This page is to maintain a record of my Windows and Linux PC and Laptop images.  and keep a list of Software tools I have tried and installed.

Quick Links to some software I want to install

• RealVNC Viewer 

• FileZILLA

Win 11 install from the latest version the school has:

Now that it is 2023, and Microsoft does not support Win7 any more, I'm working on an image from their manually downloaded updates... let's see if I can be successful.

Install clean of Win 11 + any SP

• Install a clean install of Win 11 & any Service Packs

• Update with all Drivers

• settings

  • screen Resolution - change to be highest

  • change icons to "medium" 

  • update desktop options to show (computer, user files, network, recycle bin, control panel)

  • Control Panel --> Appearance and Personalization --> Folder Options --> Show hidden files

  • Display the full path

  • un-hide extensions

Create a Backup Save Point that is just a super clean Win 11 Install

Windows 11 Users 

• • • Plan to have Following Users

      • Teacher ← Admin ← Password = <standred SVCYE teacher password>

      • AM_Student ← Password = learnAM

      • PM_Student ← Password = PMlearn

      • Shadow_Student ← Password = Shadow

        • (want to be able to clear user space back to a default) <-- can you create a script to reset this user to a pre-set user files

      • Workshop_Student ← Same access as AM/PM Students ← Password = learnWokshop

        • (want to be able to clear user space back to a default) <-- can you create a script to reset this user to a pre-set user files

      • Substitute ← Same access as AM/PM Students ← Password = Sub760

Create Backup Image (Have a Save point after these apps and tools are installed)

Software Tools, Utilities, & PC Images

Apps & Utilities

• MicroSoft Office - Word, Exel, Powerpoint  <-- SVCTE has a licnese, right?

• Install latest version of Chrome ← Set this as the default go to browser

• Install latest version of Firefox 

• Acrobat readers – (Is there a better PDF tools to install? Like Acrobat Pro?) Please take care to not install crap that Adobe is always trying to install…

  • https://get.adobe.com/reader/?

• Note Pad PlusPlus - Nice code editor for C++ or Python

  • https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

    • Install the latest version - Last time I installed 7.6.6 installed the 64 bit version and don't think I have issues... we will see.. 

Python Stuff & Raspberry Pi Stuff & Linux Stuff

• Thonny (Python Editor)

  • https://thonny.org/

  • Create a desktop shortcut & put on toolbar

• Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/

  • Create a desktop shortcut & put on toolbar

• Raspberry Pi Imager

  • https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/

• RealVNC Viewer <-- make sure this is the viewer and not the server

• FileZILLA

• Tiger VNC?

• Tight VNC?

• GIT  - https://git-scm.com/download/win 

• Putty - https://www.putty.org/

• Cygwin  ← Maybe we should install this together, because there are lots of options and lots of tools to install… you have to watch the video

  • https://cygwin.com/install.html - installed the 64 bit version

  • run with all the defaults, selected the top mirror site

  • follow along with this video for how to get all the following packages

  • Added these options below to the packages

  • Maybe we build a script to load inside of Cygwin after it's installed....

1.      diffutils

2.      patchutils

3.      python, python3

4.      vim

5.      vim-common

6.      openssl (net) (openssl and openssl-devel and runtime)

7.      openssh (ssh) (openssh and libraries)

8.      ftp

9.      scp

10.   gcc-c, gcc-g++, gcc-core

11.   make

12.   ncurses

13.   clisp

14.   lynx

15.   wget

16.   curl

17.   rsync

18.   bzip

19.   tar

20.   bash-completion

21.   tmux

22.   git

File Management Apps & Utilities

• Win32DiskImager ImageWriter 

  • This is a useful Image writer for DVD SD Cards or USB sticks

  • https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/ 

  • install with all the defaults, 

  • Create a desktop shortcut

• SD Memory Card Formatter

  • recommended for Raspberry Pi SD card images

• 7ZIP

  • This currently is a better free archiving tool than other Archive tools

  • https://www.7-zip.org/ 

  • Install with all defaults

  • Last time I installed the 64 bit version

• Nmap https://nmap.org/download.html

• HashCalc - https://www.slavasoft.com/hashcalc/

• GIMP https://www.gimp.org/

• Screencast-o-matic - https://screencast-o-matic.com/screen-recorder

Web Development Tools

• Node.js https://nodejs.org/en/ 

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Cad & 3D Print Tools

• UpStudio - Original install was V1.6… need to test the latest version (Talk to me first) 

  • maybe , but we need to test the latest version with our printers - https://www.tiertime.com/downloads/

  • Version 1.6.xxx - https://www.tiertime.com/downloads/software-archive/

• AutoDesk Fusion 360

  • I want to figure out how to get a teacher educator account like the Manufacturing teacher Adam got 

    • This way I can assign accounts

    • We download the tools and then the Students logs in.  much of this will be a cloud based application for the free version - They have to register their own account

• Solid Works - Make sure the 2018 version (SVCTE bought) of the Solidworks tools are installed, and the license server is running

• Ultimaker Cura - https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura

• All the other printer software.... get these listed for the Prusig and QIDI

Robot Tools

• Vex V5 tools - (I'll need to find these and post the links)

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Arduino

• Get it from https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software 

• Install the “download the Arduino IDE” not the web interface

• Last time I installed Version Arduino 2.04.  Clicked on “just Download”

• Install with all the defaults… (We should do this together)

  • yes to Adafruit Industry Driver… 

  • Yes to the Arduino USB driver, 

  • Yes to Linino ports 

• Install the some other boards - (We should do this together)

  • Arduino 101 drivers

    • https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Arduino101#toc2

    • After installing the Arduino Desktop IDE (which you just did), then add the Intel Curie Core to it. This simple procedure is done selecting Tools menu, then Boards and last Boards Manager, as documented in the Arduino Boards Manager page. 

FPGA Tools

• Digilent

  • Adept 2 - https://reference.digilentinc.com/reference/software/adept/start?redirect=1#documentation

  • Wave forms - https://digilent.com/shop/software/digilent-waveforms/

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Tools that might have a cost to download, but are able to be installed on any number of computers

• Fritzing - https://fritzing.org/download/  - (About $10)

Still need to figure these out - Software Tools, Utilities, & PC Images

• Xilinx

  • Xilinx ISE 14.7 See USB Dive

  • This software is for the Xilinx demo boards I have in class.  You will need an account with a no "gmail" address. I have downloaded this to my Software Backup Archive 

  • https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/ise-design-suite/ise-webpack.html

  • Check Install flow,  whenasked what package to install select Web Pack… but otherwise Install with all defaults 

  • Install on Win 10 AR - https://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/62380.html

Do Not Install - Software Tools, Utilities, & PC Images

• DO NOT INSALL - Malwarebytes https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/thankyou/