# Change into home directory:Īfter entering ssh-keygen you will be prompted for the location of the key pair, the default location ( /home/$(whoami)/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) is sufficient.

In terminal execute the following commands in order to generate a key pair. If installing does not succeed, use the EPEL repository. Note: Depending on your release of Red Hat / Fedora, Git may not be available in the primary repository. # Debian/Ubuntu:Īpt-get install git-core # Red Hat/Fedora: # Configure the source code for compilation:Įxecute the following commands to install Git, based on your distribution (as root or using sudo). Once downloaded open up your terminal and change into the directory where it was downloaded, then execute these commands. Source Codeĭownload the latest Git source package. Git can be installed using automated package management utilities such as apt or yum, alternatively Git can also be compiled from source code. This guide will walk you through the steps to install and configure Git to begin developing using the Git version control system. Installing and configuring Git on Linux is a very straightforward process as Git was natively developed for the Linux platform.

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