Linux for Windows Users
For windows users, a single WSL command can be used to install linux. Detailed information on WSL can be found on the microsoft website and step-by-step video obstructions can be found here. These steps involve:
Installation
Using Administrator Mode to Installing Linux
Open PowerShell or Windows Command Prompt by right-clicking and selecting "Run as administrator", and type:
wsl --install -d Ubuntu
This command will enable the features necessary to run WSL, restart your computer, and install the Ubuntu distribution of Linux.
After it has been installed you will need to create a new username and password, to learn more about this please see microsoft best practices
Setup
Once Linux has been installed and you have created a new account you can run Ubuntu using windows terminal or by going to the start menu and typing "Ubuntu". Additionally, you should see that Ubuntu has been added to your applications and that there is a Ubuntu Folder on your computer (alongside Desktop, Downloads, etc). Double clicking the Ubuntu app will open up the Ubuntu terminal in the Ubuntu folder.
You should see many sub-folders within the Ubuntu folder (such as bin, home, etc, etc.) . You can view them using terminal commands or by double-clicking on them. If you go into the home/ folder you should see another folder with your username. This folder (home/(your username)/) is where you should store your workshop folders and run programs during the workshop.
Once you have successfully installed Ubuntu, you can follow the rest of the pre-workshop tutorial using the Linux instructions.