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<div id=""spreadsheets-setup">
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<h3>Spreadsheet Software</h3>
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<p>
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To interact with spreadsheets, we can use <a href="https://www.libreoffice.org">LibreOffice</a>,
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<a href="https://products.office.com/en-us/excel">Microsoft Excel</a>,
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<a href="https://www.gnumeric.org">Gnumeric</a>,
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<a href="https://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a>,
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or other programs.
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Commands may differ a bit between programs, but general ideas for thinking about spreadsheets is the same.
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</p>
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<p>
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For this lesson, if you don't have a spreadsheet program already,
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you can use [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org).
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It is a free, open source spreadsheet program.
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</p>
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<h4>Windows</h4>
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<p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Download the Installer:</strong>
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Install LibreOffice by going to the
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<a href="https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/">installation page</a>.
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The version for Windows should automatically be selected.
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Click <strong>Download</strong>.
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You will go to a page that asks about a donation, but you don't need to make one.
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Your download should begin automatically.</li>
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<li><strong>Install LibreOffice:</strong>
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Once the installer is downloaded, double click on it and it should install.</li>
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</ul>
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</p>
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<h4>Mac OS</h4>
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<p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Download the Installer:</strong>
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Install LibreOffice by going to the
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<a href="https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/">installation page</a>.
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The version for Mac OS should automatically be selected.
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Click <strong>Download</strong>.
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You will go to a page that asks about a donation, but you don't need to make one.
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Your download should begin automatically.</li>
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<li><strong>Install LibreOffice:</strong>
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The file <code>LibreOffice\_X.X.X\_MacOS\_x86-64</code> (whichever version of LibreOffice you have selected) should have been downloaded.
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Double click on this file, and LibreOffice will be installed.</li>
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</ul>
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</p>
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<h4>Linux</h4>
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<p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Download the Installer:</strong>
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Install LibreOffice by going to the
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<a href="https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/">installation page</a>.
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The version for Linux should automatically be selected.
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Click <strong>Download</strong>.
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You will go to a page that asks about a donation, but you don't need to make one.
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Your download should begin automatically.</li>
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<li><strong>Install LibreOffice:</strong>
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Once the installer is downloaded, double click on it and it should install.</li>
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</ul>
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</p>
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</div>
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<div id="shell-setup"> {% comment %} Start of 'shell' section. {% endcomment %}
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<h3>The Bash Shell</h3>
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<p>

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