Tutorial 1 (19th February):

Note

In this first tutorial, you will learn to setup the basic environment with the following steps:

1. Install Ubuntu as a reference virtual machine;

2. Login to your VM by ssh;

3. Add your customized shell;

4. Use a customized editor;

5. Use a collaborative version control (git).

• Setting Up a VM on Linux/Windows and Mac (intel chips)
  • Installing VirtualBox
  • Download the reference VM image
  • Launch the downloaded VM image on VirtualBox
  • Connect to the VM via ssh
  • Connect to the VM by ssh
  • Update package information
  • General usage of the VM
• Setting Up a VM on a Mac (ARM chips)
  • Download the reference VM image
  • Installing the VM on Mac
  • Connect to the VM by ssh
  • Update package information
  • General usage of the VM
• Customizing Your Editor
  • Try and choose one editor
  • Getting started on Ubuntu
  • Customize your editor
• Customizing Your Shell
  • Try and choose one shell
  • Installation on Ubuntu
  • Change your default shell
  • Customize your shell
• Setting Up ssh
  • Key-based Authentication
  • Prepare a pair of private and public keys
  • Register the public key with the VM
  • Confirmation
  • Disable Password Authentication (can be skipped)
  • Important Info
• Git
  • Installation
  • Creating an account on a Git hosting service
  • Register your ssh public key with the hosting service
  • Create a Git repository on a hosting service
  • Permission setting on a Git hosting service
  • Create a new local repository
  • Synchronize the local repo with the remote repo
  • Overview of how Git works
  • Practice 1: Commit a new file
  • Practice 2: Commit file update
  • Practice 3: Restore lost files from a remote repo
  • Practice 4: Restore a past version
  • Practice 5: Create a patch
  • Practice 6: Apply a patch
  • Practice 7: Create a branch
  • Practice 8: Switch a branch
  • Practice 9: Merge a branch
  • Further information