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(September 22, 2023) Current stable version: 3.5.4-1
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Linux | DEB package (101 MB) RPM package (101 MB) Linux/Unix installer (51 MB) AppImage (95 MB) AUR stable - gaiasky AUR dev - gaiasky-git Flatpak (via Flathub) |
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Windows | 64-bit installer (98 MB) | da1c86e12d3401af7a10800b3f4e7c685875b9950744eb0432aef84b8e36358d |
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macOS | DMG package (108 MB) | 0ffa1d71d2d0a0f6de93f0cbb4d968ff4217b53b7320bec331885a2e487453ec |
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Archive file | TAR.GZ archive file (48 MB) | 2f803a1c9c6bf9215846d0bdca7ab756cb8aa2a913fc80e47f0455685df58f3e |
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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 open the DMG file. Drag the Gaia Sky.app application from the mounted drive to your/Applications
directory. 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 isgaiasky
. For example, with yay
:
yay -S gaiasky
Flatpak
To install, just do:
flatpak install flathub de.uni_heidelberg.zah.GaiaSky
flatpak run de.uni_heidelberg.zah.GaiaSky
AppImage
The AppImage package does not need to be installed. Just download the file, optionally check the digest, give it execution permission, and run it.Check digest:
sha256 ./GaiaSky_[version].appimage
chmod u+x ./GaiaSky_[version].appimage
./GaiaSky_[version].appimage
Gaia Sky VR
Gaia Sky supports Virtual Reality via OpenXR on Linux and Windows. Use the CLI argument gaiasky -vr
or use the gaiaskyvr.exe
executable (on Windows) to run it. You need a VR headset and runtime supporting OpenXR.
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 dataset manager to help you get the datasets you need. In case you need to run Gaia Sky in a machine without an internet connection or have problems with the built-in downloads, we offer direct downloads for all versions of all datasets. As a general rule of thumb, you should always get the most recent version.