Download and installation instructions

For inpatient here are One-Click distributions with Aida preinstalled for Linux, Mac or Windows, which you can download by clicking:

Aida 6.6 All-in-One on Squeak 5

After download unpack it and click aida.sh on Linux, .app on Mac or aida.bat on Windows to start an image then in web browser open http://localhost:8888 and voila, your brand new Aida web application server is ready!

About Smalltalk

AIDA/Web is a Smalltalk application, therefore you need a Smalltalk first. To start with Smalltalk please visit the World of Smalltalk first. Then you need to choose a Smalltalk dialect. Currently Aida/Web supports six dialects:

• Squeak and Pharo, open source, download it here and here
  
• Gemstone/S from GemTalk, download GLASS here
• VisualWorks and ObjectStudio from Cincom, download Personal-use version here
  
• Dolphin Smalltalk from ObjectArts, download it here.

If you are new to Smalltalk read an on-line book Pharo by Example for a start.

Stable release

1. Download:

• Squeak and Pharo:
  • skip to Install
• Gemstone GLASS
  
  • follow the guide Running Aida/Web on Gemstone GLASS
    
• VisualWorks:
  • Cincom Public Repository, bundle AIDA/Web
  • VisualWorks CD already includes Aida/Web, just open Parcel Manager and in tab Suggestions>Web Development load parcel AIDAWeb.
• Dolphin Smalltalk:
  • ftp://ftp.aidaweb.si/aida/aida-6.0-dolphin.zip (includes Swazoo 2.2)
    

2. Install:

• Pharo: load with the following script:

  Gofer new
    squeaksource: 'MetacelloRepository';
    package: 'ConfigurationOfAida';
    load.

  (Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfAida) load.

• Squeak: load with the following script:

           i := Installer monticello http: 'http://smalltalkhub.com'. 
           i     project: 'mc/Sport/Sport/main'; 
                 install: 'Sport-2.031'.
           i     project: 'mc/Swazoo/Swazoo/main'; 
                 install: 'Swazoo-2.3final.2'.
           i     project: 'mc/Aida/Aida/main';
                 install: 'Aida6.6-final.3'.

• Gemstone GLASS
  1. follow the guide mentioned above
• VisualWorks
  
  1. load parcel or bundle AIDAWeb
• Dolphin Smalltalk:
  1. unpack .zip
  2. install package AIDA Dolphin.pac (will load other packages as prerequisites)

3. Run:

1. In web browser open http://localhost:8888
2. login with username: admin, password: password