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Classes:
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- IT Foundations
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# Github Desktop
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Github uses git version control under the hood to interact with your Github repos.
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Unfortunately there is no official or good way to install and use it on Linux. You will either have to use it within a Windows VM, or check out the alternatives.
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# Alternatives
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There many git interfaces, probably the most common is just the `git` command-line tool, it's what I personally use and I find that using it is good for understand how git actually works.
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If you want a GUI, the programming assignment already uses [VS Code](VSCode.md), which has a built in "[Source Control](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/overview)" which lets you manage your repo locally a lot like github desktop does.
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