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Add instructions for apt-get install to README #393

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workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
release:
description: 'Release Tag'
description: 'Release Id'
required: true
default: 'latest'

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## Linux

For Ubuntu/Debian distributions, `apt-get` support is coming soon. For now, please use the most
recent [`.deb` package](https://github.com/microsoft/git/releases). For example, you can download a
specific version as follows:
`apt-get` support is available for Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (18.04) and Hirsute
Hippo (21.04). Take the following steps to set up and install based on the
version you are running:

### Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic)

```shell
curl -sSL https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-add-repository https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/18.04/prod
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install microsoft-git
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```

### Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute)

```shell
curl -sSL https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/21.04/prod.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list
curl -sSL https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/microsoft.asc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install microsoft-git
```

### Other Ubuntu/Debian distributions

Please use the most recent
[`.deb` package](https://github.com/microsoft/git/releases). For example,
you can download a specific version as follows:

```shell
wget -O microsoft-git.deb https://github.com/microsoft/git/releases/download/v2.32.0.vfs.0.2/git-vfs_2.32.0.vfs.0.2.deb
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git version
scalar version
```

For other distributions, you will need to compile and install `microsoft/git` from source:
### Non-Ubuntu/Debian distributions
You will need to compile and install `microsoft/git` from source:

```shell
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/git microsoft-git
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