This command updates the USB driver stack. USB drivers must have been previously installed and configured. This installation script does not install AUDIO by default. This installation does install the Mass Storage Driver (MSD).

New releases are available from the Arca Noae website. USB is a part of the OS/2 & eCS drivers and software package.

The files for the USB driver stack version 12.16 are not supplied on the Suntan Special CD-ROM. You must supply this item: USB-12.16.exe

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\OS2\BOOT'
trac.netlabs.org

This command sets the computer to NOT archive the desktop at system boot. There is a companion command, archiveON, that sets the computer to archive the desktop a system boot.

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This command sets the computer to archive the desktop at system boot. There is a companion command, archiveOff, that sets the computer to NOT archive the desktop a system boot.

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This command installs Archive Viewer, written by Alex Taylor. Archive Viewer is a very simple GUI tool for viewing and extracting archive files of various types. It originated as a system utility included in eComStation (and it remains so to this day). However, the product is also released as open source software under the GNU GPL.

Installation is unattended by WarpIN.

A reboot is needed after installation unless ArcView was previously installed.

Installation Directory: osDir || '\bin'
www.altsan.org

This command opens the Installed Features folder to facilitate the removal of the Automatic Registration Tool (ART) also known as the "Dancing Elephant".

Procedure
In the Installed Features folder, open Install Object - Inventory.
Check the ART - Inventory object checkbox.
Press Uninstall.
Confirm the uninstallation.
When uninstallation is complete, Install Object - Inventory
and the Installed Features folder.
Press OK when done.

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This command creates an automatic LAN login object in the startup folder. After creating the object, the designated user will be logged in each time the system is started.

The login window will be preloaded with the user specified in the settings 'username', 'password' and 'domain'

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This command installs cdrtools2 2.01.01a59, a suite of command line programs for manipulating CD and DVD media. An ASPI router driver is installed, and Config.Sys is modified. If OS2AHCI.ADD is installed, the SCSI option /S is enabled.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\cdrtools2'

This command cleans the Suntan Special settings, adding any missing settings, and removing any extra settings.

The install is unattended.

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Deletes all fixpak archives and log files. This eliminates the possibility to revert fixpaks, but it saves space.

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This command uses the ConfigSysCheck program by David Azarewicz to check and sort Config.Sys. Any errors found are displayed and the user is prompted to accept or reject the changes. If changes are accepted, a backup is made of the current Config.Sys.

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88watts.net

This command installs the cups PDR by Alex Taylor

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\os2\dll'
trac.netlabs.org

This command installs cxups. The installation is unattended.

The Install CUPS Printer object is created in the Printers Folder.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\cupswiz'
altsan.org

This command installs Daniela Engert's ATAPI driver, version 0.4.0. The command recognizes that the driver is sometimes installed as DANIATAP.FLT but installs as DaniATAPI.FLT. The command removes IBMATAPI.FLT, IBMIDECD.FLT and RSJIDECD.FLT from the Config.Sys file.

This install is unattended, and config.sys is modified, so a reboot is necessary after the installation completes.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\os2\boot'

This command installs Daniela Engert's DASD driver. (DaniDASD.DMD) This driver is only applicable to Warp 4. This driver should not be used with a system that uses LVM.

This install is unattended, and config.sys is modified, so a reboot is necessary after the installation completes.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\os2\boot'

This command installs Daniela Engert's EIDE driver. (DaniS506.ADD) DaniS506 is now maintained by Steven Levine

Version 1.8.15

This install is unattended, and config.sys is modified, so a reboot is necessary after the installation completes. Reference to IBMS506.ADD in config.sys is changed to DaniS506.ADD. Reference to PCMSSDIF.SYS is removed.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\os2\boot'
svn.netlabs.org

This command cleans up after weird install problems caused by some app installs. Each case is tested, and action is taken only if a problem is detected.

This install is unattended.

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This command installs DVDDAO 2.0.6, a program for ripping and burning DVD. DVDDAO was written by nickk. You must have a file system capable of supporting large files to work with DVD iso images. (Probably that means you need a JFS drive with at least 4.7 GB free)

A command file is provided as examples of how to rip (leach.cmd) Two command files (burniso.cmd and burnfolder.cmd) are provided to burn DVD.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\dvddao'

This command installs eCups. The installation is unattended.

The eCups control panel is added to the Setup Folder. This is a URL object that will open in the default browser. The eCups help file is placed in the Information folder.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\'
trac.netlabs.org

This command installs the emx runtime. An icon for the emx documentation is created.

The command makes changes to config.sys to support emx.

