How to Install git in Ubuntu 18.04



Install git by entering the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git

Description:

fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

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.

Homepage: https://git-scm.com/

Version: 1:2.17.0-1ubuntu1

Section: vcs