Thanks!  I tried to follow the steps using a lenovo mini computer ive got running ubuntu.  i was just basically copy and pasting the commands in but it seems to not be working at step 2.a.  I dont really know what im doing so...honestly probably not worth trying to help me get this started as I'm completely unfamiliar with what im doing. 

 Is git installed? Just type 'git -h' and if nothing happens do 'sudo apt install git -y' that should install git and you can move forward.  

 gyah, i tried but it seems to all be above my understanding. thanks for the suggestion!