Debian and Ubuntu

The following are the steps to install Git on Debian and Ubuntu:

1. Open Terminal.
2. Use the following commands to start the installation:

$ sudo apt-get update 
$ sudo apt-get install git

3. Verify the installation:

$ git -version

• The output should be something like the following:

git version 2.9.2 

4. Configure Git with the following commands:

$ git config --global user.name "Your Name" 
$ git config --global user.email "you@example.com"