> Let's start with a list of essential things you need.
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> Github — The essential version control system
git is the VCS. GitHub is a service ( website ) that provides git repositories.
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> Github — The essential version control system
git is the VCS. GitHub is a service ( website ) that provides git repositories.
OP, If you are looking at this, learn that GitHub Desktop is supposed to provide a graphical UI for some basic git operations (such as git clone).
You can install and use git without installing GitHub Desktop.
> Better off install the latest version using homebrew.
The Git project provides package to install binaries for OSX. Homebrew's name would be more accurate to the reality of the product if it's name was bathtub-whiskey.