The git-core package is not mandatory

[maxime-pasquier]

Hi,

On the documentation for Ubuntu, you tell it to install the git-core package: but it is not mandatory to works out.

You can modify the documentation, like:

sudo apt-get install git bash-completion

I tried and all is working on my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Thanks in advance.

[bobthecow]

It's a wiki, feel free to update it ;)

Is it possible that this is a Debian requirement, or that it used to be a requirement, but has changed? If so, we should add a note that older versions of Ubuntu and/or Debian might need git-core.

[maxime-pasquier]

Is it possible that this is a Debian requirement, or that it used to be a requirement, but has changed?

Yes, It seems that is a transitional dummy package for git on debian squeeze/wheezy/jessie/sid and on ubuntu precise/trusty.

The git-core package only exists for Ubuntu Lucid (git package does not exists), but the Ubuntu Lucid LTS version will be deprecated for server in one month and is already deprecated for desktop since 2 years ^^

So I think we could avoid adding a special note ?

[maxime-pasquier]

It is done on the wiki:
https://github.com/bobthecow/git-flow-completion/wiki/Install-Bash-git-completion/_compare/fcfb1fcd86ecb3ae174354860f4d64434947422f...edd175b327d3288ab275662d03973c3effc098d9

Thanks @bobthecow.