The install is unattended. A reboot is required after the installation is complete.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\emx'

This command guides the user to configure ePDF for first time use.

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This is the universal FAT driver (FAT12/FAT16/FAT32/exFAT) for OS/2 and OS/2 based systems. This project is based on the FAT32 project by Henk Kelder who released the source code as open source in January 2002.

If a previous version of FAT32 is installed, it must be uninstalled before installing this version. The uninstall is not kind to config.sys. Back up your config.sys before uninstalling FAT32, and restore it afterward. Installing this driver will make the appropriate changes to the config.sys that you saved before installing the previous version.

A reboot is needed to activate Fat32 support.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\OS2'
trac.netlabs.org

This command installs feature install, the OS/2 installer needed for the installation of TCP/IP 4.3, Java and other programs.

Procedure
The install will put up a dialog to warn that the workplace
shell is to be restarted. Press OK.
When the workplace shell restarts, installation is complete.

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This command installs the Innotek Font Engine, release 1 The installation is unattended.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\FontEngine'

This command installs FPos, a WPS cleaning utility written by Rich Walsh. In addition to creating a program icon, the FPos program will be started. The user will be prompted to delete all Folder Position entries in the OS/2 ini file, which can cure the problem of icon drift.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\fpos'

This command installs IBM's final free IDEDASD package. It detects LVM systems and installs the appropriate version of the driver.

This install is unattended, and config.sys is modified, so a reboot is necessary after the installation completes.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\os2\boot'

This command installs GCC 4 runtime libraries needed for all Qt 4 installations. On OS/2 the libraries are installed to OS2\DLL, while on eCS, the libraries are installed to eCS\DLL. On ArcaOS, the installation is skipped, as the libraries are installed and maintained by RPM/YUM.

The installation is unattended. WarpIN is a pre-requisite.

Installation Directory: osdir || '\dll'

This command installs IBM GRADD.

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This command installs the TCP/IP hosts file from the location specified by the setting 'hostsFile'. If hostsFile is blank, the user is prompted for a hosts file.

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This command installs a newer HPLIP to an existing eCups installation. The installation is unattended.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\'
www.os2world.com

This command copies the Inetver output to the log

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This command installs the Innotek Runtime, 1.12 The installation is unattended.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\innort'

This command applies the IBM Peer for OS/2 Warp 4 FixPak 8414. This FixPak applies to Warp 4.

FixPak 8414 is applied using an unattended install method. A reboot is required after applying the FixPak.

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This command installs ISOFS 1.1.3. ISOFS creates a virtual disk for a CD/DVD-ROM image file (*.iso) so you can access it without having to burn any media.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\isofs'

This command configures the Java plugin for Netscape, Mozilla, PmW-Fx and Firefox. The user selects the Java to be used for each browser.

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This command installs the IBM Java Development Kit version 1.1.8. The installation is unattended, and a reboot is needed after the installation is complete.

Installation Directory: /* FindBootDrive() || ':' */ 'C:'

This command patches the Java JDK 1.1.8. The version of Java before and after the installation is displayed.

Procedure
Before the JDK 1.1.8 can be patched, all java programs must be stopped.
examples: dhcpscps.cmd, ddnsaps.cmd, binlscps.cmd
Press OK when done.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\'

This command installs Innotek LibC 0.5.1, a prerequisite for some older software on OS/2.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\os2\dll'

This command installs lxlite, a program to compress OS/2 executable files. The command also installs unlock.exe, a program to allow copying over locked files.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\lxlite'

This command installs MMIOMP3 by Russell O'Connor.

It is safe to take all the defaults suggested by the installer.

A reboot is required after the installation is complete.

Procedure
The IBM Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 window is open.
Press Install
Allow it to change Config.Sys
Press OK to dismiss the dialog.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\mmos2'
r6.ca

This command installs Netscape 4.61 and the improved icons.

The install of Netscape is unattended. After the installation completes, a reboot is needed.

Procedure
Netscape will install automatically.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\Netscape'

This command installs NewView, an enhanced help viewer. Ronald Brill took over as project maintainer in 2006, and Alex Taylor has been handling program updates since 2019. NewView is a Netlabs project.

Installation Directory:
trac.netlabs.org

This command installs NoScript into Mozilla, Firefox, PmW-Fx, SeaMonkey and SeaMonkey2 web browsers. The NoScript Firefox extension provides extra protection for Firefox, Seamonkey and other mozilla-based browsers: this free, open source add-on allows JavaScript, Java, Flash and other plugins to be executed only by trusted web sites of your choice (e.g. your online bank).

