Boston Python Workshop/Friday handout/Ubuntu Debian Fedora

Install git
Install it:

sudo apt-get install git

Test it:

git --version

It should respond with something like "git version 1.7.2.3".

Tell git who you are

 * Open up a new Terminal window.

If this doesn't produce an error, congratulations! You have a successful install of git and you can move on to the next section.

Django

 * Open a Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install python-django

Make sure Django is working

 * Open a Python prompt, and type this in:

import django

If you get an error, get help!


 * Note: It's important for this workshop that you use Django 1.2.x. If you have a different version, talk to a volunteer. (Volunteers: Create a virtualenv for the person, then use "pip" to install django within the virtualenv.)

Create an SSH public key
You'll need one of these to push your work to Github.
 * Open up a new Terminal window.
 * (email should match git config setting)
 * Hit enter to accept default location for ssh key.
 * Hit enter to accept blank passphrase (if computer is shared with other people, as in a work laptop, you should create a passphrase). Hit enter again to accept blank passphrase (or enter passphrase again).
 * Output of ssh-keygen command
 * Your brand-new public key is now stored at.

Install a reasonable text editor
The Windows and Mac folks will be using KomodoEdit during the workshop. It's actually kind of nice.


 * You can get it here: http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit/downloads

If you have our own favorite editor, by all means using it during the workshop.

Verify you can create a new Django app
cd ~/Desktop/django_projects django-admin startproject myproject cd myproject python manage.py runserver
 * Create a folder on the desktop called
 * Open a new Terminal window and type the following:
 * Both commands should provide no output.
 * Once that's finished, type the following in the Terminal window:
 * The first command should produce no output. The second command will put out a bunch of output, then just sit there until you cancel it (2 steps from now).
 * In your browser, go to http://localhost:8000/
 * Back in the Terminal window where you ran, type control-c to kill the server.

Install SQLite Firefox add-on
SQLite Explorer is a piece of software that lets you browse SQLite databases. It's written as a Firefox add-on.

Even if you already have a browser like Chrome, you'll need the latest version of the Firefox web browser. (You may need to upgrade even if you already have Firefox installed.)

If you already have Firefox
Open it, and then go to the Firefox menu (top left of the screen). Select "About Mozilla Firefox."

You'll get a window, like the one below, that shows you what version of Firefox you have. Write down that number!

Now go to the Firefox homepage and see what the current version of Firefox is. If it's the same major version (such as 3.6 - you can ignore the third part of the number) then you're good. You don't need to upgrade.

If it's a different major version, then you need to upgrade. Download it from the Firefox homepage and double-click to install. '''If you're at a workshop and you need this file, please ask a volunteer. We may have it on a thumb drive and it'll save you a bunch of download time.'''

If you don't have Firefox yet
Go to the Firefox homepage and click the big download button. Once you have the file, double click and follow the instructions to install.

Install the SQLite Manager Firefox Plugin
Open Firefox, and then go to the Tools menu and select "Add-ons." Click the "Get Add-ons" button at the top. Enter "SQLite" where it says "Search all Add-ons." The first thing that comes up should be SQLite Manager. Click "Add to Firefox" and then follow the instructions to install it.

If you have trouble installing, double-check that your Firefox version is at least 3.6.