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Pre-workshop instructions
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Before coming to any of our workshops, please make sure to do the following:

  • Register (either from our email or from our through GPS)
  • Install the required software (Git, SAS, or R) on your laptop
  • Make sure to fully charge your laptop

Software installation

Please install these programs before coming to the workshops. If you have issues with installing the programs, please come 15 minutes early to the workshop and we'll try to help you out.

Git

Installation instructions for Git can be found the Git download site

  • On Windows: Download the .exe file from this Github link and run it.

  • On Mac: To use the graphical Git installer, download from this SourceForge link

  • On Linux: Use your respective package manager (for example, if you use Ubuntu or Debian, run this code: sudo apt-get install git)

Text editor

Because we will be writing plain text (for Markdown and Git), you'll need a text editor. Most operating systems (Microsoft, Mac, Linux) generally come pre-installed with a text editor.

  • Windows: Notepad is installed by default, however Notepad++ is really good. Another option is MarkdownPad.

  • Mac: TextMate is good, check the website to install it. Nano is also (usually) pre-installed.

  • Linux: Most distributions have pretty good pre-installed plain text editors. For instance, Ubuntu and Debian have gedit. Nano is also generally pre-installed.

SAS (for our SAS workshops)

The installation instructions for SAS tend to be not the most intuitive (especially for Linux users). Mac users can not use SAS natively and must dual-boot onto Windows. SAS has their own installation guide that comes with the CDs.

R (for our R workshops)

To install R, go to the R Project website and choose your operating system. Unlike SAS, R does not come with an editor, so you will need to install an editor. One very useful and beginner-friendly editor is RStudio. For more advanced users who are eager for a (substantial) challenge, you can try Emacs and ESS.