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Installation guide for Freshers

Note: Mac Users, please scroll down and check the bottom

A guide to help you through the basic installation for ubuntu! Brave installation:

sudo snap install brave

Joplin installation:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install joplin-desktop

Install cURL:

sudo apt update
sudo apt -y install curl

# verify
manu curl

Docker:

sudo apt install docker.io

Type in the following to verify if docker has been installed:

sudo docker

Docker compose:

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

# ref:
https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

Postman:

sudo snap install postman

Apt installation:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd

Install Visual Studio Code:

sudo snap install --classic code

Install zoom:

Use the following link :

• Zoom Installation

Install slack:

sudo snap install slack --classic

Install git:

sudo apt install git

Add ssh:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "youremail@gmail.com"
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Once you’re done with the above commands, copy the SSH key generated and add it in GitHub.

To do so, go to settings on GitHub, then you will find SSH and GPG keys on the left hand side panel. Go into it and add in the SSH key generated and name it.

Mini conda installation:

cd /tmp
wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
chmod +x Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
./Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

Once you’re done with the above steps, close the terminal and open it again. Then type in the following command:

conda config --set auto_activate_base false

To create a new environment, follow the command below:

conda create -n py38 -y python=3.8

To activate and deactivate the environment, type in the commands below:

conda activate py38
conda deactivate

Install jupyter lab on Conda:

pip install jupyterlab

Once, you have installed jupyter lab, use this command on Conda to open:

jupyter lab

Applicably only for Mac Users:

Homebrew

xcode-select --install

for High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

for Catalina, Mojave, or Big Sur or updated:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

verify:
brew --version

ref:
https://phoenixnap.com/kb/install-homebrew-on-mac

Wget:

brew install wget

ref:
https://www.fossmint.com/install-and-use-wget-on-mac/

VSCode

brew update
brew tap caskroom/cask
brew cask search visual-studio-code

brew cask install visual-studio-code 

ref:
https://tecadmin.net/install-visual-studio-code-on-macos/