Hello JuxtaCoders!
Welcome to the second part of the Guide to Git and GitHub series. I hope you all are now are bit familiar with what Git and GitHub is (go through the first part, if you missed it). In this part, we're going to get Git running on your systems!
To setup Git, simply go to https://git-scm.com/downloads and download the version that suits your OS.
This is what the page looked like for me ⇒
I simply clicked on the “Download for Windows” option, and it showed me the option suited for my version of Windows. The same will apply to you, according to what OS you have.
This is what I got redirected to ⇒
Here, right under the heading, the “Click here to download” option will allow to download the latest version of Git that is suitable for the version of the OS on your device. Simply, click on it and allow it to downlaod.
Upon downloading, the installation process is very straight-forward. For now, we can let the settings stay to their default when the installation screen comes up. Choose the location where you want the Git folder upon installation, and click on “Next” for all the other screens.
Once the installation is done, to confirm there were no errors, go to your terminal. Navigate to the drive where you installed Git. It might look something like this ⇒
Now, enter the command “git”. If some information about the commands, usage, etc. comes up, it means that Git was installed successfully on your device.
That's all for now!! I hope this was helpful. In the next part, we'll get a little hands-on with Git by creating a repository.
If there are any suggestions, feel free to share:)
Until next time... Happy Coding!
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