The master branch changes quickly and may be unstable.Ĭonfiguration file '/etc/singularity/init' This is the default branch when you clone the source code, so you don’t have to check out any new branches to install it. master branch: The master branch contains the latest, bleeding edge version of Singularity.Release branches may be less stable than code in a tagged point release. For instance, to install v3.0 with the latest bug fixes and enhancements checkout release-3.0. release branch: A release branch represents the latest version of a minor release with all the newest bug fixes and enhancements (even those that have not yet made it into a point release).Tags are expected to be relatively stable and well-tested. tag: GitHub tags form the basis for releases, so installing from a tag is the same as downloading and installing a specific release.Release branch, or from the master branch.

When installing from source, you can decide to install from either a tag, a To install an older tagged release see older versions of the The following commands will install Singularity from the GitHub repo to /usr/local.