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Version: 2.1.0

Download FAIRshare

Windows

This application has been developed and tested on both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

  1. Download the Windows installer
  2. Double click on the installer (.exe file), it will start the installation process (if there is a permission issue try to right-click and select Run as administrator).
  3. Follow the installation instructions.
  4. Once the application is installed, you can run the application by either running the desktop shortcut, searching for FAIRshare on the start menu, or from the installation folder.
  5. To stop the application, simply click on the cross in the top right corner.

The downloaded installer file could be deleted since it is not necessary to run FAIRshare. The FAIRshare app can be uninstalled from the Program manager (under Control Panel) like any other app on Windows.

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When uninstalling FAIRshare on Windows, some additional files might not be removed from the system. To manually remove these items, you can delete the C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Programs\fairshare folder.

macOS

This application has been developed on macOS Catalina 10.15 and has been tested on both macOS Catalina and Big Sur.

  1. Download the macOS installer
  2. Double-click on the installer (.dmg file) and, in the installation window, drag the FAIRshare icon into the Applications folder. Security preferences may need to be changed (System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General tab > Open anyway).
  3. To stop the application, click on the red circle/button in the top left corner.

The downloaded installer could be deleted since it is not necessary to run FAIRshare. To uninstall the FAIRshare app, simply delete it from your computer’s Applications folder.

Ubuntu

This application has been developed and tested on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS.

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FAIRshare may work on other Debian based distributions but we have not tested compatibility at this time.

  1. Download the Linux AppImage
  2. Right-click on the downloaded file and go to the permissions tab.
  3. Click Allow executing file as program and make sure it is enabled.
  4. Double click the downloaded FAIRshare app icon and it should open the app.
  5. To stop the application, click on the red circle/button in the top left corner.

Since our Linux version of the FAIRshare app is in the AppImage format, you can move this file anywhere on your computer and run it. If you would like to move the app into the applications older, we recommend you use the open-source AppImage Launcher to organize and handle all AppImage programs for your Linux system.

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