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Install and Configure Git

Ubuntu​

Install Git​

  1. Update the package index:

    sudo apt update

  2. Install Git:

    sudo apt install git

  3. Verify the installation:

    git --version

Configure Git​

  1. Set your username:

    git config --global user.name "Your Name"

  2. Set your email:

    git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

  3. View the configuration:

    git config --list

  4. Optional: Set the default text editor:

    git config --global core.editor vim

  5. Optional: Set an alias:

    git config --global alias.gs status

Rocky Linux​

Install Git​

  1. Update the package index:

    sudo dnf update

  2. Install Git:

    sudo dnf install git

  3. Verify the installation:

    git --version

Configure Git​

  1. Set your username:

    git config --global user.name "Your Name"

  2. Set your email:

    git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

  3. View the configuration:

    git config --list

  4. Optional: Set the default text editor:

    git config --global core.editor vim

  5. Optional: Set an alias:

    git config --global alias.gs status

Configure SSH Keys​

Generate an SSH Key​

Generate an SSH key:

ssh-keygen

Press Enter through all the prompts, and the key pair will be generated. The key pair is typically stored in ~/.ssh.

Copy the Public Key and Add It to Your Git Service​

  1. Copy the public key content:

    cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

  2. Add the public key to your Git service (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, etc.) in the SSH key settings.