Install Git on Linux VPS/Server

Git is most conveniently installed through a package manager.

Git comes with all major Linux distributions. Therefore, the easiest way to install Git is to use your Linux distribution's package manager.

Debian, Ubuntu, or Linux Mint

 apt-get install git

Fedora, CentOS or RHEL

 yum install git

Arch Linux

 pacman -S git

OpenSUSE

 zypper install git

Gentoo

 emerge --ask --verbose dev-vcs/git