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Ruby: Make the 'using virtual machines' page an optional detour
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message <<-INTRO
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For this workshop we asked OS X and Windows users to use a virtual machine. To
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Some workshops ask OS X and Windows users to use a virtual machine. To
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run Ruby, you need to start and connect to the virtual machine.
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Linux and Chromebook users can skip to the next step.
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tip do
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message "If students aren't using a virtual machine at your workshop, head back to <a href='command_line'>the curriculum.</a>"
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end
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goals do
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goal "Define virtual machine, Vagrant, and VirtualBox"
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goal "Find your workspace directory"
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message <<-CONTENTS
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Most laptops don't come with Ruby installed. Getting 75+ people ready at a
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workshop is a big logistical challenge. Participants in the January 2014
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workshop are using four different operating systems, with at least 15 versions
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all together.
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workshop is a big logistical challenge.
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To get going quickly and to have things work the same for everyone, we're using
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a virtual machine. Using a virtual machine adds some extra steps, which we'll
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VirtualBox](http://lifehacker.com/5204434/the-beginners-guide-to-creating-virtual-machines-with-virtualbox)
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end
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next_step "irb"

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