# problems installing GIT on my MAC OS X 10.11.5 6 messages from 2016-06-16 to 2016-06-16. Participants: Maria Jose Fernandez, Konstantin Khomoutov, Torsten Bögershausen. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/42607 ## Maria Jose Fernandez, 2016-06-14 15:56 Subject: problems installing GIT on my MAC OS X 10.11.5 Message-ID: <1F59C8B7-AF53-4C84-9428-5A4AB80DB295@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1F59C8B7-AF53-4C84-9428-5A4AB80DB295%40gmail.com ``` Hello, I am doing a data science course and need to download GIT but for some reason I can’t installed it. I called Apple but they couldn’t help and suggested me to contact you guys. I hope you can help me. Thank you very much, Maria Jose Freeman ``` ## Konstantin Khomoutov, 2016-06-14 16:06 Subject: Re: problems installing GIT on my MAC OS X 10.11.5 Message-ID: <20160614190641.0d0ba5344e52304e16ca4f52@domain007.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20160614190641.0d0ba5344e52304e16ca4f52%40domain007.com In-Reply-To: <1F59C8B7-AF53-4C84-9428-5A4AB80DB295@gmail.com> ``` On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:56:15 +0100 Maria Jose Fernandez wrote: > I am doing a data science course and need to download GIT but for > some reason I can’t installed it. I called Apple but they couldn’t > help and suggested me to contact you guys. So you proceeded to http://git-scm.com/download/mac fetched the installer, then found the downloaded file in the Finder, clicked it -- and then what happened? ``` ## Torsten Bögershausen, 2016-06-14 16:14 Subject: Re: problems installing GIT on my MAC OS X 10.11.5 Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/f4c72626-1bd5-0b26-a18a-49feed67a742%40web.de In-Reply-To: <20160614190641.0d0ba5344e52304e16ca4f52@domain007.com> ``` On 14.06.16 18:06, Konstantin Khomoutov wrote: > On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:56:15 +0100 > Maria Jose Fernandez wrote: > >> I am doing a data science course and need to download GIT but for >> some reason I can’t installed it. I called Apple but they couldn’t >> help and suggested me to contact you guys. > > So you proceeded to http://git-scm.com/download/mac fetched the > installer, then found the downloaded file in the Finder, clicked it -- > and then what happened? > -- Not sure, we need to verify first, what had happened. Typically, if you install Xcode, there is a program wrapper called git, saying that you need to install it as part of Xcode. You can do this. You can go to http://git-scm.com/download/mac. You can install git via homebrew, via fink or mac ports. So it could be nice to know what exactly happened, please. ``` ## Torsten Bögershausen, 2016-06-14 16:48 Subject: Re: problems installing GIT on my MAC OS X 10.11.5 Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/e88e33b0-5443-0517-370e-5b0b76a4df5b%40web.de In-Reply-To: ``` On 14.06.16 18:45, Maria Jose Fernandez wrote: > From http://git-scm.com/download/mac I clicked to download manually. > Then it goes to https://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/git-2.8.1-intel-universal-mavericks.dmg/download?use_mirror=autoselect > I found the git - 2.8.1-intel-universal-mavericks.dmg downloaded on my desktop. I open that and go through the installation process and then it says is installed but not found anywhere on my computer. > > It says ? Do you think that you open a terminal and type which git git --version and post the output here ? ``` ## Maria Jose Fernandez, 2016-06-14 16:49 Subject: Re: problems installing GIT on my MAC OS X 10.11.5 Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/ADD00034-0B8C-4CBA-87C9-E3F50AA408A2%40gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` I am very sorry but I am not understanding what you are saying. I will try with homebrew and see if it works that way. > On 14 Jun 2016, at 17:48, Torsten Bögershausen wrote: > > On 14.06.16 18:45, Maria Jose Fernandez wrote: >> From http://git-scm.com/download/mac I clicked to download manually. >> Then it goes to https://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/git-2.8.1-intel-universal-mavericks.dmg/download?use_mirror=autoselect >> I found the git - 2.8.1-intel-universal-mavericks.dmg downloaded on my desktop. I open that and go through the installation process and then it says is installed but not found anywhere on my computer. >> >> > It says ? > > Do you think that you open a terminal and type > which git > git --version > and post the output here ? > > ``` ## Konstantin Khomoutov, 2016-06-14 17:12 Subject: Re: problems installing GIT on my MAC OS X 10.11.5 Message-ID: <20160614201229.9f2d11897b921458d895b6cd@domain007.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20160614201229.9f2d11897b921458d895b6cd%40domain007.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:49:50 +0100 Maria Jose Fernandez wrote: > I am very sorry but I am not understanding what you are saying. > I will try with homebrew and see if it works that way. Torstean means: 1. Using the Finder, locate the Terminal application and run it. An open with command prompt (the "$" character) will appear. 2. Type there, literally: git --version and hit the Enter key. See whether it errors out at you -- something like bash: git: command not found or the version of the installed Git program will be printed, like in git version 2.9.0 (yours might be different but that doesn't matter). Whatever the outcome is, select that text and paste it into the message you're composing to send here. [...] > > Do you think that you open a terminal and type > > which git > > git --version > > and post the output here ? ```