+[[!meta title="AltOS"]]
# AltOS
AltOS is the name of Keith's firmware "operating system" for
There are also Linux-specific tools that provide lower level access to
the devices which are useful for developing firmware for the devices.
-We maintain a list of [launch site GPS coordinates](launch-sites.txt). If
-your favorite launch site isn't included, please let us know!
+We maintain a list of [launch site GPS coordinates](https://maps.altusmetrum.org/launch-sites.txt). If your favorite launch site isn't included, please let us know!
## Available Versions ##
Windows 8](Win8) which will help you install the operating system
drivers needed to communicate with the USB hardware.
+If you're running a recent version of Mac OS X, you'll probably need
+to read [Installing AltosUI on Mac OS X](MacOSX). This describes how
+to get rid of the the 'App is damaged' messages and run the program.
+
Each available download includes AltosUI, documentation, and firmware updates
for all current products.
-[[!inline pages="./releases/* and !*/Discussion and !*.sh and !*.html and !*.bz2 and !*.zip and !*.exe and !*.dmg" show="10" rss="no" raw="yes" ]]
+[[!inline pages="./releases/* and !*/Discussion and !*.ihx and !*.sh and !*.html and !*.bz2 and !*.zip and !*.exe and !*.dmg" show="10" rss="no" raw="yes" ]]
+
+Note that [older versions](releases/) are still available if you really need
+them for some reason.
## Source Code ##
apt-get update
apt-get install altos
-If you use [Ubuntu](http://ubuntulinux.org), pre-built packages are available
-from [this PPA](https://launchpad.net/~sconklin/+archive/altos/)
-maintained by Steve Conklin and friends.
-
If you use some other distribution of Linux, then
a Linux package of our second-generation Java bits that
should run on any distribution with a modern Java version is also