WARNING: Software in the virtual machine was created using the most recent results of tool development prior to the May 6-8 workshop. It is not recommended to install this VM for purposes other than following along with presentations and tutorials contained in this workshop. Updates to software will be made during regular releases and users are encouraged to install the latest version of Astropy for best results.
Download Virtualbox
Download Virtualbox for your platform (e.g., Windows, OS X, Linux or Solaris).
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Install VirtualBox
For Microsoft Windows and OS X hosts the installation process is as follows.
On Windows
- Double-click on the
VirtualBox-xx.yy-Win.exe
installer. - Continue through the installation, selecting the defaults.
On OS X
- Open the
VirtualBox-xx.yy-OSX.dmg
file to mount the installation image. - Double-click the
VirtualBox
device icon on your desktop - Double-click
VirtualBox.pkg
to launch the installer. - Continue through the installation, selecting the defaults.
If you require additional help installing this software, please refer to the Installation Details section of the VirtualBox manual for more information: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch02.html
Obtain the Workshop Virtual Machine
Platform | File | Size |
---|---|---|
Linux & OS X | JWST-Workshop.tar.gz | 3.1 GB |
Windows | JWST-Workshop.zip | 3.1 GB |
Importing the Workshop Virtual Machine
- Extract the contents of the JWST-Workshop archive
- Go into the
JWST-Workshop
directory - Double-click
JWST-Workshop.ovf
to begin importing the virtual machine image. - Continue through the installation, selecting the defaults.