How to install git in debian 12

Method 1: Installing Git using APT Package Manager

We first update Debian's package index. Run the following command-

Now, you can install Git package from Debian's APT repository

Once the installation is done, check the Git version-

The output can show that you have installed Git version 2.30.2

Method 2: Installing Git from Source

You can also install Git from the source, which is a more flexible method.

It allows you to have the latest version of the Git repository.

Install all the Git dependencies -

After the installation is complete, go to the Git project hosted on Github.

Go to the 'Master' branch and select the 'Tags' link.

Choose the latest Git option from the top of the panel.

Avoid selecting the release candidate version that has the suffix rc.

It is a beta version which may not be that stable.

You can select the latest release mentioned on the menu. For this tutorial, we use Git v2.33.0, which we install on Debian.

Click on the 'Code' button and then copy the 'Download ZIP' link as shown below-

On the Debian 11 serve

how to install git server on debian

debian istall git