Install Git and Set Up GitHub

From Gephi:Wiki

Gephi's source code is hosted on GitHub platform, and use Git for source control. Getting Gephi’s sources in a "read-only" mode is straightforward and don’t require any registration. However, for contributors and plug-ins developers you'll need to sign-in on GitHub and set up your account. Hopefully, this is easy and well documented. This tutorial covers how to get the started with Git and GitHub.

Contents 1 Install Git 1.1 Windows 1.2 Mac OS X 1.3 Linux 2 Set Up GitHub

Install Git

Windows

1. Go on Git website and get the latest Windows Full installer.
2. Run Git setup and follow the steps. Checkout Github's help page for more help.

Mac OS X

1. Go on Git website and get the latest Mac OS X installer.
2. Run Git setup and follow the steps. You can then open a terminal (Application > Utilities > Terminal) and test the gitcommand.

Linux

1. Install Git on your distribution. Checkout Github's help page for more help.

Set Up GitHub

If you already have an account on Github, skip this step.

1. Sign-up on Github
2. Set up you SSH key for your account.

Now you're ready to get the code! On WIndows open the Git Bash, available from the start menu (Git > Git Bash) and type 'git'. On Mac OS X and Linux git is now accessible from a terminal.