Prerequisites

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Prerequisites

Estimated time to complete: 20 mintues

Stages

To prepare for the workshop, we need to install some software on your laptop or desktop.

Although it is not required, having a basic knowledge of Linux will help you in the workshop.

Being familiar with common Linux commands and editors like Nano and Vim will help you navigate the workshop.

Let’s install Git on you Laptop

Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

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Figure 1: Git

Download the latest and install it

https://git-scm.com/

We will also need to install and configure git-lfs to support the uploading and downloading of large files in Git.

https://git-lfs.com/

Install git-lfs.

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Figure 2: Git-lfs

Open a terminal window and type the following command on your laptop.

git lfs install

Let’s install Visual Studio Code on you Laptop

Interactive Development Environment (IDE)

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Figure 1: Visual Studio Code

Download the latest and install it

https://code.visualstudio.com/

End Result

At this point you have a couple new applications on your laptop that you will use throughout the workshop.

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