How do I install something via a git page?

[B34ST1Y]

I'm hazy on this issue. I have no problem with apt-get or building from source, but I don't quite get GIT.

[_0R10N]

GIT is a versioning system. So, files located on a GIT repository usually are the source code for an application under development, and if you want to download it and install it, you'll have to follow the specified steps for building that application.

[_0R10N]

Look for some readme or a file alike at the top of the repository. Tipically developers provide a how-to for manually building, configuring and installing an application.

[andrew.46]

I'm hazy on this issue. I have no problem with apt-get or building from source, but I don't quite get GIT.

Can you give an example of software that you wish to build from git? Usually this will involve using the git clone command to create a local copy and then compiling and installing from there.