How to Install git software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install git software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

git software package provides fast, scalable, distributed revision control system, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install git 

git is installed in your system.

Make ensure the git package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep git *

You will get with git package name, version, architecture and description in a table

git package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Version Control Systems
Package git
Version 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3 [amd64, i38
Description fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Sub Section vcs


See Also, How to uninstall or remove git software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?