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SAOImageDS9 is released annually, with beta versions (denoted as b1, b2, etc.) available for download between major releases.
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Expand each section to view the currently supported operating system versions.
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Release Version 8.6
Aug 15, 2024
Linux
IMPORTANT- READ ME
SAODS9 is not currently supported on Fedora 40 or Fedora 39
Debian
Debian 12 ARM64
Debian 12 Intel
Debian 11 ARM64
Debian 11 Intel
OpenSUSE
OpenSUSE 15 ARM64
OpenSUSE 15 Intel
Fedora
Fedora 38 ARM64
Fedora 38 Intel
Fedora 36 ARM64
Fedora 36 Intel
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 22 ARM64
Ubuntu 22 Intel
Ubuntu 20 Intel
CentOS
CentOS 9 ARM64
CentOS 9 Intel
CentOS 8 Intel
CentOS 7 Intel
ArchLinux
ArchLinux Intel
MacOS
Ports of SAOImageDS9 for MacOS
SAOImageDS9 for the Mac Operating System is released in two ports:
as an Aqua application (the graphical user interface native to MacOS)
as an Darwin X11 application (requires XQuartz to run).
There is no operational difference between the two ports and it is just a matter of preference.
The Aqua port is installed by the normal MacOS method of downloading a disk image, double clicking on the file, and click and drag the application into the /Applications directory.
The X11 port is installed by downloading a tarball archive, unpacking the file:
% tar -xvzf darwin<os><arch>.<version>.tar.gz
and moving 2 files, ds9 and ds9.zip into a directory that is in your shell PATH variable, such as your local bin directory:
% mv ds9 ds9.zip $HOME/bin/.
General users can install the Aqua version which does not require any additional software.
If you need to use command line options, install the Darwin X11 version
SAOImageDS9 is also released for the two different kinds of processors in Mac computers: Intel processors (2020 and before) or Apple Silicon processors (2020 and after). To find out the kind of processor check "About this Mac" from the Apple menu.
IMPORTANT- READ ME
The installation for several versions may show warnings about "unknown developer" or "damaged application". If this is the case after the installation run the following command at the prompt in a Terminal window:
X11 installation:
xattr -c $HOME/bin/ds9
Aqua installation:
xattr -c /Applications/SAOImageDS9.app
MacOS Aqua Intel Sequoia Users: If you recieve the following error message;
"The application “Finder” does not have permission to open “(null)”."
Please run the following commands at the prompt in a Terminal window
codesign --remove-signature /Applications/SAOImageDS9.app
codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/SAOImageDS9.app
AQUA
Sonoma 14 Apple Silicon
Ventura 13 Apple Silicon
Ventura 13 Intel
Monterey 12 Apple Silicon
Monterey 12 Intel
X11 (requires XQuartz)
Sonoma 14 Apple Silicon
Ventura 13 Apple Silicon
Ventura 13 Intel
Monterey 12 Apple Silicon
Monterey 12 Intel
Windows
Source
Beta Release Version 8.7b1
Jan 15, 2025
Linux
IMPORTANT- READ ME
SAODS9 is not currently supported on Fedora 40 or Fedora 39
Debian
Debian 12 ARM64
Debian 12 Intel
Debian 11 ARM64
Debian 11 Intel
OpenSUSE
OpenSUSE 15 ARM64
OpenSUSE 15 Intel
Fedora
Fedora 38 ARM64
Fedora 38 Intel
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 24 ARM64
Ubuntu 24 Intel
Ubuntu 22 ARM64
Ubuntu 22 Intel
CentOS
CentOS 9 ARM64
CentOS 9 Intel
CentOS 8 Intel
ArchLinux
ArchLinux Intel
MacOS
Ports of SAOImageDS9 for MacOS
SAOImageDS9 for the Mac Operating System is released in two ports:
as an Aqua application (the graphical user interface native to MacOS)
as an Darwin X11 application (requires XQuartz to run).
There is no operational difference between the two ports and it is just a matter of preference.
The Aqua port is installed by the normal MacOS method of downloading a disk image, double clicking on the file, and click and drag the application into the /Applications directory.
The X11 port is installed by downloading a tarball archive, unpacking the file:
% tar -xvzf darwin<os><arch>.<version>.tar.gz
and moving 2 files, ds9 and ds9.zip into a directory that is in your shell PATH variable, such as your local bin directory:
% mv ds9 ds9.zip $HOME/bin/.
General users can install the Aqua version which does not require any additional software.
If you need to use command line options, install the Darwin X11 version
SAOImageDS9 is also released for the two different kinds of processors in Mac computers: Intel processors (2020 and before) or Apple Silicon processors (2020 and after). To find out the kind of processor check "About this Mac" from the Apple menu.
IMPORTANT- READ ME
The installation for several versions may show warnings about "unknown developer" or "damaged application". If this is the case after the installation run the following command at the prompt in a Terminal window:
X11 installation:
xattr -c $HOME/bin/ds9
Aqua installation:
xattr -c /Applications/SAOImageDS9.app
MacOS Aqua Intel Sequoia Users: If you recieve the following error message;
"The application “Finder” does not have permission to open “(null)”."
Please run the following commands at the prompt in a Terminal window
codesign --remove-signature /Applications/SAOImageDS9.app
codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/SAOImageDS9.app
AQUA
Sequoia 15 Apple Silicon
Sonoma 14 Apple Silicon
Ventura 13 Apple Silicon
Ventura 13 Intel
X11 (requires XQuartz)
Sequoia 15 Apple Silicon
Sonoma 14 Apple Silicon
Ventura 13 Apple Silicon
Ventura 13 Intel
Windows
Source
XPA Version 2.1.20
Aug 15, 2023
Linux
Debian
Debian 12 ARM64
Debian 12 Intel
Debian 11 ARM64
Debian 11 Intel
OpenSUSE
OpenSUSE 15 ARM64
OpenSUSE 15 Intel
Fedora
Fedora 38 ARM64
Fedora 38 Intel
Fedora 36 ARM64
Fedora 36 Intel
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 22 ARM64
Ubuntu 22 Intel
Ubuntu 20 Intel
CentOS
CentOS 9 ARM64
CentOS 9 Intel
CentOS 8 Intel
CentOS 7 Intel
ArchLinux
ArchLinux Intel
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Funtools
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