Setting up Build Environment

The instructions for setting up your environment may differ depending on which OS you are using, but they all have basic dependencies:

• Git
• Python (3.7 or above)
• NodeJS (12 or above)

Take the following steps in order to install these dependencies.

Linux

Installing Git

Via apt or a package manager in your distribution:

sudo apt install git

Installing Python (3.7 or above)

Via apt or a package manager in your distribution. It is recommended to also install venv support.

sudo apt install python3 python3-venv

Installing NodeJS

Via bash script and apt or a package manager in your distro. It is also recommended to install the last LTS.

curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Windows

Installing Git

Git for Windows is available for download here.

Installing Python 3.7

Python for Windows is available for download here. You should use version 3.7 or greater. Follow the installation instructions and add installed location to Path for it be found by other tools.

Good instructions on how to install Python virtual environments on Windows machine are available here

Installing NodeJS

NodeJs for Windows is available for download here. It is recommended to install the LTS version.