From 031fc29834aa69b5be463a5430d93768699c2707 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:10:24 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98:=2020200219=20How=20to=20Ins?= =?UTF-8?q?tall=20Latest=20Git=20Version=20on=20Ubuntu?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/tech/20200219 How to Install Latest Git Version on Ubuntu.md --- ...to Install Latest Git Version on Ubuntu.md | 135 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 135 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20200219 How to Install Latest Git Version on Ubuntu.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20200219 How to Install Latest Git Version on Ubuntu.md b/sources/tech/20200219 How to Install Latest Git Version on Ubuntu.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ef76a58b66 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20200219 How to Install Latest Git Version on Ubuntu.md @@ -0,0 +1,135 @@ +[#]: collector: (lujun9972) +[#]: translator: ( ) +[#]: reviewer: ( ) +[#]: publisher: ( ) +[#]: url: ( ) +[#]: subject: (How to Install Latest Git Version on Ubuntu) +[#]: via: (https://itsfoss.com/install-git-ubuntu/) +[#]: author: (Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/) + +How to Install Latest Git Version on Ubuntu +====== + +Installing Git on Ubuntu is very easy. It is available in the [main repository of Ubuntu][1] and you can install it [using the apt command][2] like this: + +``` +sudo apt install git +``` + +Easy? Isn’t it? + +There is only a slight little problem (which might not be a problem at all) and that is the version of [Git][3] it installs. + +On an LTS system, the software stability is of upmost importance this is why Ubuntu 18.04 and other distributions often provide older but stable version of a software that is well tested with the distribution release. + +This is why when you check the Git version, you’ll see that it installs a version which is older than the [current Git version available on Git project’s website][4]: + +``` +[email protected]:~$ git --version +git version 2.17.1 +``` + +At the time of writing this tutorial, the version available on its website is 2.25. So how do you install the latest Git on Ubuntu then? + +### Install latest Git on Ubuntu-based Linux distributions + +![][5] + +One way would be to [install from source code][6]. That cool, old school method is not everyone’s cup of tea. Thankfully, there is a [PPA available from Ubuntu Git Maintainers team][7] that you can use to easily install the latest stable Git version. + +``` +sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa +sudo apt update +sudo apt install git +``` + +Even if you had installed Git using apt previously, it will get updated to the latest stable version. + +``` +[email protected]:~$ git --version +git version 2.25.0 +``` + +The beauty of [using PPA][8] is that if there is a new stable version of Git released, you’ll get it with the system updates. [Just update Ubuntu][9] to get the latest Git stable version. + +Trivia + +Did you know that Git version control system was created by none other than [Linux creator Linus Torvalds][10]? + +### Configure Git [Recommended for developers] + +If you have installed Git for development purposes, you’ll soon start cloning repos, make your changes and commit your change. + +If you try to commit your code, you may see a ‘Please tell me who you are’ error like this: + +``` +[email protected]:~/compress-pdf$ git commit -m "update readme" + +*** Please tell me who you are. + +Run + + git config --global user.email "[email protected]" + git config --global user.name "Your Name" + +to set your account's default identity. +Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository. + +fatal: unable to auto-detect email address (got '[email protected](none)') +``` + +This is because you haven’t configured Git with your personal information which is mandatory. + +As the error already hints, you can set up global Git configuration like this: + +``` +git config --global user.name "Your Name" +git config --global user.email "[email protected]" +``` + +You can check the Git configuration with this command: + +``` +git config --list +``` + +It should show an output like this: + +``` +[email protected] +user.name=abhishek +``` + +This configuration is stored in ~/.gitconfig file. You may also change it manually to change the configuration. + +* * * + +**In the end…** + +I hope this quick little tutorial helped you to install Git on Ubuntu. With the PPA, you easily get the latest Git version. + +If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to ask in the comment section. A quick ‘thank you’ is also welcomed :) + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/install-git-ubuntu/ + +作者：[Abhishek Prakash][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-repositories/ +[2]: https://itsfoss.com/apt-command-guide/ +[3]: https://git-scm.com/ +[4]: https://git-scm.com/downloads +[5]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/install_git_ubuntu.png?ssl=1 +[6]: https://itsfoss.com/install-software-from-source-code/ +[7]: https://launchpad.net/~git-core/+archive/ubuntu/ppa +[8]: https://itsfoss.com/ppa-guide/ +[9]: https://itsfoss.com/update-ubuntu/ +[10]: https://itsfoss.com/linus-torvalds-facts/