Instruction Links
Note:
- If the version number installed in your device is lower than the version provided in the screenshots, follow the steps below to install the updated version of the applications.
- If an updated version of the above provided applications are already installed in your device, the following instructions will still work with minor differences in the version of the app you’re shown in the output which should have no impact during the course of the BootCamp.
Google Chrome
Go to the home page
On the home page, click the Download Chrome button.
A popup will show, click the Accept and Install button.
You will be prompted to download an installer after that, you can save the installer in your Downloads folder.
Use the installer
Execute the ChromeSetup.exe file that was downloaded earlier.
If the User Account Control dialog shows up, click Yes.
The installer will download the necessary files to actually install Google Chrome.
After the installation, the Google Chrome window will automatically open.
Git
Use the installer
Execute the downloaded installer.
If the User Account Control dialog shows up, click Yes.
Click Next.
Let the destination location be in C:\Program Files\Git and click Next.
Do not change the default selected components and click Next.
Allow the installer to create a Start Menu folder and click Next.
Do not change the default editor to be used by Git and click Next.
Allow Git to be used in command-line and from 3rd party software then click Next.
Do not change the HTTPS transport backend to be used and click Next.
Do not change the default line ending conversion configuration and click Next.
Do not change the default terminal emulator for Git bash and click Next.
Do not change the configuration of extra options and click Install.
Wait for the installer to finish.
Uncheck View Release Notes and click Next to close the installer window.
Verify installation
To verify installation of Git, press Windows Key + R then type cmd to open a command prompt.
Inside the command prompt, type git –version to output the version of the installed program.
Sublime Text 4
Use the installer
Execute the downloaded installer.
If the User Account Control dialog shows up, click Yes.
Let the destination location be in C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3 and click Next.
Leave the Add to explorer context menu unchecked and click Next.
Confirm installation settings by clicking Install.
Wait for the installer to finish.
Click Finish to close the installer window.
Verify installation
Open the Start Menu and scroll down on the installed programs to find Sublime Text.
XAMPP
Use the installer
Execute the downloaded installer.
If the User Account Control dialog shows up, click Yes.
If the following warning shows up, continue by clicking Ok.
Click Next to continue.
Select all components and click Next.
Set the installation folder to C:\XAMPP then click Next.
Click Next to start with the installation.
Wait for the installer to finish.
During the installation, a Windows Security Alert will show. Click Allow access to continue.
Make sure that Do you want to start the Control Panel now? is checked and click Finish.
Click Start on both Apache and MySQL to start their servers.
When starting the MySQL server for the first time, a Windows Security Alert will show up. Click Allow access to continue.
The interface should look like this after starting the servers.
Open Google Chrome and go to localhost/phpmyadmin to confirm that the phpMyAdmin web program works properly.
PHP and MySQL from CMD
Open command prompt and issue the command set PATH=%PATH%;C:\XAMPP\php.
After that, try using the php command by typing php -v to output the current PHP version.
Next, issue the command set PATH=%PATH%;C:\XAMPP\mysql\bin.
After that, try accessing the MySQL server by typing mysql -u root.
Composer
Use the installer
Execute the downloaded installer.
Select the Install for all users (Recommended) option.
If the User Account Control dialog shows up, click Yes.
Do not check the Developer Mode checkbox and click Next.
Do not change settings during Settings Check and click Next.
Do not change proxy settings and click Next.
Click Install to start the installation process.
Wait for the installer to finish.
Click Finish to close the installer window.
Verify installation
Open a new command prompt and type composer to check if Composer is installed.
NodeJS
Use the installer
Execute the downloaded installer.
Click Next to continue.
Check the checkbox for I accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next.
Do not change the destination folder and click Next.
Do not change the setup settings and click Next.
Do not check the checkbox shown in Tools for Native Modules and click Next.
Click the Install button to start the installation process.
If the User Account Control dialog shows up, click Yes.
Wait for the installer to finish.
Click FInish to close the installer window.
Additional automatic installation
After the main installation of Node.js, a terminal will appear that asks for any keyboard to continue. After following the instruction from the terminal, a Windows PowerShell program will open. Wait for the additional installation to finish.
Verify installation
Open a command prompt and type node -v and npm -v to check the version of Node and NPM installed in the machine (You should be able to see the version number of Node you downloaded).
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