How to get started - racket/racket GitHub Wiki

The getting-started guide covers installation, and learning resources for both beginners and experienced programmers.

Getting Racket:

Download official Racket -> includes Linux, MacOS, Windows and UNIX.
- The Linux installer is the recommended way to install on Linux and should work on most distributions, including relatively old distributions.
- Many Linux package managers do not have the latest release: https://repology.org/project/racket/badges
- Racket Ubuntu PPA is available on current Ubuntu versions
Installing Racket on a Chromebook
Build from source
Android
You can also use Racket in the Cloud, but these are either not free, or lack functionality you get with installing Racket and using DrRacket or Racket Mode(on Emacs).

IDE/Editor:

Environment:

Configure Command Line for Racket: set your PATH environment variable so you can use
- raco and other Racket command line tools (e.g. scribble & slideshow)

Once configured you can install any packages you need from the command line;

raco pkg install cover - A code coverage tool
raco pkg install metapict - The metapict library provides functions and data structures useful for generating picts. The library includes support for points, vectors, Bezier curves, and, general curves.
raco pkg install rash - The Reckless Racket Shell. For interactions and scripting.
raco pkg install sicp - SICP Support for DrRacket
raco pkg install c - This package is for writing C programs in DrRacket.
raco pkg install drracket-restore-workspace - Restore workspace for DrRacket
raco pkg install quickscript-extra - useful scripts that extend DrRacket.
raco pkg install DrRacketTheme - set the background image for DrRacket menu: View -> Set Background
raco pkg install files-viewer - a file manager for DrRacket
raco pkg install drcomplete - DrComplete is a set of DrRacket Plugins for better autocompletion.
raco pkg install todo-list - A list of goals + interactive commands for solving them in DrRacket` - Todo List is a DrRacket tool that displays a list of the unwritten parts of a program, as determined by the macros that implement those unwritten parts, as well as providing opportunities to write the unfinished parts of the program with compiler support.
raco pkg install chez-runner - simple plugin to run chez scheme in DrRacket.

There are various tasks you can attempt to learn Racket;

Easy bugs to fix
let us know if you have trouble with the Racket Documentation: When you find the documentation obscure, treat it as a documentation bug and report it by sending an email with your observations and suggestions to the Racket mailing list or https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/racket-users This is an important way you can contribute even if you are very new to Racket
use http://timb.net/popular-languages.html to find incomplete rosetta-code tasks
Intro Projects