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Install git

Overview

Debian / Ubuntu sudo apt-get install git
Fedora sudo yum install git
Windows Download and install msysGit
OS X Use the git-osx-installer

In detail

See the git page for the most recent information.

Have a look at the github install help pages available from github help

There are good instructions here: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git