Ubuntu Help

[Erik]

I have Ubuntu and installed git and now I have no idea how to find it or open it.

Update: I Alt +Ctrl+T and opened terminal and entered sudo apt-get install git-corethen it asks for my password.. but when I try to type it in nothing happens.. I mean my keyboard not work then.

[nixnerd]

He he he. This is awesome. Open up your terminal. Type the following:

cd /home/erik
mkdir test
cd test
touch test.html
git init
git status

This is how git works and how you should learn. What you’re doing here is changing into your user directory… which you should already be in. Also, the file path may be SLIGHTLY different in Ubuntu. If you want to know where you are at any time… just type pwd in the terminal. That stands for “Print working directory.”

Anyway, then you’re making a directory called test. Then, you’re changing your directory to the new one you just created. Then you’re making an empty file called test.html. Then you’re initializing git so it can track all the stuff in that directory. Then, you’re having git show you the status. You should have a few items that need to be added to your head.

To track these items… type this:

git add .
git commit -m "My awesome commit message."

Come back and post when you’ve done all that. Congrats… you’re now a basic git user!

[nixnerd]

To clarify… the reason you can’t ‘find’ Git is because Git is a program you don’t see. That is to say, it has no graphical front-end with buttons and shit. Git was always meant to be a command-line utility. Now… you can get yourself a graphical front-end to handle git for you… so that it functions like something more akin to Dropbox. I think a few people on these forums do it that way. People I respect do it that way. But… as long as we’re spit-balling, I’ll give my opinion: That way sucks. It is my very humble opinion that you should learn Git the hard/real way.

I’m pretty sure there’s at least 4 people on these boards that would agree.

[Erik]

@NIX I Got this..

Initial commit

Untracked files:
(use “git add <file>…” to include in what will be committed)

test.html
test/

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use “git add” to track)

[nixnerd]

git add .
git commit -m "My awesome commit message."

git add . means track everything in this directory. A period in UNIX-like system usually means everything. If you only wanted to track a few files… you’d need to specify them. Once you’ve added them to your head, you need to perform your first commit. You got EXACTLY the message you were supposed to.

Great job!

[Erik]

I keep getting this darn thing: [sudo] password for erik:

but I can’t enter anything

[nixnerd]

On another note… look how fast you’re learning! You came in here a few weeks ago and didn’t know shit about shit. Now, you’ve installed Linux and you’re learning the CLI! Nice!

[nixnerd]

Oh wow… that’s weird. You really shouldn’t need to invoke sudo to perform git commands… provided you’re in the right directory. Type pwd and tell me where you are in the system.

[Erik]

I’m attempting to follow these 2 sites

WPScan

Git

[nixnerd]

Right… but where are those directories locally? When you open up your terminal… you’re somewhere whether you know it or not. We need to find out where you are. Chances are… if you’re anywhere other than the /home directory… you’re going to need root privileges to do anything.

[Erik]

pwd

I get:

erik@erik-Aspire-7551:~$ pwd
/home/erik
erik@erik-Aspire-7551:~$

[nixnerd]

now type ls and see if the directory you created is in there.

[nixnerd]

erik@erik-Aspire-7551:~$

On another note… I love how Ubuntu auto-assigns the longest hostnames ever. Ha ha ha. We’ll help you change that if you want. But… you can’t be darth@deathstar. That’s my rig. Well… you could but you’d be a copycat :p

[Erik]

erik@erik-Aspire-7551:~$ ls
Desktop Downloads Music Public test
Documents examples.desktop Pictures Templates Videos
erik@erik-Aspire-7551:~$

[Alen]

but I can’t enter anything

When you get asked to enter sudo password, when you start typing, there will be no feedback (you will not see anything)… just type the password and hit enter.

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