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The first step towards getting started with Git is to install it on your local machine. The process is simple and takes a few minutes and the commands to do so vary for various operating system. We have covered the commands to install git for the following operating systems:
- Ubuntu
- RHEL
- OpenSUSE/ SLES/ SLED
- Windows
- MacOS
- Fedora
Install Git on Ubuntu
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git-core
git --version
Install Git on RHEL
sudo yum update
sudo yum install git
git --version
Install Git on OpenSUSE / SLES / SLED
zypper in git-core
git --version
Install Git on Windows
Go to https://git-scm.com/download/win and the download will start automatically. Double click on the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions.
Install Git on MacOS
Install XCode and type the following command:
git --version
If git is not installed, it will prompt to install it and follow the installation steps.
Install Git on Fedora
dnf -y update
dnf -y install git
git --version
Configuration
Once you have installed Git on your machine, you need to configure it.
git config --global user.name "your_username"
git config --global user.email "your_email@email_service.com"
git config --list
