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What is Git By far, the most widely used modern version control system in the world today is Git. Git is a mature, actively maintained open source project originally developed in 2005 by Linus Torvalds, the famous creator of the Linux operating system kernel. A staggering number of software projects rely on Git for version control, including commercial projects as well as open source. Developers who have worked with Git are well represented in the pool of available software development talent and it works well on a wide range of operating systems and IDEs (Integrated Development Environments). Install Git on Linux Debian / Ubuntu (apt-get) Git packages are available via apt: From your shell, install Git using apt-get: $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install git Verify the installation was successful by typing git --version: $ git --version git version 2.9.2 Configure your Git username and email using the following commands, $ git conf...