How to Install Git on Debian/Ubuntu/Arch/Void/NixOs/Generic Linux Distros

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Using apt package manager:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git

Using dnf or yum:

# For Fedora and newer CentOS/RHEL
sudo dnf install git

# For older CentOS/RHEL
sudo yum install git

sudo pacman -Sy git

nix-shell -p git

or system wide with,

/etc/nixos/configuration.nix

environment.systemPackages = [
    pkgs.git
];

sudo xbps-install -S git

sudo zypper install git

Generic Linux Distros

First, install the required dependencies for building Git from source:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install dh-autoreconf libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat1-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libz-dev

Download the latest version of Git from the official website or use wget:

wget https://github.com/git/git/archive/refs/tags/v2.45.2.tar.gz

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You can check for the latest version on the Git releases page.

tar -zxf v2.45.2.tar.gz
cd git-2.45.2
make configure
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make all
sudo make install

git --version

If this outputs the current version, the installation was successful.

Last updated on December 27, 2025