Here is a good reference for your nth journey.

Git from the Bottom Up

I'm going to read it now. Thanks

If you're having issues installing software then I recommend Nix:

Determinate Systems

Bringing Nix to the enterprise to empower fearless software delivery

Zero to Nix

Your guide to learning Nix and flakes

You can also run software without installing: `nix run nixpkgs#git`

I'll keep this tab open and hope I'll find it again. Thank you for the assist :)