[Whonix-users] Installing / Using Git

Sun Dec 17 14:19:12 CET 2017

How does one use git from whonix-workstation?

There appears to be a file at /usr/bin/git, but it is owned by root and 
doesn't appear to work. Is it safe to `apt install git`?

user at host:~$ which git
/usr/bin/git
user at host:~$ /usr/bin/git
The program 'git' is currently not installed.  To run 'git' please ask 
your administrator to install the package 'git'
git: command not found
user at host:~$ ls -al /usr/bin/git
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Aug  5  2016 /usr/bin/git -> git.anondist
user at host:~$ cat /usr/bin/git
#!/bin/bash

## This file is part of Whonix.
## Copyright (C) 2012 - 2014 Patrick Schleizer <adrelanos at riseup.net>
## See the file COPYING for copying conditions.

export uwtwrapper_parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
exec /usr/lib/uwtwrapper ${1+"$@"}