Installing Gitolite on EndeavourOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Gitolite on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A Linux-based operating system installed on your machine.
• A terminal emulator or the command-line interface of your operating system.
• An SSH key pair to authenticate with Gitolite.

Step 1: Installing Git

Before we can install Gitolite, we need to install Git first. Run the following command in your terminal emulator to install Git on your machine:

sudo pacman -S git

Step 2: Creating a Gitolite user

Next, we need to create a Gitolite user. Run the following command in your terminal emulator:

sudo useradd -m git

This will create a home directory for the Gitolite user.

Step 3: Installing Gitolite

Now that we have Git installed and a Gitolite user created, we can proceed with installing Gitolite. Follow these steps:

1. Go to the Gitolite website at https://gitolite.com/gitolite/index.html and download the latest version of Gitolite.
2. Move the downloaded package to the home directory of the Gitolite user.
3. Switch to the Gitolite user by running the following command:

sudo su - git

4. Extract the Gitolite package by running the following command:

tar -xzvf gitolite.tar.gz

5. Change directory to the extracted Gitolite directory by running the following command:

cd gitolite

6. Run the Gitolite installation script by running the following command:

./install

7. Follow the instructions provided by the installation script.

After the installation is complete, Gitolite should be ready to use.

Step 4: Configuring Gitolite

Before you can start using Gitolite, you need to configure it to recognize your SSH key. Follow these steps:

1. Generate a new SSH key pair if you don't already have one.

ssh-keygen

2. Copy the public key to the Gitolite server.

ssh-copy-id git@localhost

3. Test your SSH authentication.

ssh git@localhost

You should now be logged in to the Gitolite server.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gitolite on EndeavourOS Latest and configured it to recognize your SSH key. You can now start using Gitolite to manage your Git repositories.

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