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Expand Up @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: "Developer Environment Setup"
author: "John Gunstone"
date: "2023-04-11"
date-modified: "2025-09-08"
toc-depth: 3
categories: [dev-setup]
image: https://github.com/maxfordham/visual-design/blob/main/icons/engineer-icon.png?raw=true
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wsl --install -d Ubuntu
```

Create the new user as `jovyan` and set the password to something sensible you won't forget.
Create the new user as `jovyan`. Set password as `jovyan` as default setup.

### Set Up SSH To Access Repositories on Max Fordham GitHub

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### Install some handy CLI tools

can also use [pixi](https://pixi.sh/latest/basic_usage/#use-pixi-as-a-global-installation-tool) to globally install useful tools.
can also use [pixi global](https://pixi.sh/latest/basic_usage/#use-pixi-as-a-global-installation-tool) to globally install useful tools.

```bash
pixi global install micromamba # micormamba pkg manager
pixi global install micromamba # micromamba pkg manager
pixi global install yazi # tui file browser
pixi global install starship # shell autocompletion
pixi global install ripgrep # searching text in files
pixi global install tree # viewing directory structures in linux
pixi global install gh # github CLI
pixi global install nodejs # for js dev. though maybe check the prefix.dev nodejs feedstock to ensure it is up-to-date.
pixi global install harlequin # TUI SQL editor IDE
pixi global install harlequin-mysql # TUI SQL editor IDE mysql connector
```

also note that there are many other ways to do this. the most standard way it to use apt-get.
::: {.callout-note collapse="true"}
### Other install methods (e.g. apt-get)

there are many other ways to do this. the most standard way it to use `apt-get`,
e.g.

```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install ripgrep
sudo apt install tree
```
but for simplicity we recommend using `pixi-global` to manage these extra clis.
:::

### setup repos for development

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