How to install Git on Linux Mint

This post will be simple and straightforward, showing the steps to install Git on Linux Mint. You should already be used to installing programs and packages using the command line terminal, so it will be very simple.

No more talk, let’s go to the commands.

Step 1. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git

Step 2. Verify if successful installation by using the command git –version.

Step 3. Now you need to set the username and email that will be associated with your Git account by running the following commands:

git config --global user.name "Your name"
git config --global user.email "your.name@email.com"

Remember to replace “Your Name” and “your.email@example.com” with your own information. Any commit created later will be associated with these data you just entered.

See, it’s very simple to set up. Until next time.

Happy coding!