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# Installing tools for Windows
# Installing tools for Windows
## Check the version of Windows
To Check the Windows 10 version and build Info along with its System Type,
## Check the version of Windows
* From the Windows GUI, go to Settings, System, About.
* You should see your System Details in the Window. ![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.50.49_PM](https://gitlab.iotiot.in/newbies/coding-workspace/wikis/uploads/7088156e80d277263ebb8cd9f28e6883/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.50.49_PM.png)
To Check the Windows 10 version and build Info along with its System Type,
- From the Windows GUI, go to Settings, System, About.
- You should see your System Details in the Window.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.50.49_PM](uploads/7088156e80d277263ebb8cd9f28e6883/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.50.49_PM.png)
If your System Details are
1. Windows 10 version 1903 or higher, if Windows 10 version 1903 then with Build 18362 or higher.
1. Windows 10 System type: 64-bit.
1. Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro
If your System Details are
1. Windows 10 version 1903 or higher, if Windows 10 version 1903 then with Build 18362 or higher.
2. Windows 10 System type: 64-bit.
3. Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro
### If your **System meets all the above requirements**, then follow the guide below.
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## Installing WSL 2
1. Press `Windows key` and Search for Powershell.
1. Click on "Run as Administrator". A blue terminal window will open up.
1. Enable WSL with powershell, by running command in powershell
```powershell
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
```
1. Enable Virtual machine settings for WSL, by running the below command in powershell
```powershell
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName $("VirtualMachinePlatform","Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux")
```
This command will ask you to restart your computer. Press `y` and restart your computer.
1. Update to WSL version 2.
* Download the WSL kernel update - https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi
* Install the update, by double clicking the `wsl_update_x64.msi` file.
* Press `Windows key` and Search for Powershell.
* Click on "Run as Administrator". A blue terminal window will open up.
* Set default as WSL 2, by running the command in powershell.
```powershell
wsl --set-default-version 2
```
1. Check if WSL is successfully installed by running command, in powershell
```powershell
wsl -l
```
1. After this you can close the powershell terminal window.
## Installing Docker
1. Download Docker for Desktop, by visiting the link - https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows/ and clicking "Get Docker".
1. Install Docker by double clicking on the `Docker Desktop Installer` file.
1. Installer will start installing the docker.
1. After the install completes, Click on close and Log out.
1. This will log you out of your Windows and you will have to login again.
1. Check if the Docker is installed by running **Docker Desktop** app.
1. That is it done you have successfully installed Docker.
1. Press `Windows key` and Search for Powershell.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.51.21_PM](uploads/ea57bdd4eef4ed9ef634f1f4fce01730/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.51.21_PM.png)
2. Click on "Run as Administrator". A blue terminal window will open up.
3. Enable WSL with powershell, by running command in powershell
```powershell
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
```
4. Enable Virtual machine settings for WSL, by running the below command in powershell
```powershell
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName $("VirtualMachinePlatform","Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux")
```
This command will ask you to restart your computer. Press `y` and restart your computer.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.52.14_PM](uploads/5ce8ac779eade2400573a51f538b2d87/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.52.14_PM.png)
5. Update to WSL version 2.
- Download the WSL kernel update - https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi
- Install the update, by double clicking the `wsl_update_x64.msi` file.
- Press `Windows key` and Search for Powershell.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.52.39_PM](uploads/3654e3150cb3d5643955f27387bbc5de/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.52.39_PM.png)
- Click on "Run as Administrator". A blue terminal window will open up.
- Set default as WSL 2, by running the command in powershell.
```powershell
wsl --set-default-version 2
```
6. Check if WSL is successfully installed by running command, in powershell
```powershell
wsl -l
```
7. After this you can close the powershell terminal window.
## Installing Docker
1. Download Docker for Desktop, by visiting the link - https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows/ and clicking "Get Docker".
