AI Pyramid - Git LFS Installation Guide

Git LFS (Large File Storage) is an extension for Git that is used to efficiently manage large files. When working with model repositories on HuggingFace, installing Git LFS is usually required to correctly download and handle large files.

1. Update the Package Manager

First, update the system package index:

apt update

2. Install Git LFS

Run the following command to install the git-lfs package:

apt install git-lfs

3. Initialize Git LFS

After installation, run the following command to initialize Git LFS:

git lfs install

Once initialization is complete, Git LFS will be integrated into the Git workflow, and you can use the git clone command as usual to retrieve repositories that contain large files.