Monthly Archives: February 2026

Arca Noae Package Manager version 1.1.2 has been released

Arca Noae is pleased to announce the immediate availability of an updated Arca Noae Package Manager for ArcaOS, OS/2, and eComStation. (1.1.2)

This release addresses the following issues:

  • Replace DLL conflict check logic to avoid problems if an exception occurs in the DLL’s exit routine (requires included testdll.exe). (Previously, this condition could lead to a complete system hang during package installation or update.)
  • Redesigned UI presentation of available WarpIN packages.

Arca Noae Package Manager is available in English with Spanish, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Russian, and Swedish language packs. Language packs are on a rolling release cycle, with updates made available between program releases.

ANPM 1.1.2 requires WarpIN 1.0.24 or higher for installation. This WarpIN package is available from Hobbes Archive.

This utility is licensed under the GPLv3, and is available to everyone, free of charge. See the included documentation for instructions on how to access the source code.

Please review the wiki for important first-time installation and upgrade notes and other tips.

Major website migration complete

To address unanticipated changes forced upon us by functional components used by our website and online store, we have migrated the main Arca Noae site to a different server on our network. We hope this solves the most pressing issues regarding site availability, performance, and checkout completion.

Meanwhile, this migration brings with it some changes to procedures, namely, population of subscription content lists in the Download and Renewal Center. The new process will refresh content for all subscribers over a longer period of time vs on-demand download of fresh driver packages (as an example). The change should be fairly transparent to the end user (when a download link is displayed, it will be functional, as before), but note that there may be some delay between the announcement of new or updated content and downloads actually being listed. We are continuing to work to improve this feature.

For all those who have experienced difficulty with renewals, for a limited time, we have extended the normal grace period to one full year before the late renewal fee is applied. This should give everyone ample time to renew his or her ArcaOS Support & Maintenance subscription(s) without concern. This is a limited time offer, however, so if you have been holding off on a renewal due to site frustrations, please do so now at your earliest convenience.