Installation Directory:
noscript.net

This command installs oo, a command line utility to manipulate Workplace Shell Objects, to the utilities directory. oo is written by Rich Walsh.

Installation Directory: cdglobal('utilDir')

This command updates the Suntan Special phone home userid, password and URL. This information is used to download additional applications for Suntan Special.

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This command pauses for some time (default: 60 seconds). Also signals sequence page progress bar.

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This command sets the computer to ignore errors while config.sys is processed. An argument of "NO" will cause the computer to continue booting without pausing, while any other entry will cause the computer to pause on errors while the config.sys is processed.

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This command installs the Plug-in Pack version 3.0, which normally accompanies Netscape 4.61.

The install is unattended.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\Mozilla'

This command installs Alex Taylor's PM Printer Manager version 0.85. PM Printer Manager is a new graphical printer management tool designed to replace several older, separate programs by integrating their functions in one central tool. This includes creating standard OS/2 printers (local and LAN), creating CUPS-based printers, upgrading or downgrading IBM 'PrinterPak' driver packages, and creating new PostScript printer drivers by importing PPD files.

The VROBJ extensions are a prerequisite. Install vrobj to reinstall vrobj.dll and vrobjex.dll. The PR1Utils are a prerequisite. Install pr1utils to install pr1utils.dll The installation is automated, and requires WarpIN.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\PrintMan'
www.altsan.org

This command installs Alex Taylor's PSPRINT printer driver, an experimental new version of the OS/2 PostScript print driver, which aims to supersede the original driver (PSCRIPT.DRV) from IBM. Compared to the IBM driver, it fixes a number of bugs, contains some tweaks designed to improve compatibility with CUPS, and has one major new feature: support for embedded TrueType fonts.

This install can be complex. If you use PPD files to support your printers, place all your PPD source files in one directory.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\os2\boot'
www.altsan.org

This command reboots the computer. If the turbo mode is 0, message is displayed before rebooting. Both IBM boot manager and AiR-Boot are supported.

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This command customizes the Recovery Choices menu with the hostname and boot drive letter.

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This command creates an icon for the OS/2 registry editor.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object.

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This command installs the resolv2 file, which provide name resolution for TCP/IP. The resolv2 file is copied from the location specified by the setting 'resolvFile'

The install is unattended.

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This command restores the boot manager options saved by the Save Boot Manager command.

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This command ensures that unicode.sys is included in config.sys.

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RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating computer software packages. Each software package consists of an archive of files along with information about the package like its version, a description, and the like. There is also a library API, permitting advanced developers to manage such transactions from programming languages such as C or Python. RPM is free software, released under the GNU GPL. YUM is an automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. It makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using rpm. Yum has a plugin interface for adding simple features. Yum can also be used from other python programs via its module interface.

Suntan Special autmatically installs the bootstrap, but installing Yum itself is a manual step. The user must look at any error messages to decide if the installation succeeded. Once yum is installed, a reboot is needed for PATH and LIBPATH changes to take effect.

Installation Directory: cdglobal('unixroot')
svn.netlabs.org

This command installs RSJ CD-Writer 6.03

The installation is unattended, but the installer shows up on the screen. If user-supplied registration keys are not accepted by the installer, the installation will prompt for user name. When the installer completes, config.sys will be changed to permit the system to see the CD-RW as a normal CD-Rom. The buffer sizes are increased to 64K to handle modern DVD Writers.

A reboot is required after the installation is complete.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\CDWriter'
www.rsj.de

This command saves Boot Manager settings, then programs boot manager to always boot the current partition. RestoreBootManager undoes the changes.

SaveBootManager is useful when running a process such as FixPak 15 which reboots the machine twice. The reboot command is guaranteed to start the current partition only once.

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Automatically set my custom sounds, all 44.1 KHz to work with USB Audio Driver (Make your own default sounds file based on this one)

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This command runs the Setup Directory Editor. The Setup Directory Editor displays all of the applications in the setup directory. Each application may be selected by the user for deletion.

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This command opens the Volume applet.

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This command installs StarOffice 5.1a, an office suite by Star Division, a which was later taken over by Sun Microsystems and then Oracle.

The install program does not suggest the correct directory for installation. The user must enter a large amount of information during the install process.

When the install program begins the install, it then asks for the directory for Java. Be careful to select the correct one, the default is usually wrong. The Java Home should indicate the current boot drive.

When this installation is complete, the StarOfficePatch application should be installed.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\Office51'

This command installs patch 109258-02 for StarOffice 5.1a.

