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<span id="id1"></span><h1>Install git<a class="headerlink" href="#install-git" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>

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<tr class="row-odd"><td>Debian / Ubuntu</td>

<td><code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">sudo</span> <span class="pre">apt-get</span> <span class="pre">install</span> <span class="pre">git-core</span></code></td>

<tr class="row-even"><td>Fedora</td>

<td><code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">sudo</span> <span class="pre">yum</span> <span class="pre">install</span> <span class="pre">git-core</span></code></td>

<tr class="row-odd"><td>Windows</td>

<td>Download and install <a class="reference external" href="http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list">msysGit</a></td>

<tr class="row-even"><td>OS X</td>

<td>Use the <a class="reference external" href="https://code.google.com/archive/p/git-osx-installer/downloads">git-osx-installer</a></td>

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<p>See the <a class="reference external" href="https://git-scm.com/">git</a> page for the most recent information.</p>

<p>Have a look at the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com">github</a> install help pages available from <a class="reference external" href="https://help.github.com">github help</a></p>

<p>There are good instructions here: <a class="reference external" href="https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git">https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git</a></p>

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