Ubuntu How To

In the previous post we went over installing git on Ubuntu, we are now installing a package called gitosis so we can host git repositories.
First, make sure you have python-setuptools package installed since gitosis needs python. Open the terminal window and type:

sudo apt-get install python-setuptools


Now we need to get gitosis, type these commands one after another to create src folder in your user directory, clone the source and install it:


cd ~/
sudo mkdir src
cd src/
sudo git clone git://eagain.net/gitosis.git
cd gitosis/
sudo python setup.py install


Next, lets create a user that will own the repositories.


sudo adduser \
--system \
--shell /bin/sh \
--gecos 'git version control' \
--group \
--disabled-password \
--home /home/git \
git


Now we need a public ssh key, we’ll create a local one, it will ask you for a passphrase, enter the one you like:


ssh-keygen -t rsa


Now we need to let the git user use this key:


cp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub /tmp/
sudo -H -u git gitosis-init < /tmp/id_rsa.pub


Now lets change the permission on on post-update hook:


sudo chmod 755 /home/git/repositories/gitosis-admin.git/hooks/post-update


Now lets clone gitosis-admin repository (you can get the hostname by typing hostname command in the terminal), navigate to the folder you want the repository to reside in and type:


sudo git clone git@YOUR_SERVER_NAME:gitosis-admin.git


That’s it, you got a local gitosis-admin repo with a config file and a keydir directory.

I will post how to use git and will try to install gitweb (convenient web interface) next.

Edit: I wrote another post on how to install gitweb in Ubuntu if you wish to move on to the next step. 🙂

As I finished installing svn server, I was given and advice to use git instead. So I started to look into it and decided to give it a try. This post is a start of a process.

You need git first. So, lets start installing it. Open the terminal and type:


sudo apt-get install git-core


Thats’s it. Short and up to the point. You can now check the version to make sure it is installed:


git --version


At the time of writing I have 1.7.1.4 🙂

In case you need a server, move on to the next point – installing gitosis on Ubuntu.