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diff --git a/posts/windows.md b/posts/windows.md index ff5c44b..6599386 100644 --- a/posts/windows.md +++ b/posts/windows.md @@ -1,52 +1,98 @@ -# Setting Up Jekyll on Windows
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-2022-09-02
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-I've recently been playing around with using Windows 10 as my daily operating system. So far, it has been going fairly well. Nothing will probably ever feel as "optimized" as running a Linux-based system but it works well for my current needs. Getting a Jekyll development environment setup was a different story though...
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-One of the first issues with using Windows 10 is the need to run a few of my open source projects that are built off Jekyll locally. This process initially seemed a like complex process to get things running smoothly but in the end was very straightforward. The main issue came from needing to bounce around through a handful of separate tutorials to get everything running smoothly.
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-So, I thought I would make this quick write-up to help those in the same situation (or even for my future self the need arises). Let's get into it.
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-## WSL
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-The first step involves installing [WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install) in order to run Linux alongside the main Windows OS. The documentation is well written and will get you up-and-running in no time. For quick reference, it essentially comes down to:
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-1. Opening PowerShell or Command Prompt as an administrator
-2. Installing via the command: `wsl --install`
-3. Restarting your machine after the install completes
-4. Creating your UNIX username and password
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-## Installing Ruby & Dependencies
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-Once logged into your UNIX terminal session (with your created user) you can begin installing everything we need for Jekyll to work properly. The first step is to installing `rvm` and the [official project documentation](https://github.com/rvm/ubuntu_rvm) does a very good job of walking you through this.
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-- Be sure dependencies as installed: `sudo apt-get install software-properties-common`
-- Add the PPA and install the package:
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- sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:rael-gc/rvm
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install rvm
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-- Add your existing user to the `rvm` group: `sudo usermod -a -G rvm $USER`
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-You will need to close and restart your session to your Ubuntu system for these changes to take. After that, we can use `rvm` to install the latest version (at this time of writing) of ruby:
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- rvm install 3.1.2
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-That's it!
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-## Jekyll - Finally!
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-The final step is to update our gems and install Jekyll:
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- gem update
- gem install jekyll bundler
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-Once complete you can now run your Jekyll projects locally through WSL! Nothing ground-breaking but still pretty helpful for first-time users. And best of all, at least I have a good reference point in the future if I ever run into this issue again!
+[[!meta title="Setting Up Jekyll on Windows"]] +[[!meta date="2022-09-02"]] + + + +I've recently been playing around with using Windows 10 as my daily operating system. So far, it has been going fairly well. Nothing will probably ever feel as "optimized" as running a Linux-based system but it works well for my current needs. Getting a Jekyll development environment setup was a different story though... + + + +One of the first issues with using Windows 10 is the need to run a few of my open source projects that are built off Jekyll locally. This process initially seemed a like complex process to get things running smoothly but in the end was very straightforward. The main issue came from needing to bounce around through a handful of separate tutorials to get everything running smoothly. + + + +So, I thought I would make this quick write-up to help those in the same situation (or even for my future self the need arises). Let's get into it. + + + +## WSL + + + +The first step involves installing [WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install) in order to run Linux alongside the main Windows OS. The documentation is well written and will get you up-and-running in no time. For quick reference, it essentially comes down to: + + + +1. Opening PowerShell or Command Prompt as an administrator + +2. Installing via the command: `wsl --install` + +3. Restarting your machine after the install completes + +4. Creating your UNIX username and password + + + +## Installing Ruby & Dependencies + + + +Once logged into your UNIX terminal session (with your created user) you can begin installing everything we need for Jekyll to work properly. The first step is to installing `rvm` and the [official project documentation](https://github.com/rvm/ubuntu_rvm) does a very good job of walking you through this. + + + +- Be sure dependencies as installed: `sudo apt-get install software-properties-common` + +- Add the PPA and install the package: + + + + + + sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:rael-gc/rvm + sudo apt-get update + sudo apt-get install rvm + + + + + +- Add your existing user to the `rvm` group: `sudo usermod -a -G rvm $USER` + + + +You will need to close and restart your session to your Ubuntu system for these changes to take. After that, we can use `rvm` to install the latest version (at this time of writing) of ruby: + + + + + + rvm install 3.1.2 + + + + + +That's it! + + + +## Jekyll - Finally! + + + +The final step is to update our gems and install Jekyll: + + + + + + gem update + gem install jekyll bundler + + + + + +Once complete you can now run your Jekyll projects locally through WSL! Nothing ground-breaking but still pretty helpful for first-time users. And best of all, at least I have a good reference point in the future if I ever run into this issue again! + |