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

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

magit software package provides Emacs interface for Git, 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 magit 

magit is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep magit *

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

magit package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Development
Package magit
Version 1.2.0-2
Description Emacs interface for Git
Sub Section devel


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