Installations

Table of contents

  1. Installations
    1. Github
      1. Installing Git
      2. Installing Github Desktop
    2. WPILib

Github

Github is a developer platform used to create, manage, and share code. There are a couple of steps needed to install Github Desktop or Git.

Installing Git

Git is a command-line tool that will be used to manage the code. For more information about what a command line is, refer to this page.

Instructions for downloading Git are located here. Scroll down to the section with instructions for your operating system. Installation may require usage of a command line.

Installing Github Desktop

Github Desktop is the graphical interface for Git. If you’ve already installed Github Desktop on your laptop for a previous project or have Git installed, you can skip this step if you would like.

  1. Visit https://github.com/ and sign up for an account.
  2. Visit https://desktop.github.com/download/.
  3. Download the application appropriate for your operating system and the latest version (this is often the recommended one).
  4. Open the downloaded file and follow instructions.
  5. Sign in on Github Desktop.

WPILib

  1. Visit this website for instructions. The file to download and instructions for downloading are both located here.
  2. Scroll down until you see the download button.
  3. Install the latest release appropriate for your operating system.
  4. Extract the installer.
  5. Open the installer and press the start button.
  6. When prompted to choose the install mode, choose the “everything” mode.
  7. To download the VS Code, choose “Download for this computer only”. It is extremely important that the VS Code is installed.
  8. Wait for the download to finish and press the finish button.
  9. There may be post-installation instructions after the download. Follow the instructions for your operating system as shown in the instructions from the previously linked website.