Getting started with the installation

To install Octopress, you need Git and Ruby 1.9.3 (installed using rbenv or RVM) on your machine. Installing the SDFNDJHV LV D QR-bUDLQHU; yRX FDQ fiQG ORWV RI WXWRULDOV RQ WhH Web to assist you.

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gem install bundler

Once bundler is installed, you can install all dependencies for Octopress, with the following command: rbenv rehash # Only if using rbenv and not RsM bundle install

Moving on to installing the default Octopress theme, you need to run an included rake task. Rake is a build tool that, in the Ruby world, substitutes for the likes of make and ant.

rake install

This task copies the classic Octopress theme into the source and the sass folder of your installation. Octopress is now successfully installed.