Installing Microgit on Alpine Linux Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Microgit on Alpine Linux Latest. Microgit is a lightweight, distributed version control system designed for secure collaboration.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Alpine Linux Latest
• Permission to install packages on your instance

Installation Process

1. Open the terminal on your Alpine Linux Latest instance.

2. Clone the Microgit repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/microgit-com/microgit.git

3. Navigate into the Microgit directory:

cd microgit

4. Install the dependencies required by Microgit:

apk add --no-cache cmake openssl-dev gcc g++ make

5. Build and install Microgit:

cmake .
make 
sudo make install

6. Verify that Microgit has been installed correctly by running the microgit command on the terminal:

microgit --version

If Microgit has been installed correctly, you should see the version of Microgit installed on your system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have successfully installed Microgit on Alpine Linux Latest. Microgit is now ready to use for secure collaboration on your projects.

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