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How to install Git on Ubuntu 21.04

How to Install Git on Ubuntu 21.04

Introduction:

Git is a software for tracking changes and can also be used to store content.It is a prominent version control system and it aids in handling numerous codes by maintaining a history. It is free and open-source software that also possesses a remote repository. Its main goal is to include speed and data integrity.

Installation Procedure

Checking OS version

linuxhelp@linuxhelp:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available…
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 21.04
Release:	21.04
Codename:	hirsute

Swithc to root user

linuxhelp@linuxhelp:~$ sudo -s
[sudo] password for linuxhelp:

Changing directory

root@linuxhelp:/home/linuxhelp# cd /

Installing Git

root@linuxhelp:/# apt install git
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  git-man liberror-perl
Suggested packages:
  git-daemon-run | git-daemon-sysvinit git-doc git-el git-email git-gui gitk gitweb git-cvs git-mediawiki git-svn
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  git git-man liberror-perl
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 257 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,415 kB of archives.
After this operation, 30.8 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 liberror-perl all 0.17029-1 [26.5 kB]
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 git-man all 1:2.30.2-1ubuntu1 [931 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 git amd64 1:2.30.2-1ubuntu1 [3,457 kB]

Checking the installed git version

root@linuxhelp:/# git --version
git version 2.30.2

Configure global user by using following command

root@linuxhelp:/# git config --global user.name "linuxhelp"

Configure global Mail by using following command

root@linuxhelp:/# git config --global user.email "user@linuxhelp.org"

Opening the git configuration file

root@linuxhelp:/# vi ~/.gitconfig

Listing the credentionals

root@linuxhelp:/# git config --list
user.name=linuxhelp
user.email=user@linuxhelp.org

By this the installation of Git on ubuntu 21.04 comes to end

Tag : Git Version Control Ubuntu
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It is an application that is widely designed for Microsoft Windows that can also be used in Linux systems environments and is recognized for providing an emulation layer.
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