Installation and setup instructions

Please try to accomplish all of the downloading before Thursday morning – Thanks!

Accounts and software install

  1. Sign up for a (free) account on Github: http://github.com/.
  2. Download and install Anaconda CE.
  3. Download and install git.

Virtual Machine stuff

These instructions are especially important if you’re running Windows.

  1. Download and install VirtualBox on your laptop

    (click the ‘x86/amd64’ blue link next to your platform).

  2. Download this very large (2 GB) file to your laptop. (NOTE: from the Scripps network, this link will go much faster.)

  3. Run VirtualBox and import the virtual machines in the very large file. To do this, go to File -> Import Appliance, browse to the 2 GB file you just downloaded, and click ‘OK’ after all the prompts.

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