InstallingGit

Installing git is fairly straightforward, but varies from Operating System to Operating System.

Linux

Current Linuxes all have git in the main repositories.

Debian derivatives:

apt-get install git

RedHat derivatives:

yum install git

SuSE:

zypper install git

If that doesn't work, you may need to try installing git-core instead, but honestly, if that's the case, you should probably update to a more recent linux.

OSX

Your best bet is to make sure that you are on the latest release of OSX and then Install Xcode from the App Store. Xcode bundles git so you'll be good to go.

Another alternative, such as if you are running on an older OSX and cannot, for some reason, upgrade, is to ensure that the right Xcode is installed for your system, then Install homebrew Once that's done:

brew install git

should have you off to the races