https://desktop.aims.ac.za/ Recent content on AIMS Desktop Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:11:02 +0100 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/getting-started/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:11:02 +0100 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/getting-started/ Download AIMS Desktop AIMS Desktop can be downloaded from https://desktop.aims.ac.za/download. AIMS Desktop is a large download (over 3GB), if you’re reading this from a mobile connection, you might want to download it on a broadband connection instead. Preperation AIMS Desktop installs a new operating system to your computer. It can be installed alongside an existing system such as Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, BSD or another GNU/Linux system. Installation Media: https://desktop.aims.ac.za/tips-tricks/ Wed, 09 Mar 2016 19:56:50 +0100 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/tips-tricks/ Managing software Being based on Debian, AIMS Desktop uses the APT (Advanced Package Tool) to manage software. Software and its dependencies on AIMS Desktop is managed via packages, for each program on your computer, there is at least one package. Packages can be installed, removed or upgraded. Here we will show you how to manage software using APT in the command line. APT needs root (administrator) privileges, so you need to run it using the sudo command. https://desktop.aims.ac.za/troubleshooting/ Wed, 09 Mar 2016 19:56:50 +0100 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/troubleshooting/ Troubleshooting guide https://desktop.aims.ac.za/roadmap/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:08:11 +0300 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/roadmap/ AIMS Desktop follows the Debian releases and we aim to release a new major version along with every major Debian release. We also aim to release at least an updated version with the beginning of the academic intakes at AIMS (which happens in January and August every year). Since Debian releases aren’t entirely predictable, this means that there will typically be 3-4 AIMS Desktop releases during a Debian release cycle depending on Debian’s release dates. https://desktop.aims.ac.za/license/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:10:46 +0200 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/license/ AIMS Desktop AIMS Desktop is free to use for anyone whether it’s for educational, private or commercial use. 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 copyright file under /usr/share/doc for each package. More information about Debian licensing and its social contract: https://www. https://desktop.aims.ac.za/download/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:08:11 +0200 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/download/ Download location Download the current release: aims-desktop-2017.1-20171025-amd64.iso This download is over 3GB large. If you have data limits on your current connection, please take that into consideration before downloading. Validating the image SHA256 Checksum: b82b20eaa24eb481750d9b1547a12fc3bc3b453456ffe8490318ae18e6ec1012 The checksum above is a SHA256 sum that you can verify in Linux or OSX using the following command on the iso file, for example: user@localhost$ sha256sum aims-desktop-2017.1-20171025-amd64.iso If the checksum matches the sha256 checksum above, then your local file is undamaged. https://desktop.aims.ac.za/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:27:13 +0100 https://desktop.aims.ac.za/ Announcing AIMS Desktop 2017.1 The AIMS Desktop team is proud to announce AIMS Desktop 2017.1. This release is based on Debian 9, and through some careful planning, we’re releasing it on the same day as the official Debian 9 release on Saturday, 17 June 2017. Students testing the release candidate at AIMS South Africa To see what’s new and for a list of known issues, see the release announcement.