Installing Desktop Client

To install Desktop Client, log into your computer with root permissions.

Important: If this is a product upgrade, review all prerequisites described in Before Upgrading or Downgrading.
  1. Download the HST Server installer.
    Use the credentials provided to your organization by Aspera to access:

    https://downloads.asperasoft.com/en/downloads/2

    If you need help determining your firm's access credentials, contact your Aspera account manager.

  2. For product upgrades, ensure you have prepared your system to upgrade to a newer version.
    Although the installer performs your upgrade automatically, Aspera highly recommends completing the tasks described in Before Upgrading or Downgrading. If you do not follow these steps, you risk installation errors or losing your configuration settings.
  3. Run the installer
    Run the following commands with the admin permissions. Replace the product version with that of your package.
    OS Commands
    RedHat, zLinux, CentOS 
    $ rpm -Uvh /path_to_installer/aspera-desktopclient-version.rpm
    Note: If your Linux OS is a minimal clean system, ensure that all the required dependencies are installed with your Aspera application by installing the product with a yum install:
    $ yum --nogpgcheck install /path_to_installer/aspera-desktopclient-version.rpm
    Debian 
    $ dpkg -i /path_to_installer/aspera-desktopclient-version.deb
  4. Installation troubleshooting.
    If the installer freezes during installation, another Aspera product might be running on your computer. To stop all FASP transfer-related applications and connections, see Before Upgrading or Downgrading.