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Install Git
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sudo apt-get install git git-core
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Configure Git
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$ git config --global user.name "chuhe"
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$ git config --global user.email [email protected]
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Generate a key
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$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "[email protected]" // same email as above
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vim /home/linx/.ssh/id_rsa.pub // copy the key inside, or use cat directly
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Open your GitHub page → click your avatar → settings → SSH KEYS → add SSH key → paste the copied content into key (choose any title) → save.
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The important part
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Test: $ ssh [email protected]
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Successful output: chuhe@ubuntu:~$ ssh -T [email protected] Hi chuhemiao! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.
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If you keep pressing Enter and reach a yes/no prompt, remember to type yes, not y!
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I struggled with the last step for more than a day, then happened to see a blogger say to type yes. Painful!
