SanpOS: a modern, education-focused AROS distro (work in progress): AROS FORUMS

SanpOS 1.1 is almost ready, and I want your input first

SanpOS 1.1 is close to release. It brings visual changes across the desktop, plus the new Artcraft programs, which are made to work like Microsoft Office.

Before I build the release ISO, what else would you want to see in it?

Apps or tools you miss on AROS
Hardware you want working (Wi-Fi cards, touchpads, GPUs, printers)
Desktop or UI changes
Anything that annoys you in the current version

I can’t promise everything will make into 1.1, but I’ll read every reply and put the most-asked items into 1.1.33 or 1.2 Thanks!

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BohunSenior Member

Posted 9 hours ago

#23

https://github.co.../MintPRINT

You can check out the MintPrint - AirPrint port for Amiga. I've made a partially working port to AROS (it's on aarch64, but it's easy to check if it works on x86_64 - I don't have that kind of hardware). The printer preferences program worked for me, and the universal driver compiled - but I don't know how to direct the print to the printer.

BohunSenior Member

Posted 9 hours ago

#24

Regarding the scanning program, I wrote one in Hollywood for the Amiga, MorphOS, and AROS 386. It uses the AirScan protocol. Unfortunately, there's no compiler for x86_64 or aarch64. You can run the 386 version on SanpOS using emu32, but unfortunately, this emulator doesn't support networking, so running the program on x86_64 will only show the GUI.

I started a port to C but stopped due to lack of time:
https://github.co...anner_lite
If you're interested, I can provide the code in Hollywood (a scripting language similar to Lua) for you to analyze. Send me a PM.

coffeecatMember

Posted 8 hours ago

#25

SanpOS wrote:

@SanpOS - SanpOS 1.1 is almost ready, and I want your input first

SanpOS 1.1 is close to release. It brings visual changes across the desktop, plus the new Artcraft programs, which are made to work like Microsoft Office.

Before I build the release ISO, what else would you want to see in it?

Apps or tools you miss on AROS
Hardware you want working (Wi-Fi cards, touchpads, GPUs, printers)
Desktop or UI changes
Anything that annoys you in the current version

I can’t promise everything will make into 1.1, but I’ll read every reply and put the most-asked items into 1.1.33 or 1.2 Thanks!

I hope you are using the *Crafts from me to avoid rework. If not - it might be beneficial to the whole community if we can merge the work. I'd also suggest using https://github.co...ak/arospkg for convenience.
All the crafts are there, plus a couple of other programs, and you can publish your own apps with it. We are currently merging it with Jonx's package manager to have one advanced package manager + publishing suite across x86_64, raspi/aarch, v1, and v11 architectures.

And Limpet as the Shell: https://github.co.../tree/main

Fingers crossed and good job!

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Bohun

SanpOSJunior Member

Posted 4 hours ago

#26

I’ve been working on a new file manager for AROS written entirely in native C. It has a modern look, a sidebar, a breadcrumb address bar and light and dark themes. It uses your system’s own icons.

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Bohun

coffeecatMember

Posted 4 hours ago

#27

Nice work! I'm curious, though: AROS already has several file managers. What gap are you trying to address that existing solutions don't cover?

Have you considered building on an existing project, like Ferail, Magellan, Scalos or even default Wanderer, rather than starting from scratch?

I'm not trying to discourage new ideas. I just think that with our limited development resources, it's worth looking at opportunities to improve existing solutions before creating new ones.

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retrofaza

BohunSenior Member

Posted 3 hours ago

#28

@coffeecat
It seems to me that the author is simply trying to achieve a consistent look throughout the system. If I understood correctly, this is an original system based on AROS, not a regular distro based on existing system components and programs from other authors, which are not graphically consistent. I like it, though I also like Ferail. However, it must be admitted that both managers differ from the Amiga look and feel we're used to.
@SanpOS,
is what we're seeing based on Zune, or are you using your own framework?

Edited by Bohun on 30-10-2026 07:48, 3 hours ago

AMIGASYSTEMDistro Maintainer

Posted 2 hours ago

#29

SanpOS wrote:

@SanpOS - I’ve been working on a new file manager for AROS written entirely in native C. It has a modern look, a sidebar, a breadcrumb address bar and light and dark themes. It uses your system’s own icons.

I like this alternative for people who enjoy this type of file manager; I'd love to have it on my AROS One if you'll let me.

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BohunSenior Member

Posted 2 hours ago

#30

@SanpOS
Your system is becoming increasingly interesting. I'd love to run it on a Raspberry Pi. Are you planning other platforms as well, or just x86_64?

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