Lab 0 - Installation and Setup¶

This week, your only task is to do your best installing the software we will need for this course.

Important

This guide has been (lightly) adapted from the UBC-Vancouver MDS Install stack under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.

Windows and macOS¶

Below are links to the software installation guide used for DATA 301 for the operating systems we support. We provide these installation instructions to our students on the first day of the program. Original version written by Anmol Jawandha, updated version by Tomas Beuzen, Rodolfo Lourenzutti, Joel Ostblom & Tiffany Timbers.

Ubuntu users¶

If you are using Ubuntu or another Linux distribution, please contact Firas on Piazza for your slightly different instructions.

Other operating systems¶

If you are planning on attempting to complete this course on operating systems other than the ones listed above, contact Firas immediately to see if this course is suitable for you.