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Pre-workshop installation

1. Install Git

If you already have a working installation of Git on your system, you can skip this step.

To install Git, please follow these instructions on the OpenVT platform

A | Configuring Git user name and email

You will need to configure your name and email.

For this, open a Terminal (as Linux user) or open the Git Bash app (on Windows). Type the following, where you replace and with the data you are signed up with on OpenVT: 

git config --global user.name <your_username>
git config --global user.email <your_email>

B | Create an SSH to connect with OpenVT

You will need to setup SSH key for your OpenVT account. Follow these instructions on OpenVT Manual to setup your SSH key

To test whether your SSH key was added correctly, run the following command in your terminal

ssh -T git@virtual.openvt.eu
You should receive a Welcome to GitLab, @username! message.

C | (Optional) Git GUI options

The Git workflow will be illustrated using the command line in the workshop.

If you are more comfortable using GUI instead of command line, there are many Git GUI clients available.

2. Install Jupyter Notebook

If you have already a working installation of Jupyter Notebook together with Dynasaur on your system, you may skip this step. Otherwise you can find further information about the installation on the following page.