w_0_1_installs.md

Workflow 0.1: Installations

This is your checklist:

• Access to terminal
• Install Git
• Sign up for a GitHub account
• Choose editor

Step 1: Work Environment: Access to Terminal

• Mac: use Terminal
• Windows:
  • Option 1: Power Shell
  • Option 2: Git Bash
  • Option 3: use Ubuntu (must be installed prior to workshop) (for advanced users)
• Linux

Step 2: Install Git

• Mac:
  • Git
• Windows:
  • Git for Windows (Git Bash)
• Linux: Install Git on Linux

Confirm Git is installed by typing git --version on your terminal

Step 3: Sign up for a GitHub Account

• github.com
• Save your user ID and password somewhere you can easily find it

Step 4: Choose a Graphical Editor

• Try Visual Studio Code
  • Visual Studio Code
• OR one of these other editors
  • Sublime Text 3
  • Atom
  • Notepad++ (for Windows)
• R users: can use RStudio's editor