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. Installation should take less than 30 minutes total. Please follow the instructions for your operating system below, and e-mail open-source-workshop@mit.edu with questions.

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.

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