The install is unattended.

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This command installs Suntan Special version 0.69.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\Suntan'
www.blondeguy.com

This command installs SystemLoad and cputemp, system load monitor and a temperature monitoring application which includes an eCenter widget. Thanks to Vasilkin Andrey for creating SystemLoad and cputemp. cputemp requires XWorkPlace or equivalent.

A reboot is needed to load a device drver. Config.sys is updated.

Installation Directory:
os2.snc.ru

System tray widget for XCenter, version 0.3

This command installs the System tray widget for XCenter. After installation, user can create system tray widget on eCenter or xCenter manually.

Installation Directory:
www.eros2.info

This command installs TCP/IP version 4.3. Supported systems include Warp 4 and Warp Server for e-Business. The installation is unattended.

TCP/IP 4.3 is an IBM Reserved Feature. But it can no longer be downloaded from IBM, so Suntan Special downloads a huge 1,506,897,944 byte file from Archive.org. Extracting the installation files requires 2,431,583,550 bytes of scratch space to install

A reboot is required after installing TCP/IP 4.3.

The files for the IBM TCP/IP 4.3 are not supplied on the Suntan Special CD-ROM. You must supply this item: IBMSoftwareChoiceForOS2Warp4Vol7.zip

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This command cleans up after the installation of IBM TCP/IP version 4.32.

TCP/IP 4.3 can be downloaded from Software Choice or www.ecomstation.com

A reboot is required after this command.

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This command installs top V2.14, an OS/2 VIO application to monitor CPU usage by process. It does NOT impose an artificial load on the system to generate usage statistics. The process list can be sorted according to various criteria (including CPU percentage, name, threads), and any process from the list can be selected to be killed.

CADH, a program that handles ctrl-alt-del is also installed.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object. Config.sys is updated to load the CADH device driver. The CAD Popup is added to the Startup Folder.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\top'
home.clara.net

This command installs Info-ZIP's Unzip 6.00, packaged by A. Doff. This build requires only OS/2. Exectutables are copied to the utility directory specified in settings.

If the command is run under eCS, the eCS tree will be trimmed of copies of the executables.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\InfoZip'
www.os2site.com

This command applies the November 18, 1999 - TCP/IP FixPak UN_0980. This FixPak applies to Warp 4 and Warp Server.

TCP/IP FixPak UN_0980 is applied using an unattended install method. A reboot is required after applying the FixPak.

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This command applies TCP/IP 4.3 for OS/2 FixPak un_2334. This FixPak applies to TCP/IP 4.3x.

TCP/IP 4.3 for OS/2 FixPak un_2334 is applied using an unattended install method. A reboot is required after applying this FixPak.

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This command installs USB Basic support.

This install is unattended, and config.sys is modified, so a reboot is necessary after the installation completes.

The files for the USB Basic driver are not supplied on the Suntan Special CD-ROM. You must supply this item: usb10162.zip

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\os2\boot'

This command installs USB Storage support.

This install is unattended, and config.sys is modified, so a reboot is necessary after the installation completes.

The files for the USB Storage driver are not supplied on the Suntan Special CD-ROM. You must supply this item: usbs10162.zip

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\os2\boot'

This command installs Blonde Guy utilities. The copies of zip and unzip programs that run under Warp 4 GA.

If the utility directory is not already in the LIBPATH, the Config.Sys is modified. Directories listed in LIBPATH are cleared of unwanted copies of unzip32.dll. if wget.cmd is found, it is renamed to wget2.cmd.

A reboot may be needed after the installation completes.

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This command installs Virtual Box OS/2 Additions. It is intended to be installed on an OS/2 system inside Oracle Virtual Box. A reboot is needed after installing. Works with GenGradd or Panorama video drivers.

Version 6.1.32

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\OS2Additions'

This command cleans up after installing VirtualBox additions.

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This command displays a warning regarding rebooting the Virtual Machine.

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This command opens the VNC settings to allow the user to enter a password for VNC server

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This command installs VPC Additions. It is intended to be installed on an OS/2 system inside Microsoft Virtual PC. A reboot is needed after installing. Use these additions instead of the newer Microsoft version if you use shared folders.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':'

This command applies the August 11, 2005 - Kernel patch. This patch applies to Warp 4, MCP and eComStation.

The Kernel patch is applied using an unattended install method. A reboot is required after applying this patch.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ":\"

This command modifies the Warp4 Config.Sys with my favorite changes. Seventeen lines are changed in all.

