Git is an open-source distributed version control system that is available for everyone at zero cost. It is designed to handle minor to major projects with speed and efficiency. It is developed to co-ordinate the work among programmers. The version control allows you to track and work together with your team members at the same workspace.
Git is the most common source code management (SCM) and covers more users than earlier VCS systems like SVN. Let’s understand how to install Git on your Ubuntu server.
I have done this installation on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. But the given commands should also work with the other versions.
Below are the steps to install the Git on Ubuntu server:
Step1: Start the General OS and Package update
First of all, we should start the general OS and package updates. To do so, run the below command:
1. $ apt-get update
Now we have started the general OS and package updates. After this, we will run the general updates on the server so that we can get started with installing Git. To do so, run the following commands:
Step2: Install Git
To install Git, run the below command:
1. $ apt-get install git-core
The above command will install the Git on your system, but it may ask you to confirm the download and installation.
Step3: Confirm Git the installation
To confirm the installation, press ‘y’ key on the editor. Now, Git is installed and ready to use.
When the central installation done, first check to ensure the executable file is set up and accessible. The best way to do this is the git version command. It will be run as:
1. $ git –version
Output:
git version 2.24.0
Step4: Configure the Git for the First use
Now you can start using Git on your system. You can explore many features of the version control system. To go with Git, you have to configure the initial user access process. It can be done with the git config command.
Suppose I want to register a user whose user name is “tecklearn” and email address is “Tecklearn@xyz”, then it will be done as follows:
To register a username, run the below command:
1. $ git config –global user.name “tecklearn”
To register an email address for the given author, run the below command:
1. $ git config –global user.email “tecklearn@xyz”
Now, you have successfully registered a user for the version control system.
It’s important to understand that the git config tool works on a user according to the user. For example, if we have a user “john” registered on Git. Then there can be another user “Mike” on the same machine registered on Git. To do this, Mike must run the same command from his user account. The commits made by both the users will be done under their details in Git.

Install Git on Mac

There are multiple ways to install Git on mac. It comes inbuilt with Xcode or its other command-line tools. To start the Git, open terminal and enter the below command:
1. $ git –version
The above command will display the installed version of Git.
Output:
git version 2.24.0 (Apple Git-66)
If you do not have installed it already, then it will ask you to install it.
Apple provides support for Git, but it lags by several major versions. We may install a newer version of Git using one of the following methods:

Git Installer for Mac

This process is the simplest way to download the latest version of Git. Visit the official page of git downloads. Choose the download option for Mac OS X.

The installer file will download to your system. Follow the prompts, choose the required installer option. After the installation process completed, verify the installation was successful by running the below command on the terminal:
1. $ git –version
The above command will display the installed version of Git. Consider the below output.
Output:
git version 2.24.0 (Apple Git-66)
Now, we have successfully installed the latest version on our mac OS. It’s time to configure the version control system for the first use.
To register a username, run the below command:
1. $ git config –global user.name “tecklearn”
To register an email address for the given author, run the below command:
1. $ git config –global user.email “tecklearn@xyz”

Installation via MacPorts

Sometimes MacPorts also referred to DarwinPorts. It makes the straightforward installation of software on the Mac OS and Darwin operating systems. If we have installed MacPorts for managing packages on OS X, follow the below steps to install Git.
Step1: Update MacPorts
To update MacPorts, run the below command:
1. $ sudo port selfupdate
Step2: Search for the latest Ports
To search for the most recent available Git ports and variants, run the below command:
1. $ port search git
2. $ port variants git
The above command will search for the latest available port and options and will install it.
Step3: Install Git
To install Git, run the below command:
1. $ sudo port install git
We can also install some extra tools with Git. These tools may assist Git in different manners. To Install Git with bash-completion, svn, and the docs, run the below command:
1. $ sudo port install git +svn +doc +bash_completion +gitweb
Now, we have successfully installed Git with the help of MacPorts on our system.
Step4: Configure Git
The next step for the first use is git configuration.
We will configure the Git username and email address as same as given above.
To register a username, run the below command:
1. $ git config –global user.name “tecklearn”
To register an email address for the given author, run the below command:
1. $ git config –global user.email “tecklearn@xyz”

Install Git via Homebrew

Homebrew is used to make the software installation straight forward. If we have installed Homebrew for managing packages on OS X, follow the below steps to go with Git:
Step1: install Git
Open the terminal and run the below command to install Git using Homebrew:
1. $ brew install git
The above command will install the Git on our machine. The next step is to verify the installation.
Step2: Verify the installation
It is essential to ensure that whether the installation process has been succeeded or not.
To verify whether the installation has been successful or not, run the below command:
1. $ git –version
The above command will display the version that has been installed on your system. Consider the below output:
git version 2.24.0
Step3: Configure Git
We will configure the Git username and email address same as given above.
To register a username, run the below command:
1. $ git config –global user.name “tecklearn”
To register an email address for the given author, run the below command:
1. $ git config –global user.email “tecklearn@xyz”

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