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=== <u>Linux</u> ===


== 2022 Beta Release ==
[https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/releases/download/release-22.02.beta.01/OpenRocket_unix_22_02_beta_01.sh OpenRocket 22.02.beta.01 Installer for Linux <font color="red">(INACTIVE UNTIL RELEASE DATE)</font color>]

Download the Linux installer above for the <font color="red"><i>NEW</i></font color> OpenRocket beta release, saying yes to whatever security prompts your browser presents. Then, navigate to the directory in which you downloaded the installer, make it executable, and run it:
 % cd Downloads ''(or wherever you downloaded it to)''
 % chmod +x OpenRocket_unix_22_02_beta_01.sh
 % ./OpenRocket_unix_22_02_beta_01.sh
The installer will now guide you through the process of installing OpenRocket on your system. At any step you can click '''Cancel''' to stop the process.
<table class="left" style="width:840px">
  <tr>
    <th>What you see</th>
    <th>What you do</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>'''[[File:Linux_install_1.png|left|frameless|180 px|center]]'''</td>
    <td>Click '''Next''' to start the installation process</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>'''[[File:Linux_install_2.png|left|frameless|180 px|center]]'''</td>
    <td>Select the directory in which you wish to install OpenRocket. The default will be in a level just under your home page. Click '''Next''' to continue.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>'''[[File:Linux_install_3.png|left|frameless|180 px|center]]'''</td>
    <td>If you wish to be able to double-click on a design file to edit it with OpenRocket, leave the first checkbox checked. If you wish to put an icon for OpenRocket on the desktop, leave the second checkbox checked. Click '''Next''' to continue. ''Unfortunately, in this Beta release, the installer isn't able to actually create the desktop icon. It won't hurt anything to leave the box checked; instructions for creating a desktop icon will come later.''</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>'''[[File:Linux_install_4.png|left|frameless|180 px|center]]'''</td>
    <td>As the OpenRocket application is installed, the installation progress is displayed.</td>
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
    <td>'''[[File:Linux_install_5.png|left|frameless|180 px|center]]'''</td>
    <td>After the installation has finished, the final prompt appears, stating that the installation process is complete. Click the '''Finish'' button to exit from the installer.</td>
  </tr>
</table>

This process will have placed a number of files and directories in the installation directory.
:OpenRocket
::The OpenRocket executable.
::You can run OpenRocket by giving the command
:::% ./OpenRocket
:'OpenRocket 22.02.beta.01.desktop'
::The OpenRocket desktop file.
::As stated above, the installer isn't capable of actually creating the desktop icon at this time. You can create an OpenRocket desktop icon by copying this file to your desktop with
:::% cp 'OpenRocket 22.02.beta.01.desktop' ../Desktop
:uninstall
::The uninstaller.
::You can uninstall OpenRocket with the command
:::% ./uninstall
::Unfortunately,the uninstaller does not fully empty and delete the installation directory.  To do this, give the commands
:::% cd ..
:::% rm -r OpenRocket 


<b><u>''Special notice''</u></b>: At the present time, this installer does not create a shortcut on the desktop or the start menu. After installing, the executable file for the application (OpenRocket.exe) is located in the "C:\ProgramFiles\OpenRocket” folder. For easy access to OpenRocket in the future, you can open that folder in Windows Explorer, right click the "OpenRocket.exe" file (NOT the “OpenRocket.jar” file), and create a shortcut, pin it to the taskbar, and/or pin it to the start menu, as you wish.

== 2015 Version 15.03 ==

[https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/releases/download/release-15.03/OpenRocket-15.03-installer.exe OpenRocket 15.03 Installer for Windows]

<U>''Please note''</U>: This installer <b><i>does not</i></b> provide a shortcut on the desktop or the start menu. After installing, the actual executable file for the application is installed into your user/AppData/Local/OpenRocket folder. Open that folder in Windows Explorer, right click the "OpenRocket.exe" file (NOT the “OpenRocket.jar” file), and create a shortcut, pin it to the taskbar and/or pin it in the start menu, as you desire, for easy access to it in the future.

Before beginning, you will need to have the FUSE filesystem installed; most distributions have it installed by default. Download the AppImage file for the version of OpenRocket that you want, and run it by double-clicking, or from the command line.

<p>[https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/releases/download/release-22.02.beta.01/OpenRocket-22.00.beta.01.AppImage OpenRocket 22.00.beta.01 AppImage for Linux <font color="red">(INACTIVE UNTIL RELEASE DATE)</font color>]
<p>[https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/releases/download/release-15.03/OpenRocket-15.03.AppImage OpenRocket 15.03 AppImage for Linux]</p>