Launching Gaffer for the First Time
Once Gaffer has been installed, you will probably want to try it out right away before performing any additional configuration. To launch it, you can run its application file directly from the binary directory.
Note
For these instructions, we will assume you have Gaffer installed to the /opt/
directory on Linux or macOS and C:\software\
on Windows. If you have installed it elsewhere, replace /opt/
or C:\software\
with the directory you installed it to.
Caution
When you run Gaffer from a terminal, its continued operation is dependent on that terminal window. If you close the terminal, it will also close Gaffer, and you may lose any unsaved data.
Launching in Linux
To launch Gaffer for the first time in Linux:
Open a terminal.
Navigate to the Gaffer binary directory and run the Gaffer application:
user@desktop ~ $ cd /opt/gaffer-1.5.0.1-linux/bin user@desktop /opt/gaffer-1.5.0.1-linux/bin $ ./gaffer
Gaffer will launch in a new window.
Launching in Windows
To launch Gaffer for the first time in Windows:
Open the Command Prompt (Start > Windows System > Command Prompt).
Navigate to the Gaffer binary directory and run the Gaffer application:
C:\Users\user> cd C:\software\gaffer-1.5.0.1-windows\bin C:\software\gaffer-1.5.0.1-windows\bin> gaffer.cmd
Gaffer will launch in a new window.
Tip
Gaffer can also be launched by browsing to C:\software\gaffer-1.5.0.1-windows\bin
in Windows Explorer and double-clicking on gaffer.cmd
.
Note
Gaffer requires the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable to be installed on Windows. If you see errors related to missing VCRUNTIME
files such as VCRUNTIME140.dll
, the redestributable will need to be downloaded and installed before Gaffer can be launched.
Launching in macOS
To launch Gaffer for the first time in macOS:
Open the terminal (Finder > Go > Utilities > Terminal).
Navigate to the Gaffer binary directory and run the Gaffer application:
MacBook:~ user$ cd /opt/gaffer-1.5.0.1-macos/bin MacBook:/opt/gaffer-1.5.0.1-macos/bin user$ ./gaffer
Gaffer will launch in a new window.