Open Source Workshop installation

These are installation instructions for the Open Source Workshop running September 20th from 6:30-9:30pm at MIT as part of SIPB's Fall 2011 Cluedump series.

Attendees must install some software prior to arriving. Please follow the instructions for your operating system below, and e-mail open-source-workshop@mit.edu with questions.

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Windows

Please install the following software prior to the workshop:

• diff, a command-line utility for comparing files line by line. We'll use diff to create code patches: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm
• patch, a command-line utility for applying diffs: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/patch.htm
• tar, a popular command-line archiving utility: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gtar.htm
• mIRC, a popular graphical IRC chat client: http://www.mirc.com/
• git, a popular distributed version control system: http://git-scm.com/

OSX

Please install the following software prior to the workshop:

• Colloquy, a popular graphical IRC chat client: http://colloquy.info/downloads.html
• git, a popular distributed version control system: http://git-scm.com/

OSX comes with additional software that we'll use during the workshop:

• diff, a command-line utility for comparing files line by line. We'll use diff to create code patches.
• patch, a command-line utility for applying diffs.
• tar, a popular command-line archiving utility.

Linux

Please install the following software prior to the workshop:

• git, a popular distributed version control system:
  • sudo apt-get install git on dpkg-based systems
  • sudo yum install git on rpm-based systems
• xchat, a popular graphical IRC chat client:
  • sudo apt-get install xchat on dpkg-based systems
  • sudo yum install xchat on rpm-based systems

Or install the git and xchat packages through your graphical package manager.

Linux comes with additional software that we'll use during the workshop:

• diff, a command-line utility for comparing files line by line. We'll use diff to create code patches.
• patch, a command-line utility for applying diffs.
• tar, a popular command-line archiving utility.

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Don't hesitate to e-mail open-source-workshop@mit.edu with questions about the curriculum, software installation, or anything else.

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