Spring 2017/Environment setup - Revision history

Jwashin1 at 19:01, 23 November 2020

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Jwashin1: Jwashin1 moved page Environment setup to Spring 2017/Environment setup: different stuff for spring 2018

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Jwashin1 moved page Environment setup to Spring 2017/Environment setup: different stuff for spring 2018

Jwashin1: /* Using git for version control */

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‎Using git for version control

Jwashin1: /* Using a virtual machine */

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‎Using a virtual machine

Jwashin1: /* Using git for version control */

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‎Using git for version control

Jwashin1 at 22:27, 16 January 2017

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Jwashin1: /* Editing a wiki */

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‎Editing a wiki

Jwashin1: /* Using GNU/Linux */

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‎Using GNU/Linux

Jwashin1: /* Using GNU/Linux */

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‎Using GNU/Linux

Jwashin1: /* Using a virtual machine */

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‎Using a virtual machine

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 ''Also note'': In order to have your working environment and all your files and settings there when you log in next time, you should sit down at the same workstation each time you come to class.  You may also make a copy of the <tt>C:\virtualbox\Debian\Home.vdi</tt> image, and replace the copy on whichever workstation you sit down at on a given day.  Be courteous to your classmates and just rename the original file, and rename it back when you leave—i.e., put back the Home file that was on the workstation originally when you leave.
-Also, if you'd like to use the virtual machine on your own computer (don't spend time in class trying to get this working!), then you will need to download VirtualBox, and copy the <tt>Debian</tt> directory from <tt>C:\virtualbox\</tt> on the workstations to your computer (e.g., over the network or using some form of external storage) and point your installation of VirtualBox add it.  You may copy the <tt>Home.vdi</tt> file back and forth between systems to preserver your working environment.
+Also, if you'd like to use the virtual machine on your own computer (don't spend time in class trying to get this working!), then you will need to download VirtualBox, and copy the <tt>Debian</tt> directory from <tt>C:\virtualbox\</tt> on the workstations to your computer (e.g., over the network or using some form of external storage) and point your installation of VirtualBox add it.  You may copy the <tt>Home.vdi</tt> file back and forth between systems to preserve your working environment.
 == Using GNU/Linux ==

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 == Using git for version control ==
-'''Day 1 activity''':
+Git is software that tracks collaborative work on projects.  It stores work in "repositories" and gives you access to previous "revisions".  You "clone" an existing repository.  You can "commit" changes to your local copy, and "push" the commits back to a remote server.  You should "pull" from the server if you think someone else may have also pushed commits.  There is info available about [https://www.cs.swarthmore.edu/~newhall/unixhelp/git.php using git at Swarthmore], which includes these commands.
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 Using a desktop installation of GNU/Linux these days is much like using other desktop operating systems, like Windows or macOS, with the exception of the command line.
-The command line is what makes a linux system particularly powerful, and useful for activities such as those we'll be doing in this class.  There is an endless amount of information online about how to use the command line.  Here's a warm-up exercise:
+The command line is what makes a linux system particularly powerful, and useful for activities such as those we'll be doing in this class.  There is an endless amount of information online about how to use the command line.  There are two warm-up exercises below under [[#Using a command line]].
 == Editing a wiki ==
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 == Using IRC ==
-Internet Relay Chat is decades-old technology that allows for convenient real-time online messaging for large groups of people, and also between individuals.
+Internet Relay Chat is a tried-and-tested technology that allows for convenient real-time online messaging for large groups of people, and also between individuals.
 The official IRC channel for this class (and unofficial Swarthmore Computational Linguistics IRC channel) is <tt>#cl</tt> on <tt>sccs.swarthmore.edu</tt>, kindly hosted by [https://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu SCCS].
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 == Using a command line ==
 '''Day 1 activity''': Make a directory in ~/Documents for your work in this class.  Use cat to create a file in that directory, use nano to change the contents, and use cat to display it again.
 == Options for text editors ==

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	== Editing a wiki ==		== Editing a wiki ==
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		+	Wikis offer a great way to collaboratively publish information online. Using this course wiki, you will be publishing publicly-visible materials related to this class throughout the semester. All submissions are logged, so vandalism is easily identified and reverted, and the timestamp of any submitted work is also available.

	'''Day 1 activity''': log in to the class wiki using your Swarthmore login credentials (link above), and create a user page. Your user page will have a url ending in <tt>User:student1</tt>, where student1 is your username. It's also linked to at the top of the page after you log in (as your username in red). Write a short introduction including any information you care to share (e.g., name, major, etc.) and a short bulleted list of a couple languages you're considering for your work in this class (or any languages you're interested in, generally, if you haven't thought about this yet). Add the page to the category <tt>sp17_students</tt> by adding <tt><NOWIKI>[[Category:sp17_students]]</NOWIKI></tt> at the very bottom of the page.		'''Day 1 activity''': log in to the class wiki using your Swarthmore login credentials (link above), and create a user page. Your user page will have a url ending in <tt>User:student1</tt>, where student1 is your username. It's also linked to at the top of the page after you log in (as your username in red). Write a short introduction including any information you care to share (e.g., name, major, etc.) and a short bulleted list of a couple languages you're considering for your work in this class (or any languages you're interested in, generally, if you haven't thought about this yet). Add the page to the category <tt>sp17_students</tt> by adding <tt><NOWIKI>[[Category:sp17_students]]</NOWIKI></tt> at the very bottom of the page.

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 The command line is what makes a linux system particularly powerful, and useful for activities such as those we'll be doing in this class.  There is an endless amount of information online about how to use the command line.  Here's a warm-up exercise:
-'''Day 1 activity''': Use a [http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/a-quick-guide-to-get-started-with-the-linux-command-line/ guide to using the linux command line like this one] to get the last line of the Italian morphological analyser that is in your <tt>Source/apertium/languages/apertium-ita</tt> directory—specifically the file named <tt>apertium-ita.ita.dix</tt>.
+'''Day 1 activity''': Use a [http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/a-quick-guide-to-get-started-with-the-linux-command-line/ guide to using the linux command line like this one] to get the last line of the Italian morphological analyser that is in your <tt>Source/apertium/languages/apertium-ita</tt> directory—specifically the file named <tt>apertium-ita.ita.dix</tt>.  Once you've found it, do '''not''' announce what you've found—instead, help your neighbour find it, or if they already have, see if it's the same.
 == Editing a wiki ==

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	== Using GNU/Linux ==		== Using GNU/Linux ==
		+	Using a desktop installation of GNU/Linux these days is much like using other desktop operating systems, like Windows or macOS, with the exception of the command line.
		+
		+	The command line is what makes a linux system particularly powerful, and useful for activities such as those we'll be doing in this class. There is an endless amount of information online about how to use the command line. Here's a warm-up exercise:
		+
		+	'''Day 1 activity''': Use a [http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/a-quick-guide-to-get-started-with-the-linux-command-line/ guide to using the linux command line like this one] to get the last line of the Italian morphological analyser that is in your <tt>Source/apertium/languages/apertium-ita</tt> directory—specifically the file named <tt>apertium-ita.ita.dix</tt>.

	== Editing a wiki ==		== Editing a wiki ==