# Installing *Git* on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows

> *Git* is a [free and open source](http://git-scm.com/about/free-and-open-source) distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

– [Git website](http://git-scm.com/)

[Installing *Git* on Linux](#file-linux-md)

[Installing *Git* on Mac OS X](#file-os-x-md)

[Installing *Git* on Windows](#file-windows-md)

[Installing Git from source (Linux, Mac OS X)](#file-from-source-md)

[Getting Started with *Git*](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started)