Install a UNIX based operating system

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Learning Objectives
Check you have a Unix based operating system
If required, setup a Unix based operating system
Download and install Node using nvm
If you get stuck on any of the below or above instructions, please post in your class channel on Slack.

If you have a Mac or Linux machine already, you already have a UNIX based operating system. All HYF-supplied laptops run Linux. If you have your own machine and it runs Windows, you should have set up a Linux partition.

❗❗Check if you already have NodeJS installed by running node -v in a terminal. The command should return a version number like v22.11.0. . If it does, you can skip the next steps.