2.3. Installing Git

Git is a version control system, used to interact with code repositories.

The LOCKSS Installer is available from GitHub, and you will need a Git client to download it.

2.3.1. Checking for Git

Your operating system may already be equipped with a Git client. Type:

git --version

If the output is a version number, for example:

git version 2.28.0

then Git is already installed and you do not need to take further action.

If you see an error message similar to the following:

bash: git: command not found

then you need to install Git.

On many flavors of Linux, you can install Git with the built-in package manager:

Apt is the package manager on Debian, Linux Mint and Ubuntu.

Use these Apt commands to install Git:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install git

Dnf is the package manager on CentOS 8 and RHEL 8.

Use this Dnf command to install Git:

sudo dnf install git

Yum is the package manager on CentOS 7 and RHEL 7.

Use this Yum commands to install Git:

sudo yum install git

Zypper is the package manager on OpenSUSE.

Use these Zypper commands to install Git:

sudo zypper refresh

sudo zypper install git