I installed git by compiling from source. When I tried to install atom text editor, dpkg says that I have no git installed. How to make dpkg's database to record that git is inatslled?
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Use checkinstall – Track installation of local software, and produce a binary manageable with your package management software.
sudo apt-get install checkinstall
Go into your git source folder and start the installation again via
sudo checkinstall
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