AIMS Desktop https://desktop.aims.ac.za/index.xml Recent content on AIMS Desktop Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:11:02 +0100 Getting started https://desktop.aims.ac.za/getting-started/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:11:02 +0100 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/getting-started/ <h2 id="download-aims-desktop">Download AIMS Desktop</h2> <h2 id="preperation">Preperation</h2> <h2 id="installation">Installation</h2> <h2 id="installing-aims-desktop">Installing AIMS Desktop</h2> <h2 id="configuration">Configuration</h2> <h2 id="options">Options</h2> Configuration Guide https://desktop.aims.ac.za/configuration/ Wed, 09 Mar 2016 19:56:50 +0100 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/configuration/ <h2 id="download-aims-desktop">Download AIMS Desktop</h2> <p>&hellip;</p> <p>Coming soon.</p> Troubleshooting guide https://desktop.aims.ac.za/troubleshooting/ Wed, 09 Mar 2016 19:56:50 +0100 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/troubleshooting/ <h2 id="troubleshooting-guide">Troubleshooting guide</h2> Roadmap https://desktop.aims.ac.za/roadmap/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:08:11 +0300 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/roadmap/ <p>Coming soon :)</p> License https://desktop.aims.ac.za/license/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:10:46 +0200 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/license/ <h2 id="aims-desktop">AIMS Desktop</h2> <p>AIMS Desktop is free to use for anyone whether it&rsquo;s for educational, private or commercial use.</p> <p>It is based on Debian, and made up out of a large collection of software each with their own specific licensing. To read the license for each software package, you can find it in the <code>copyright</code> file under /usr/share/doc for each package.</p> <p>More information about Debian licensing and its social contract: <a href="https://www.debian.org/social_contract">https://www.debian.org/social_contract</a></p> <h2 id="website-powered-by-hugo">Website powered by Hugo</h2> <p>This website is powered by Hugo, a static website generator written in Go.</p> <p><a href="https://gohugo.io">https://gohugo.io</a></p> <p>Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &ldquo;License&rdquo;); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at</p> <p><a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0</a></p> <p>Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an &ldquo;AS IS&rdquo; BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.</p> <h2 id="website-theme">Website theme</h2> <p>This website&rsquo;s theme is based on &ldquo;Meterial for Hugo&rdquo;.</p> <p><a href="http://themes.gohugo.io/theme/material-docs/">http://themes.gohugo.io/theme/material-docs/</a></p> <p>Copyright &copy; 2016 Digitalcraftsman <a href="mailto:digitalcraftsman@protonmail.com">digitalcraftsman@protonmail.com</a><br> Copyright &copy; 2016 Martin Donath <a href="mailto:martin.donath@squidfunk.com">martin.donath@squidfunk.com</a></p> <p>Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the &ldquo;Software&rdquo;), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:</p> <p>The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.</p> <p>THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED &ldquo;AS IS&rdquo;, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.</p> AIMS Desktop https://desktop.aims.ac.za/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:27:13 +0100 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/ <h2 id="welcome-to-aims-desktop">Welcome to AIMS Desktop</h2> <div class="admonition warning"> <p class="admonition-title">Please Note</p> <p>This website is in its early stages, expect lots of missing content. If you&rsquo;d like to contribute, you can submit a patch via <a href="https://git.aims.ac.za/aims-desktop/aims-desktop-website">git.aims.ac.za</a></p> </div> <p><img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/screen.png" alt="AIMS Desktop Picture" /></p> <p>AIMS Desktop is a collection of software that allows you to do mathematics and science on your computer easily and efficiently. You need no exising software on your computer, AIMS Desktop installs an entire operating system that you can install standalone, or dual boot with Microsoft Windows or Apple macOS.</p> <p>It is maintained by AIMS (The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences), a pan-African network of centres of excellence enabling Africa’s talented students to become innovators driving the continent’s scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency.</p> <p>AIMS Desktop is free for anyone to use for educational, non-profit or commercial purposes. (See: Software Licences for more information)</p> <h2 id="features">Features</h2> <ul> <li><p>Debian-based operating system with Gnome desktop environment</p></li> <li><p>Math and Science: Sagemath, Octave, &hellip;</p></li> <li><p>Connectity: Firefox, Thunderbird, &hellip;</p></li> <li><p>Productivity: LibreOffice Writer, Calc&hellip;</p></li> </ul> <p><img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/debian_64.png" alt="Debian Logo" /> <img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/firefox_64.png" alt="Firefox Logo" /> <img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/sagemath_64.png" alt="Sagemath Logo" /> <img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/octave_64.png" alt="Octave Logo" /> <img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/texstudio_64.png" alt="Texstudio Logo" /> <img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/geogebra_64.png" alt="Geogebra Logo" /> <img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/writer_64.png" alt="LibreOffice Writer Logo" /> <img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/calc_64.png" alt="LibreOffice Calc Logo" /> <img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/impress_64.png" alt="LibreOffice Impress Logo" /> <img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/base_64.png" alt="LibreOffice Base Logo" /> <img src="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/projectlogos/draw_64.png" alt="LibreOffice Draw Logo" /></p> <p>See the <a href="https://desktop.aims.ac.za/getting-started/">getting started guide</a> for instructions how to get it up and running.</p> <h2 id="acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</h2> <p>TODO</p>