Git is a popular version control system used in modern software development. It allows multiple developers to contribute to the same project simultaneously while tracking changes and revisions. This helps manage large projects efficiently. Git repositories are hosted on sites like GitHub and Bitbucket. Using git, you can monitor the history of all the changes that have been made to a project and the files that are associated with it. Git maintains all of this information in a central repository. A repository serves as a central storage location that contains all the files related to a project, along with the revision histories of those files. In this article, we will show you how to install Git on AlmaLinux 10.
Prerequisites
- An AlmaLinux VPS
- root SSH access or a regular user with sudo privileges
Conventions
# – given commands should be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
$ – given commands should be executed as a regular userStep 1: Log in to your server via SSH
To start this, you will need to log in to your AlmaLinux 10 VPS via SSH as the root user:
ssh root@IP_Address -p Port_number
You will need to replace ‘IP_Address’ and ‘Port_number’ with your server’s respective IP address and SSH port number. Additionally, replace ‘root’ with the username of the system user with sudo privileges.
You can check whether you have the proper AlmaLinux version installed on your server with the following command:
# cat /etc/almalinux-release You will get an output like this:
AlmaLinux release 10.0 (Purple Lion)In this article, we are using ‘root’ to execute the shell commands. If you want to use your regular user with sudo privileges to run the commands, make sure to append ‘sudo’ in front of them.
Step 2: Update the System
Before starting, you have to make sure that all AlmaLinux OS packages are up to date. You can do this by executing the following commands:
# dnf update
# dnf upgradeStep 3. Install Git
Git can be installed on AlmaLinux using the system’s default repository. To install it, execute the following command in the terminal.
# dnf install git -yThat’s it, you should be able to run git commands now.
Step 4. Initial Configuration
There are several configurations that must be completed before starting to use git, such as specifying a username and email address.
For example, we can complete the configuration using the following command:
# git config --global user.name "LinuxHostSupport"
# git config --global user.email [email protected]Then, we can check the configuration using the command:
# git config --listThe command above will print an output like this:
user.name=LinuxHostSupport
[email protected]The ‘git config’ commands above write the configurations to the .gitconfig file. If you mistakenly typed your email or if you want to modify it, simply edit the .gitconfig file.
The core.editor configuration in Git specifies the default text editor that Git will use for tasks requiring text input, such as writing commit messages, tag messages, or rebase instructions. The core.editor configuration is optional. The username and email address are mandatory. If you have a GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or other account, then the username and email address must match that account for easy integration.
In addition to this initial configuration, you can also configure SSH keys for GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
Conclusion
That’s it! You have successfully installed and configured git on your AlmaLinux 10 server.
Of course, if you have an active monthly management service with us, you don’t need to follow this tutorial; simply submit a ticket, and one of our experienced administrators will help you install git on your server. Even if you don’t have an active service with us, you can always use our per-incident server support.
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