Global setup:
  sudo apt-get install git-core
  git config --global user.name "James"
  git config --global user.email kerspoon@gmail.com
Next steps:
  mkdir laos
  cd laos
  git init
  touch README
  git add README
  git commit -m 'first commit'
  git remote add origin git@github.com:kerspoon/laos.git
  git push origin master