How to Install Gitolite on Void Linux

Gitolite is a free, open-source software that helps in hosting Git repositories, providing access control and administration across them. This tutorial covers the installation of Gitolite on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

  • A non-root user with sudo privileges on your Void Linux system.
  • OpenSSH and Git installed on your system.
  • Your SSH public key added to the root account (or an account with sudo privileges), as Gitolite will make use of this for SSH authentication.

Step 1: Install Gitolite

  1. Start by updating the package list on your system:
sudo xbps-install -S
  1. Next, install the Gitolite package:
sudo xbps-install gitolite
  1. After installation, you should see a message indicating that the Gitolite software has been installed successfully.

Step 2: Configure Gitolite

  1. Switch to the user account that Gitolite will run under (for example, gituser):
sudo su - gituser
  1. Clone Gitolite from its Git repository:
git clone git://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite.git
  1. Change to the Gitolite directory:
cd gitolite
  1. Install Gitolite by running the installation script:
./install -ln

This will install Gitolite to a local bin directory, link it to /usr/bin and create the necessary ssh keys.

Step 3: Configure Gitolite Admin User

  1. Create an admin user for Gitolite:
./gl-setup -q your_username.pub

Note that your_username.pub is the name of your public SSH key file stored in /root/.ssh/.

  1. You should see a message: Your admin user, "your_username", has been created.

Now the Gitolite admin user has been configured, and you can proceed to creating and managing Git repositories.

Conclusion

Gitolite is now successfully installed on your Void Linux system, and you can start using it for your Git repositories.