Pre Condition 2: Required Software

git

It is strongly recommended that you have git installed.

• On Debian-based distros: sudo apt-get install git
• On Windows: Download the installer and install it. Using chocolatey, you can run choco install git.install -y --params "/GitAndUnixToolsOnPath /WindowsTerminal to a) install git and b) have Linux commands such as grep available in your PATH.
• Official installation instructions

Installed IDE

We suggest IntelliJ IDEA. The Community Edition works well. Most contributors use the Ultimate Edition, because they are students getting that edition for free.

Currently, the 2023.1 version does not work for initial setup. Please head to https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/other.html and get 2022.3.3. You can update the IDE after a proper setup to the newest version.

Other Tooling

We collected some other tooling recommendations. We invite you to read on at our tool recommendations.

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