{"id":3749,"date":"2014-07-07T15:50:06","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T20:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secure.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=3749"},"modified":"2022-06-03T03:46:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T08:46:53","slug":"how-to-install-configure-and-use-git-on-an-ubuntu-14-04-lts-vps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-configure-and-use-git-on-an-ubuntu-14-04-lts-vps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install, configure and use GIT on an Ubuntu 14.04 LTS VPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/how-to-install-and-set-up-git-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts-vps.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/how-to-install-and-set-up-git-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts-vps.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-install-and-set-up-git-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts-vps\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/how-to-install-and-set-up-git-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts-vps.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/how-to-install-and-set-up-git-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts-vps-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In the following article we are going to explain to you <strong>how to install and set-up GIT on an <a title=\"Ubuntu VPS Hosting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ubuntu 14.04 VPS<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a full-featured GIT environment, we suggest you check our great article on <a title=\"How to install Gitlab, Ruby and Nginx on a Debian 7 (Wheezy) VPS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-gitlab-ruby-and-nginx-on-a-debian-7-wheezy-vps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to install Gitlab, Ruby and Nginx<\/a> on a <a title=\"Debian VPS Hosting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/debian-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Debian 7 (Wheezy) VPS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is GIT?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Git<\/strong> is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning fast performance. It outclasses SCM tools like Subversion, CVS, Perforce, and ClearCase with features like cheap local branching, convenient staging areas, and multiple workflows.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><b>UPDATE THE SYSTEM<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Before <strong>installing and setting up GIT<\/strong>, make sure your Ubuntu<a title=\"Linux VPS Hosting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/managed-vps-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Linux VPS<\/a> is fully up to date by using the following commands:<\/p>\n<pre>## apt-get update\r\n## apt-get upgrade<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>INSTALL GIT USING APT<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The best and fastest way to <strong>install GIT on your <a title=\"Ubuntu VPS Hosting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ubuntu 14.04 VPS<\/a><\/strong>, is to use <code>apt<\/code> as in:<\/p>\n<pre>## apt-get install git-core<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>GIT CONFIGURATION<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Once GIT is installed on your <a title=\"Linux VPS Hosting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/managed-vps-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linux server<\/a>, you may want to configure it using <code>git config<\/code> or its configuration file <code>.gitconfig<\/code>, though it is not required as GIT will work with no-configuration by default. Anyway, let&#8217;s set-up some GIT parameters using <code>git config<\/code>:<\/p>\n<h4>Set-up Name\/Email<\/h4>\n<pre>## git config --global user.name \"My Name\"\r\n## git config --global user.email myname@example.com<\/pre>\n<h4>Set-up Editor<\/h4>\n<pre>## git config --global core.editor vim<\/pre>\n<h4>Set-up Diff tool<\/h4>\n<pre>## git config --global merge.tool vimdiff<\/pre>\n<h4>Display GIT Configuration<\/h4>\n<pre>## git config --list<\/pre>\n<p>to learn more about <code>git config<\/code>, refer to its <a title=\"GIT Man Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kernel.org\/pub\/software\/scm\/git\/docs\/git-config.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">man page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><b>CREATE GIT REPOSITORY<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>You can easily <strong>create a GIT repository<\/strong> on your <a title=\"Linux VPS Hosting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/managed-vps-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linux virtual server<\/a> using something like this:<\/p>\n<pre>## mkdir -p \/repos\/my-git-project\r\n## cd \/repos\/my-git-project\r\n## git init --bare<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>WORK WITH GIT REPOSITORY<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Now, clone the repository you just created, add a sample <code>README<\/code> file, commit your changes and perform a push request using:<\/p>\n<pre>## cd \/home\r\n## git clone ssh:\/\/root@myserver.com\/repos\/my-git-project\r\n## cd my-git-project\r\n## echo test &gt; README\r\n## git add README\r\n## git commit -m \"Initial commit. Adding README file\"\r\n## git push origin master<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>COMMON GIT COMMANDS<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4>Git status<\/h4>\n<p>changed files in your working repository<\/p>\n<pre>## git status<\/pre>\n<h4>Git log<\/h4>\n<p>show all git commits<\/p>\n<pre>## git log<\/pre>\n<h4>Git diff<\/h4>\n<p>made changes to tracked files<\/p>\n<pre>## git diff<\/pre>\n<h4>Git branch<\/h4>\n<p>list all branches<\/p>\n<pre>## git branch<\/pre>\n<p><a title=\"GIT Cheat Sheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/#q=git+cheat+sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">try searching<\/a> the Internet to find out more <code>git<\/code> usage examples.<\/p>\n<p>Of course you don\u2019t have to do any of this if you use one of our <a title=\"Linux VPS Hosting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/managed-vps-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linux VPS Hosting<\/a> services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install GIT for you. 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