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Release candidates
Gaia Sky 3.5.0-RC4 (2023-05-24) –
New release candidate for Gaia Sky 3.5.0
is now available. Release candidates are usually testing versions published before a stable release is made in order to help iron out bugs and problems. You can try them out and
report bugs if you encounter them.
(March 15, 2023) Current stable version: 3.4.2
Gaia Sky supports VR since version 2.2.1
! However, the VR renderer is currently in gaiasky -vr
or use the gaiaskyvr.exe
executable (on Windows)
to run it. You need an HDM supporting OpenVR.
System | Package | SHA256 | |
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Linux | DEB package (99 MB) RPM package (99 MB) Linux/Unix installer (51 MB) AppImage (95 MB) AUR package - gaiasky Flatpak (Flathub link) |
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Windows | 64-bit installer (96 MB) | 7f355f7c2fd70d20bb0672ccb992ff249a9df32006a356eeec0dd4e81f9beb0d |
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macOS | DMG package (105 MB) | 0dbcbfd48b1a67785cc0aaee81fcad14d91809f0d157a7cf8ff9eace8b9aad8b |
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Archive file | TAR.GZ archive file (48 MB) | cae91ce792427234a0f5d3c144cc428287ceea7bf1168e233b26a7b16141cce9 |
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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
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. 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 data packs. As a general rule of thumb, you should always get the most recent version.