CSPS-EFPC-DAAN / Data-AI-Workstation-Config

Workstation configuration files used for Data and AI streams

Workstation Configuration for Data and AI/ML Learning

These configuration files are in support of the Data and AI/ML training courses the Canada School of Public Service (CSPS) Digital Academy (DA) / École de la fonction publique du Canada (EFPC) Académie du numérique (AN), are hosting starting January 31, 2019.

These instructions and scripts have been updated for Cohort 2 starting November 2019.

Acknowledgements

Script template from 9to5IT/PS_Script_Template_V2_Logs.ps1. This README.md was created using dillinger.io

Files

• DigitalAcademy-Installation.ps1
  • Sets: Power Plan, Time Zone, Desktop Wallpaper
  • Installs: R, RStudio, sqlite, SQLite Studio, Power BI Desktop, Chrome, Slack Desktop, Github Desktop, Desktop shortcuts
  • Adds Path Environment variables
  • Disables Power BI Registration Sceeen
• Commands.txt : List of commands I used to do the installs
• PowerPlan.pow : Windows Power Plan applied as part of the configuration
• background.png : Desktop wallpaper
• *.lnk : Desktop shortcuts added

How to use the scripts

The Powershell scripts were designed on laptops running Windows 10 build 1903.

• Download the following installations files
  • R 3.6.1 - https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/base/
  • RStudio Desktop 1.2.5001 - https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download\
  • Power BI Desktop 2.74.5619.621 - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=58494 or (Microsoft Store) https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/get-started/
  • SQLite 3.30.1, Documentation and Tools - https://www.sqlite.org/index.html
  • SQLite Studio (portable) 3.2.1 - https://sqlitestudio.pl/index.rvt?act=download
  • Chrome Enterprise Bundle - https://cloud.google.com/chrome-enterprise/browser/download/?h1=en
  • Slack Desktop - https://slack.com/downloads/windows
  • Github Desktop - https://desktop.github.com/
• Download and copy files to C:\DigitalAcademy\InstallFiles
  • Extract SQLiteStudio-3.2.1.zip and copy folder SQLiteStudio to C:\DigitalAcademy\InstallFiles
  • Extract sqlite-tools-win32-x86-3300100.zip and copy folder sqlite-tools-win32-x86-3300100 to C:\DigitalAcademy\InstallFiles
  • Extract GoogleChromeEnterpriseBundle64.zip and copy GoogleChromeEnterpriseBundle64\Installers\GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise64.msi to C:\DigitalAcademy\InstallFiles
• Open Powershell prompt as administrator
• Set Powershell execution policy to Unrestricted

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
select [A] Yes to All 

• Install PSLogging

Install-Module PSLogging
select [Y] Yes
select [A] Yes to All

• Launch installation script

C:\DigitalAcademy\InstallFiles\DigitalAcademy-Installation.ps1 -InstallFiles "c:\DigitalAcademy\InstallFiles"

• Restart workstation once complete
• DONE!