git-secret/docs/installation.md
Nikita Sobolev 19941f91f4
Adds release-ci script to test installation (#664)
* Adds release-ci script to test installation

* Fixes CI

* Fixes CI

* Renames some variables to follow the same SECRETS_ convention
2021-05-05 15:59:28 +03:00

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Installation

Dependencies

git-secret relies on two dependencies: git and gpg. Download and install them before using this project. git-secret is tested to work with:

git version 2.7.0
gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.20

Supported platforms

git-secret works with Mac OS X >= 10.9, Ubuntu >= 14.04, Debian >= 8.3, and Fedora / CentOS. You can check the full list here. You can add your platform to this list, if all the tests pass for you. Cygwin support is planned.

Installation process

There are several ways to install git-secret:


Homebrew

brew install git-secret


deb package

You can find the deb repository here. Pre-requirements: make sure you have installed apt-transport-https and ca-certificates

{% include install-deb.sh %}

rpm package

You can find the rpm repository here.

{% include install-rpm.sh %}

Arch Linux

The Arch way to install git-secret is to use the directions for "Installing Packages" at Arch User Repository Documentation along with the PKGBUILD file from the git-secret Arch Linux Package

You can also install from the AUR using your helper of choice by installing the package git-secret, for example using yay

yay -S git-secret

Manual

git clone https://github.com/sobolevn/git-secret.git git-secret
cd git-secret && make build
PREFIX="/usr/local" make install

Note that you can install to any prefix in your PATH