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To install Git without sudo on a Linux server, you can follow these steps:
- First, check if Git is already installed on your system:
git --version
If Git is already installed, you may proceed with the existing installation or update it if required.
- Download the latest Git source code from the official Git website:
wget https://github.com/git/git/archive/refs/tags/v2.33.0.tar.gz
Note: Replace "v2.33.0" with the latest version available.
- Extract the downloaded source code:
tar -xf v2.33.0.tar.gz
This will extract the source code into a directory named "git-2.33.0" (or the corresponding version you downloaded).
- Navigate to the extracted directory:
cd git-2.33.0
- Configure the Git source code to compile correctly without sudo:
make configure
./configure prefix=/path/to/installation/directory
Replace "/path/to/installation/directory" with the desired installation location. For example, you might choose "/home/username/git" as the installation directory.
- Build Git:
make all
- Install Git:
make install
This will install Git to the specified installation directory.
- Finally, add the Git installation directory to your PATH environment variable by adding the following line to your shell configuration file (e.g., ~/.bashrc):
export PATH=/path/to/installation/directory/bin:$PATH
Replace "/path/to/installation/directory" with the same installation directory chosen previously.
- Reload your shell configuration or restart your terminal to apply the changes:
source ~/.bashrc
- Verify that Git is installed correctly:
git --version
You should see the installed version of Git printed in the console.
You have now installed Git without using sudo on your Linux server.