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h1. Installing git

The instructions here are adapted from http://book.git-scm.com/2_installing_git.html

h2. Debian/Ubuntu

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$ sudo apt-get install git-core
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h2. Fedora

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$ sudo yum install git-core
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h2. Mac OS X

There are several ways to install git on Mac. The easiest is to simply download the OS X installer ("git-osx-installer":http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/downloads/list). If you have MacPorts installed, you can also do:
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$ sudo port install git-core
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If you have Fink installed, you can do:
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$ sudo apt-get install git
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