Setup Git Credential Manager for Ubuntu

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Shamik Biswas edited this page Jan 12, 2023 · 5 revisions

Installation of Git Credential Manager

Official Link for Ubuntu

Download the latest package
sudo dpkg -i <path-to-package>
git-credential-manager configure

Store Credentials in pass and initialise it as a git repository to track your saved passwords

For more details on pass

sudo apt install pass Copy the public key id for future reference
gpg --gen-key One can always list all the gpg generated keys gpg --list-keys
pass init "<first 6 chars of gpg-public-id> and whatever else string you want" e.g. pass init "B430F0 Password Storage Key"
pass git init