When it has finished booted up, you will be presented with the AIMS Desktop Live environment. The
live environment can do a lot more than just install AIMS Desktop, you can also use it to test
whether hardware supports the system, try out the software on AIMS Desktop, or show it to a friend.

*AIMS Live Desktop*
The installer icon is the first one after the main menu button on the top left side, as highlighed below. Click on this button if you'd like to proceed installing AIMS Desktop.
<p>When it has finished booted up, you will be presented with the AIMS Desktop Live environment. The
live environment can do a lot more than just install AIMS Desktop, you can also use it to test
whether hardware supports the system, try out the software on AIMS Desktop, or show it to a friend.</p>
<p><imgsrc="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/getting-started/aims-live-desktop.jpg"alt="AIMS Live Desktop"/>
<em>AIMS Live Desktop</em></p>
<p>The installer icon is the first one after the main menu button on the top left side, as highlighed below. Click on this button if you’d like to proceed installing AIMS Desktop.</p>
<p>When it has finished booted up, you will be presented with the AIMS Desktop Live environment. The
live environment can do a lot more than just install AIMS Desktop, you can also use it to test
whether hardware supports the system, try out the software on AIMS Desktop, or show it to a friend.</p>
<p><img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/getting-started/aims-live-desktop.jpg" alt="AIMS Live Desktop" />
<em>AIMS Live Desktop</em></p>
<p>The installer icon is the first one after the main menu button on the top left side, as highlighed below. Click on this button if you&rsquo;d like to proceed installing AIMS Desktop.</p>
<p>When it has finished booted up, you will be presented with the AIMS Desktop Live environment. The
live environment can do a lot more than just install AIMS Desktop, you can also use it to test
whether hardware supports the system, try out the software on AIMS Desktop, or show it to a friend.</p>
<p><img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/getting-started/aims-live-desktop.jpg" alt="AIMS Live Desktop" />
<em>AIMS Live Desktop</em></p>
<p>The installer icon is the first one after the main menu button on the top left side, as highlighed below. Click on this button if you&rsquo;d like to proceed installing AIMS Desktop.</p>