2. Install Docker by double clicking on the `Docker Desktop Installer` file.
3. Installer will start installing the docker.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.53.03_PM](uploads/8a7bb5ebd336d24397ca5f091a59ce4b/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.53.03_PM.png)
4. After the install completes, Click on close and Log out.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.53.26_PM](uploads/ca6ec219e753c6a16eb6112854ab2fb7/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.53.26_PM.png)
5. This will log you out of your Windows and you will have to login again.
6. Check if the Docker is installed by running **Docker Desktop** app.
7. That is it done you have successfully installed Docker.
## Installing Vscode
1. Download VScode from link - https://code.visualstudio.com/download
2. Install VScode by double clicking on the `VSCodeUserSetup-x64-1.50.1` file.
3. Open VScode.
4. Select Extensions and Search for Remote Development.
![remote-develop](upload/5.png)
5. Install the Remote Development plugin.
6. Once Installed you can exit the Vscode.
## Installing Vscode
1. Download VScode from link - https://code.visualstudio.com/download
1. Install VScode by double clicking on the `VSCodeUserSetup-x64-1.50.1` file.
1. Open VScode.
1. Select Extensions and Search for Remote Development.
1. Install the Remote Development plugin.
1. Once Installed you can exit the Vscode.
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### If your **System does not meet the above requirements**, then follow the guide below.
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<summary>Click to see your steps!</summary>
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## Installing Virtualbox on Windows 10
1. Download Virtualbox by clicking on this link - https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.16/VirtualBox-6.1.16-140961-Win.exe
2. Install virtualbox by double-clicking the file `VirtualBox-6.1.16-140961-Win.exe`
3. Run the Virtualbox from your Desktop to confirm that the Virtualbox has been installed.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.54.04_PM](uploads/6190088b42691afc81b254de395304bc/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.54.04_PM.png)
## Installing Ubuntu 16.04 in Virtualbox
1. Download the VMSDK file, by clicking on this link - http://148.251.91.243/downloads/UbuntuVM.ova.zip
- Note: **Download size is 4.1GB**, make sure you have high speed Internet and are able to download 4.5 GB
2. Extract `UbuntuVM.ova.zip` file, by Right-Click --> Extract. There should be a new file named `UbuntuVM.ova` with the size of 4.4 GB.
3. Open Virtualbox, Go to File --> Import Appliance.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.54.25_PM](uploads/edcdc05de95890b2c3d5c0701587a705/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.54.25_PM.png)
4. Select the `UbuntuVM.ova` in the File option. Click on Next.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.54.50_PM](uploads/1d7d4bdb423d9b31c1f29c3ecfa900ab/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.54.50_PM.png)
5. Click on Import to install Ubuntu 16.04 VM.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.55.09_PM](uploads/87e9a2cd054eafb2cd8b4881e504ee7a/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.55.09_PM.png)
6. Installing will take some time.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.55.33_PM](uploads/a471863c0f5ab76813a6ffd601fad91f/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.55.33_PM.png)
7. After the installtion is done you will see "Test Ubuntu" listed in your Virtualbox
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.55.54_PM](uploads/ac1ff54cbcc82e858ae8ad47a01c1f67/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.55.54_PM.png)
8. Click on Start to Start the Ubuntu VM.
9. Login with password `test`.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.56.30_PM](uploads/6d4502f927a1bcef4971ba877af36f3f/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.56.30_PM.png)
## Installing Vscode
1. Make sure that you are inside the Ubuntu 16.04 VM.
1. Download VScode `.deb` file from link - https://code.visualstudio.com/download
1. Install VScode by double clicking on the `code_1.50.1-1602600906_amd64.deb` file.
1. Open VScode.
1. Select Extensions and Search for Remote Development.
![Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.56.50_PM](uploads/a8d9c608ccab1ce256b8c7cccdf042a7/Screenshot_2020-11-07_at_10.56.50_PM.png)
1. Install the Remote Development plug-in.
1. Once Installed you can exit the Vscode.
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