Ensure TEMP is defined and exists

Set Time Zone (TZ=)

ReserveDriveLetter

A reboot is needed because Config.Sys is changed.

Installation Directory: FindBootDrive() || ':\'

This command opens the TCP/IP configuration for TCP/IP version 4.0 found in Warp 4.

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This command installs WarpIN version 1.0.26. WarpIN is the new OS/2 installer originally written by Ulrich Moeller and now maintained by Paul Ratcliffe.

The initial installation of WarpIN is interactive, but upgrades are to existing WarpIN installations are unattended.

Installation Directory: strip(SysIni("USER", "WarpIN", "Path"), 't', d2c(0))
trac.netlabs.org

This command removed the Welcome program, which is the whirling animation that appears when Warp is first installed. This command is unattended.

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This command installs WPTools by Henk Kelder. WPTools is now abandonware. It was a collection of programs to manipulate the workplace shell. A WPTools folder with program objects for the WPTools programs is created.

Two command line programs, defassoc.exe and getobj.exe, are copied to the utility directory. Defassoc manipulates associations, and getobj displays the properties of an object.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\WPTools'

This command opens the System properties. If XWorkplace or eWorkplace is installed, it opens the Screen properties.

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This command opens the WarpCenter properties. I like to change the icons to Large, and turn off all monitors except the CPU monitor.

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This command applies IBM MPTS Lan Adapter and Protocol Support FixPak wr_8423. This FixPak applies to Warp 3 Connect, Warp 4 and Warp Server.

IBM MPTS Lan Adapter and Protocol Support FixPak wr_8423 installs a new version of MPTS. It is safe to take all the default settings for this installation.

A reboot is required after applying this FixPak.

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This command applies IBM MPTS Lan Adapter and Protocol Support FixPak wr_8425. This FixPak applies to Warp 3 Connect, Warp 4 and Warp Server.

FixPak WR_8423 is a prerequisite for this FixPak.

IBM MPTS Lan Adapter and Protocol Support FixPak wr_8425 is applied using an unattended install method. A reboot is required after applying this FixPak.

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This command applies IBM MPTS Lan Adapter and Protocol Support FixPak wr_8610. This FixPak applies to Warp 3 Connect, Warp 4 and Warp Server.

IBM MPTS Lan Adapter and Protocol Support FixPak wr_8610 installs a new version of MPTS. It is safe to take all the default settings for this installation.

A reboot is required after applying this FixPak.

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This command applies IBM MPTS FixPak wr_8621.

IBM MPTS Lan Adapter and Protocol Support FixPak wr_8621 is applied using an unattended install method. A reboot is required after applying this FixPak.

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This command applies IBM MPTS FixPak wr_8708. This FixPak applies to TCP/IP 4.3x.

IBM MPTS Lan Adapter and Protocol Support FixPak wr_8708 is applied using an unattended install method. A reboot is required after applying this FixPak.

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This command applies the July 21, 2000 - Warp 3 FixPak XR_D002, known as Device Driver Fixpak 2. This FixPak applies to Warp 3, Warp 4 and Warp Server for e-Business.

Device Driver FixPak 2 is applied using an unattended install method. A reboot is required after applying the FixPak.

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This command applies the December 4, 2000 - Warp 4 FixPak XR_M015, known as OS/2 Warp 4 FixPak 15. This FixPak applies to OS/2 Warp 4.

OS/2 Warp 4 FixPak 15 is applied using an unattended install method. A reboot is required after applying the FixPak.

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This command installs X-Workplace 1.0.17, a workplace shell extender written by Ulrich Moeller and maintained by Paul Ratcliffe and Rich Walsh.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\XWorkplace'
trac.netlabs.org

This command configures XWorkplace.

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This command installs Arca Noae Package Manager version 1.1.0.2

Branding Details: branding.bmp - logo file (about 90 x 100 pixels) yubrnden.msg - compiled message file containing text for the about box yubrnden.txt - source for message file containing text for the about box

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\anpm'
www.arcanoae.com

Yum utility runs a yum command to give Suntan Special sequences full access to the facilities of RPM/YUM for OS/2.

Useful commands: update

Installation Directory:
svn.netlabs.org

This command installs Info-ZIP's Zip 3.00, packaged by A. Doff. This build requires only OS/2. Exectutables are copied to the utility directory specified in settings.

This command installs InfoZip Zip version 3.0-9 ported by bitwise. The Zip executables are replaced in each place that they occur in the path. The Zip documentation, if found, is replaced in the eCS directories. Finally, yum is called to update zip.

Installation Directory: appsDir || '\InfoZip'
www.info-zip.org