This topic explains the installation process for Aspera Connect on your system. Connect can be installed on your system via the Web installer or downloadable package. Please refer to corresponding the sections below.
WARNING: Before installing Connect, ensure that you are running Debian 6.0+, RHEL/Centos 6.0+ or Ubuntu 8.04+. Connect 3.X supports GLIB 2.9 and higher.
IMPORTANT NOTE: For Connect to function correctly, you must have cookies enabled within your browser. Please review your browser help for instructions on verifying this setting.
Aspera Connect Web Installer
Use your browser to navigate to your Aspera Web application (i.e. Faspex Server, Connect Server or Shares). Once you have reached the server's webpage, you will see an Install Now button (or Upgrade Now button if you have an older version of Connect installed on your system). Depending on your Operating System and browser, clicking on this button will either launch the automatic installer or redirect you to the Aspera Connect download page (for manual installation). Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. If your browser displays a security prompt/warning, click Allow or Continue to proceed.
Aspera Connect Desktop Installer
You can download the Aspera Connect package directly from http://beta-www.asperasoft.com/download_connect/. Once downloaded, close your web browser and run the following commands in the installer's directory (replace the version number accordingly):
# tar -zxvf aspera-connect-<version>.tar.gz # sh aspera-connect-<version>.sh
Post Installation
Once Aspera Connect has finished installing, it will execute automatically when connecting to a Connect, Faspex or Shares Server webpage. Look for the Connect icon in your system tray to confirm that it is running.
If Connect does not start automatically (or you need to restart it), you can execute the application manually with the following command:
# ~/.aspera/connect/bin/asperaconnect