2-WIN-TOOLS-INSTALL.md

2-TOOLS-INSTALL

Goal

To install dev essentials:

• Windows Terminal
• chocolatey as package manager for windows
• PowerShell
• Git
• vscode
• dotnet
• dotnet global tools
• docker

Prerequisites

• Powershell, INITIAL-SETUP.md

Run .\windows\app_install.ps1.

Install windows terminal

• microsoft-windows-terminal, installed in app_install.ps1
• cascadia-code, installed in app_install.ps1
• Set profile: wt_profiles.json (manually, copy to settings folder)

Set up PowerShell Profile and Theme

• Install posh-git
  • oh-my-posh, installed in app_install.ps1
• Set PowerShell Profile & Theme
  • Run if (!(Test-Path -Path $PROFILE )) { New-Item -Type File -Path $PROFILE -Force } notepad $PROFILE
  • Set ps_profile.ps1 (manually, copy to settings folder)
    • Theme: SpencerTechy.ps1
    • Move this theme to $ThemeSettings.MyThemeLocation

PowerShellCore (optional)

• Install PowerShellCore, powershell-core-on-windows
• Run dotnet tool install --global PowerShell, manually
• Copy ps_core_profile.ps1 to $PROFILE folder
• Copy theme to $ThemeSettings.MyThemeLocation folder
• Running options: (manually) Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser
  • Install-Module -Name PSReadLine -AllowPrerelease -Scope CurrentUser -Force -SkipPublisherCheck
  • Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser

GIT (Git Bash)

• Install Git Bash git, installed in app_install.ps1

In each environnement set up:

git config --global user.email "${email}"
git config --global user.name "${username}"

vscode

• vscode, installed in app_install.ps1
• I recommend to use wonderful extension called Settings Sync. In fact, it is already present in ./app_install.ps1.
• For more details, please see: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Shan.code-settings-sync

dotnet-sdk

You could easily install dotnet sdk via install scripts: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/scripts, installed in app_install.ps1 Examples: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-install-script#examples

dotnet-global-tools

docker

Install docker for windows: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/. The suggested way of doing it is to use installer.