2021-10-00022-EN.html

"AROS One" v1.1 released

UPDATE 2019-07-30:
Ops, sorry! I've just received message from the author of this new distro - it's not Andreas Magerl, but "Spadoni Carlo" / AMIGASYSTEM! Thanks for the info!

It's been only a couple of days since we reported about new AROS distro "AROS One" v1.0, and it's already got an update.

http://eab.abime.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=63707&stc=1&d=1562855170

Very nice, AROS One has been released in version 1.1. Even nicer: this time a m68k version has been added!

Note that the m68k version is currently aimed at emulators and hasn't been tested on real hardware so far. Also it's supplied in form of a hardfile, which can't be used directly on a real Amiga.

Tutorial videos and are provided, along with ROMs and WinUAE config file for the m68k version.

Little is known about this distro so far, so maybe it's best you give it a try yourself!

Go to English Amiga Board's "AROS One" v1.1 forum pages for more information, video links, and file downloads:


AROS-One x86 v1.1
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=1333072#post1333072

AROS-One 68k v1.1
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=98062


Sources:
https://www.amiganews.it/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20106
https://www.amigafuture.de/viewtopic.php?t=48256
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2019-07-00030-EN.html

Icaros Desktop 2.2.6 released, and 2.2.7 beta for Patreon supporters

Another updated public release of Icaros Desktop, and a restricted release of the latest beta version. 

Here are some of the new features of release 2.2.6:

• new Icaros Desktop debug log
• new versions of muimaster.library, dcraw, and VIM
• EasyRPG Player, interpreter for games created with RPG Maker 2000 and 2003
• new games included: "The Kidnapping of Princess Pri" and "Grimps: Squeaking of the Dead"
• updated manual
• modified VMware SVGA driver which adds support to Full HD, 2K and 4K resolutions

...and more.


As always visit http://www.icarosdesktop.org for more information, and downloads!

Icaros Desktop 2.2.4 released

Icaros Desktop, probably AROS' most popular and comprehensive distro, got updated to version 2.2.4.

Here's a list of changes since 2.2.3:

- fixed OpenURL preferences to correctly forward URLs to OWB
- added GlJewels to OpenGL/Games
- added AmiTimeKeeper (Internet time NTP client) to Prefs
- updated AmicastPlayer
- updated AMath
- updated FIG datatype
- added INFO (Amiga icons) datatype
- added ModExplorer to MultiMedia
- added Open Gladiators to OpenGL/Games
- updated OpusTools
- added sox utilities to MediaEditors
- added sfxr sound generator to MediaEditors
- added Targa (TGA) datatype
- added ZuneBrot to Misc
- updated Vim to version 8.1 (now with graphical interface)
- replaced AROS installer with InstallerLG on both i386 and 68K
- added Super Mario War to Games
- added Stunt Car Remake to OpenGL/Games
- added UHCTools
- updated ZuneView
- updated ZunePaint
- added WHD_Menu to FileSystem
- added ICO (Windows icons) datatype
- added vic script: shows current Icaros Desktop release
- replaced SysMon with SysMon-XPT, which shows CPU-time too
- updated VICE to version 3.1 and optimized for speed and sound
- added icon to music and video examples in MyWorkspace
- fixed (increased) default stack size for some file types
- added RNOeffects to Design

Go to Icaros Desktop's homepage to download the latest release:
http://www.icarosdesktop.org

Source:
http://vmwaros.blogspot.com/2018/10/icaros-desktop-224-now-available-to.html

Distro: AspireOS - alive!

Nikolaos Tomatsidis' AROS distribution "AspireOS" V2.0 "Titan" is out!

After years of silence, AspireOS got another update. Nikolaos says that AspireOS "...feels much like the legacy AmigaOS in the way it opens windows etc. I want Amiga people to feel at home once they try it." The latest release is based on AROS nightly build of Feb. 5th 2018.

Some of the new applications included in the release are:

- 4klive (software synthesizer)
- ArModPlugPlayer (modplayer)
- Protracker, Protrekkr (tracker programs)
- Directory Opus 5.91 Magellan II (filemanager)
- GianasReturn, LBreakout2, Sqrxz4, Voxel Bird (games)
- ZunePaint (painting / image manipulation)

https://51a33982-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/arosaspireone/gallery/MAME.png

Also included, just like in the previous release, are Odyssey (webbrower), Audio Evolution (DAW), Janus-UAE (Amiga 68k emulation), MAME (arcade emulation), GrafX2 (pixel painting), AROSPDF (PDF viewer), mplayer (audio/video player), and many more.

(full list: https://sites.google.com/site/arosaspireone/AspireOS )

Head over to...

http://www.aspireos.com

...and grab your copy!

https://51a33982-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/arosaspireone/download-1/Titan3.png

Sources:
http://www.aspireos.com
http://amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2018-02-00039-DE.html
http://aros-exec.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?start=0&topic_id=10738