ALEKS
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[edit] Overview
This page describes third-party software that does not meet the OLPC standards for software freedom. The use of such software is unsupported; OLPC does not endorse or encourage its use.
ALEKS , is a commercial adaptive self-paced learning system. It requires Java (see: Restricted Format) and can be installed for both the Browse Activity and the Opera activity. This installation must be repeated after any Update.
To install ALEKS, follow the installation instructions.
[edit] Installation
1. Make sure you are connected to the Internet
2. Install Java by following the RestrictedFormats#Sun Java instructions
3. Open the "Terminal Activity". Note: there are ways to cut-and-paste the text commands on this page from a web page into the Terminal activity. See Pasting Text from a web page into the terminal.
4. Retrieve and install latest working version of the ALEKS plugin (version 10).
su -l cd /usr/java/jre1.5.0_13/lib/ext wget http://www.aleks.com/aleks/java/aleksPack10.jar exit
[edit] To uninstall
1. open the Terminal activity;
2. remove ALEKS by typing:
su -l cd /usr/java/jre1.5.0_13/lib/ext rm aleksPack10.jar exit
