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Getting RISC OS Software

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RISC OS has a diverse range of free and commercial software available and there are a few different ways to get hold of it.

Package Manager

The RISC OS Pi distro includes an application called “PackMan” which is a package manager similar to that found on Debian (Linux) systems. Package management is a relatively new addition to RISC OS so it’s not yet widely supported but more existing software is being converted into packages all the time, meaning the range available should keep increasing.

You should find PackMan on your desktop pinboard – just left double-click to start it. There’s lots of information about using PackMan in its help pages. The RISC OS Pi package repository is hosted at packages.riscosopen.org/.

!Store (plingstore)

There is a RISC OS store under development, which aims to be the first place to go for obtaining commercial RISC OS software. The desktop application (pictured left) is fully working and you should see it on your desktop pinboard.

!Store has an associated web portal at http://www.plingstore.org.uk/. At the time of writing, this is a work-in-progress so keep checking to see how it’s getting on.

You can also find free software with !Store. There is some overlap with packages available through PackMan so you should probably try PackMan first for those.

The ePic Distribution

ePic thumbnail RISC OS Open are selling an add-on pack, called the ePic. This contains some of the best commercial software for RISC OS, for a very low price, combined with the official RISC OS Pi release. The ePic pack software has been built specifically for the Raspberry Pi and greatly enhances the range of features available over the base OS.

Other Resources

There are also lots of RISC OS web sites covering news, events and other information that you can look at to get ideas for other software to download. Some examples are given below:

  • riscos.info Wiki
  • RISC OS Open
  • RISCOSitory
  • The Icon Bar
  • RISC OS FR (French)
  • ArcSite (German)
  • Big Ben Club (Dutch)
  • The RISC OS Blog (No longer updated)
  • Drobe (No longer updated)
  • RISCOS.org (No longer updated)

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