Install "git-core" for GitHub Packages on CentOS

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∟Install "git-core" for GitHub Packages on CentOS

This section provides a tutorial example on how to install 'git-core' on CentOS 8 systems for managing GitHub packages.

If you are download packages from GitHub repository frequently, you should install "git" tools on your Linux computer. There are a number "git" tools available. But "git-core" with minimal functionality and dependencies is good enough for beginners.

1. Run "dnf info git-core" to see package information:

herong$ sudo dnf info git-core

Name         : git-core
Version      : 2.18.4
Release      : 2.el8_2
Architecture : x86_64
Size         : 4.0 M
Source       : git-2.18.4-2.el8_2.src.rpm
Repository   : AppStream
Summary      : Core package of git with minimal functionality
URL          : https://git-scm.com/
License      : GPLv2
Description  : Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
             : unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
             : and full access to internals.
             :
             : The git-core rpm installs really the core tools with minimal
             : dependencies. Install git package for common set of tools.
             : To install all git packages, including tools for integrating with
             : other SCMs, install the git-all meta-package.

2. Install "git-core":

herong$ sudo dnf install git-core

Installed:
  git-core-2.18.4-2.el8_2.x86_64

herong$ git version
git version 2.18.4

3. Try it to clone the "git" package itself:

herong$ git clone https://github.com/git/git
Cloning into 'git'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 291689, done.
Receiving objects:   9% (26899/291689), ...