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diff --git a/_posts/2022-09-02-windows.md b/_posts/2022-09-02-windows.md deleted file mode 100644 index 654d3b7..0000000 --- a/_posts/2022-09-02-windows.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,102 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "Setting Up Jekyll on Windows" -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! - |