Installing Tools for the Pre-office Office
This guide will help you install tools for Pre-office Office module.
Requirements
- Laptop
- Good Internet connection.
- Atleast 60 mins of free time.
Check the version of Windows
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.
If your System Details are
- Windows 10 version 1903 or higher, if Windows 10 version 1903 then with Build 18362 or higher.
- Windows 10 System type: 64-bit.
- 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
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Click on "Run as Administrator". A blue terminal window will open up.
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Enable WSL with powershell, by running command
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
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Enable Virtual machine settings for WSL
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName $("VirtualMachinePlatform","Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux")
This command will ask you to restart your computer. Press
y
and restart your computer. -
Update to WSL version 2.
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Download the WSL kernel update - https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi
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Install the update, by double clicking the
wsl_update_x64.msi
file. -
Click on "Run as Administrator". A blue terminal window will open up.
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Set default as WSL 2, by running the command in powershell.
wsl --set-default-version 2
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Check if WSL is successfully installed by running command, in powershell
wsl -l
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After this you can close the powershell terminal window.
Installing Docker
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Download Docker for Desktop, by visiting the link - https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows/ and clicking "Get Docker".
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Install Docker by double clicking on the
Docker Desktop Installer
file. -
This will log you out of your Windows and you will have to login again.
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Check if the Docker is installed by running Docker Desktop app.
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That is it done you have successfully installed Docker.
Installing Vscode
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Download VScode from link - https://code.visualstudio.com/download
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Install VScode by double clicking on the
VSCodeUserSetup-x64-1.50.1
file. -
Open VScode.
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Install the Remote Development plugin.
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Once Installed you can exit the Vscode.
If your System does not meet the above requirements, then follow the guide below.
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Installing Virtualbox
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Download Virtualbox by clicking on this link - https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.16/VirtualBox-6.1.16-140961-Win.exe
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Install virtualbox by double-clicking the file
VirtualBox-6.1.16-140961-Win.exe
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Run the Virtualbox from your Desktop to confirm that the Virtualbox has been installed.
Installing Ubuntu 16.04 in Virtualbox
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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
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Extract
UbuntuVM.ova.zip
file, by Right-Click --> Extract. There should be a new file namedUbuntuVM.ova
with the size of 4.4 GB. -
Open Virtualbox, Go to File --> Import Appliance.
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Select the
UbuntuVM.ova
in the File option. Click on Next. -
Click on Import to install Ubuntu 16.04 VM.
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Installing will take some time.
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After the installtion is done you will see "Test Ubuntu" listed in your Virtualbox
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Click on Start to Start the Ubuntu VM.
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Login with password
test
.
Installing Vscode
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Make sure that you are inside the Ubuntu 16.04 VM.
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Download VScode
.deb
file from link - https://code.visualstudio.com/download -
Install VScode by double clicking on the
code_1.50.1-1602600906_amd64.deb
file. -
Open VScode.
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Install the Remote Development plug-in.
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Once Installed you can exit the Vscode.