How To Install git on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git on Ubuntu.
What is git
git is:
Git is popular version control system designed to handle very large projects with speed and efficiency; it is used for many high profile open source projects, most notably the Linux kernel.
Git falls in the category of distributed source code management tools. Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server.
This package provides the git main components with minimal dependencies. Additional functionality, e.g. a graphical user interface and revision tree visualizer, tools for interoperating with other VCS’s, or a web interface, is provided as separate git* packages.
There are three methods to install git on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install git Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install git using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git
Install git Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git
Install git Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install git using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git
How To Uninstall git on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the git package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git
Uninstall git And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git
Remove git Configurations and Data
To remove git configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git
Remove git configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git
Dependencies
git have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.