From f35cc7ce6f0f30af4b52d01fea8c3143252fa332 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: GitHub Actions Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 02:43:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] markdown source builds Auto-generated via {sandpaper} Source : 9fb8f9eab0492d4758e03c1eb0c1ccc86bd9b814 Branch : main Author : henry senyondo Time : 2024-08-19 02:42:40 +0000 Message : Merge pull request #369 from gsvarovsky/main Clarified software installation instructions --- md5sum.txt | 2 +- setup.md | 8 +++----- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/md5sum.txt b/md5sum.txt index 35e6aa5a..a3fb02d2 100644 --- a/md5sum.txt +++ b/md5sum.txt @@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ "instructors/instructor-notes.md" "f54b65c9ff1b6da18b2899af0fbb0cc5" "site/built/instructor-notes.md" "2023-05-08" "learners/discuss.md" "b9476165c46ff9c7d1943194903aaa87" "site/built/discuss.md" "2023-05-08" "learners/reference.md" "a97853fdee9f24c475020f246ba3f136" "site/built/reference.md" "2023-05-08" -"learners/setup.md" "9a334f03ceae6265d4b8311a2a388c6b" "site/built/setup.md" "2023-05-08" +"learners/setup.md" "9a8f0d365ccd6efde999280e1227aa3f" "site/built/setup.md" "2024-08-19" "profiles/learner-profiles.md" "60b93493cf1da06dfd63255d73854461" "site/built/learner-profiles.md" "2023-05-08" diff --git a/setup.md b/setup.md index 1c08ff9a..26576fc7 100644 --- a/setup.md +++ b/setup.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Setup # Software -For this course you will need the UNIX shell, plus [SQLite3](https://www.sqlite.org/) or +For this course you will need the UNIX shell (described in the [UNIX Shell lesson](https://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/#install-software)), plus [SQLite3](https://www.sqlite.org/) or [DB Browser for SQLite](https://sqlitebrowser.org/). If you are running **macOS** you should already have SQLite installed. You can run `sqlite3 --version` @@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ If you are running **Linux**, you may already have SQLite3 installed, please use `which sqlite3` to see the path of the program, otherwise you should be able to get it from your package manager (on Debian/Ubuntu, you can use the command `apt install sqlite3`). -If you are running **Windows**, run installers as administrator. -Additionally, make sure you select the right installer version for your system. -We recommend that you use [git for Windows](https://gitforwindows.org/). -This is described in the [UNIX Shell lesson](https://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/setup.html). +If you are running **Windows**, download installers and run them as administrator. +Make sure you select the right installer version for your system. If the installer asks to add the path to the environment variables, check yes, otherwise you have to manually add the path of the executable to the `PATH` environmental variables. This path informs the system where to find the executable program.