Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg


Downloads

Release candidates

Release candidates repository – Release candidates are usually testing versions published before a release is made in order to help iron out bugs and problems. You can try them out and report bugs if you encounter them.

(Jan 21, 2021) Current version: 3.0.2

Gaia Sky supports VR since version 2.2.1! Use the CLI argument gaiasky -vr or use the gaiaskyvr.exe executable (on Windows) to run it. You need an HDM supporting OpenVR.

System Package SHA256
Linux DEB package (37 MB)
RPM package (37 MB)
Linux/Unix installer (37 MB)
AUR package - gaiasky
Flatpak (Flathub link) 		82fc9c23836404af07e119138e218ac107739b6af9837d39fbd99e92bb444260
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Windows 64-bit installer (87 MB) 0f0de910c539d1b6bb4047156bd7b43091c35e4bd5774ba742de93bfd652a1ef
macOS DMG package (85 MB) 47156e88cc3fc25b688a2997d8890acfb8ea32434a2f665ba2754a0d40c3f1a8
Archive file TAR.GZ archive file (35 MB) 4907dcb0c55dcfb257b60b972350f7b64a11d8712a796702e8be70468d4b69c2
GIT repository Source code -

Installation instructions

Windows installer

Download the installer and double-click on it. Follow the on-screen instructions. In Windows 8/10 SmartScreen may block the installation. If so, just click on More info and then on Run anyway.

macOS installer

Download and run the DMG file. Then follow the installer instructions. Our package is not signed, so you may want to have a look at how to open apps from "unidentified developers".

TGZ installation

Uncompress the archive in POSIX systems using:

tar -zxvf gaiasky-[version].tar.gz

DEB package

Run the following in a terminal:

dpkg -i gaiasky-[version].deb

RPM package

Run the following in a terminal:

rpm -ivh --nodigest gaiasky-[version].rpm

AUR package

Use any tool capable of installing packages from AUR. The package name is gaiasky. For example, with yay:

yay -S gaiasky

Flatpak

To install, just do:

flatpak install flathub de.uni_heidelberg.zah.GaiaSky

Run with:

flatpak run de.uni_heidelberg.zah.GaiaSky

How to run...

Gaia Sky
Use the shortcut provided by your Operating System, or use the gaiasky command from your favourite CLI. If using the Flatpak, see instructions above.
Gaia Sky VR
Use the 'Gaia Sky VR' shortcut in the start menu or gaiaskyvr.exe (Windows) or $ gaiasky -vr from CLI.

Getting the data

The Gaia Sky installation only contains the raw program. If you actually need to run Gaia Sky you will need to download some data (catalogs, 3D models, textures, etc.). To do so, Gaia Sky contains an integrated download manager which pops up at startup whenever no data is detected or new versions of current data packs are found. In case you need to run Gaia Sky in a machine without an internet connection, we offer direct downloads for all versions of all data packs. As a general rule of thumb, you should always get the most recent version.

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