# Installing Git & First-Time Git Setup

## Goal
Install Git on Ubuntu 24.04 and configure your identity and defaults.

## Install Git (Ubuntu 24.04)
```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y git
git --version
```

## Configure Identity (Required)
```bash
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global --list
```

## Recommended Defaults
```bash
# Default branch name for new repos
git config --global init.defaultBranch main

# Safer line endings for cross-platform projects
git config --global core.autocrlf input

# Colorized output
git config --global color.ui auto

# Preferred editor (choose one you use)
git config --global core.editor nano
# git config --global core.editor "code --wait"
# git config --global core.editor vim
```

## Verify Configuration
```bash
git config --global --list
cat ~/.gitconfig
```

## Outcome
Git is installed and your global identity and defaults are set.