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7 May 2012 1 Comment

Setting Up Git/Github on Ubuntu In Five Minutes

1: Install Git

sudo apt-get install git-core git-doc

2: Configure Git

Bare minimum:

git config --global user.name "Firstname Lastname"
git config --global user.email ""

Enable colors when outputting to terminal:

git config --global color.ui true

These settings are saved in ~/.gitconfig.

3: Generate Cryptographic Keys

Create an RSA public/private key pair in the ~/.ssh/ directory. Be sure to use a passphrase.

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "" -f ~/.ssh/git_rsa

This generates a private key in ~/.ssh/git_rsa and the corresponding public key in ~/.ssh/git_rsa.pub

4: Add Public Key To Github

Copy all contents of ~/.ssh/git_rsa.pub and add it to your Github profile.

$ cat ~/.ssh/git_rsa.pub
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDJCqSW4MyOESvnNL6Xjc9jQ3Vvj+yZSqD+HB5Dcbewc3vKpUISaC4mnUetN2B0Xn5QUOVTwdfDti+N+uMHod5VTeDPN7jNdbA/b/Vjo+C+hdJ8tissJDaCSQ29Wluhlogoe/4H3uSWmwKvMkgnK6DK3rXBKdy/T6Xeb8iFlxK5LLUt1B5nv9wxOGlhLd6ul5VeVGZKYxdwRLRkWE1w+ffEnfhJualOOZrW71up2EYl/FnmOMCMA7oKRyje+uQ2XSai220MlMwFH/VSOFskEM9dmilRxtFv27cq1vasiAIloKwFP8uYh42P4m3FPbWMulNXZvA3F4YsDfTBfDzQ3SUt

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