git-sigil/gitlab/1_prerequisites_gitlab_ubuntu.md

📘 1_prerequisites_gitlab_ubuntu.md

## 📘 `1_prerequisites_gitlab_ubuntu.md`

### 📌 Purpose

Prepare your Ubuntu system to create and work with remote GitLab repositories using SSH and CLI tools.

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### ✅ System Requirements

* **Install Git**

```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install git -y

• Create a GitLab account 👉 https://gitlab.com/users/sign_up

• Set your Git identity

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your_email@example.com"

• Generate an SSH key (if not already present)

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

• Add your SSH key to GitLab

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

🔗 Copy the output and paste it at: GitLab → Preferences → SSH Keys → Add key

• Test the connection

ssh -T git@gitlab.com

✅ You should see something like:

Welcome to GitLab, @your-username!

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