Git Installation

Install Git on Windows

1. Go to this link: Download for Windows

2. Select your installer, for my case, I'm selecting 64-bit Git for Windows Setup.

   

3. Open the downloaded exe file and follow the instructions. I put all options as default.

4. After you have done the installation. Open your terminal and enter the following command.

   git --version

   It will show the latest Git version that you have installed.

5. Configure your Git username and email. Remember to replace the name and email with your own. Any commits you make will include these details.

   git config --global user.name "Kar Chun"
   git config --global user.email "karchuntan.1999@gmail.com"

Install Git on Ubuntu/Linux

The typical way of installing Git, will not install the latest version. With the following commands, it will help you to install the latest Git.

1. Install stable Git version

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y git

2. Check Git version

   git --version

3. Configure your Git username and email. Remember to replace the name and email with your own. Any commits you make will include these details.

   git config --global user.name "Kar Chun"
   git config --global user.email "karchuntan.1999@gmail.com"