Git is the most commonly used version control system. Git tracks the changes you make to files, so you have a record of what has been done, and you can revert to specific versions should you ever need to. Git also makes collaboration easier, allowing changes by multiple people to all be merged into one source.
In this tutorial, i am going to show you how to install and configure git on ubuntu 22.04 linux.
How to Install and Configure Git on Ubuntu 22.04
Just use the below given steps to install and configure git on ubuntu 22.04:
- Step 1 – Update Dependencies
- Step 2 – Install Git
- Step 3 – Configure Git
- Step 4 – Confirm the Changes
Step 1 – Update Dependencies
Run the following command on the command prompt to update the latest dependencies:
$ sudo apt update
Step 2 – Install Git
Run the following command on the command prompt to install git into linux ubuntu 22.04 system:
$ sudo apt install git
Step 3 – Configure Git
Run the following command with username and email into the command prompt to configure the Git in Ubuntu 22.04 by assigning it a user name and email:
$ git config --global user.name "Laratutorials" $ git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
Step 4 – Confirm the Changes
Finally, run the last command on command prompt to list global git settings to confirm your git configuration:
$ git config --list
Conclusion
Through this tutorial, i have shown to you Git using the apt package manager and configured Git’s commit username and email in Ubuntu 22.04.