diff --git a/vcs/git/install b/vcs/git/install
index b44fb1d2..424cc123 100755
--- a/vcs/git/install
+++ b/vcs/git/install
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ case "$OSTYPE" in
         brew install git hub
         ;;
     linux*)
-        if [ -f /etc/arch-release ]; then
-            sudo pacman --noconfirm -S git hub
-        elif [ -f /etc/debian-version ]; then
-            sudo apt-get -y install git
+        if [[ -f /etc/arch-release ]]; then
+            sudo pacman --needed --noconfirm -S git hub
+        elif [[ -f /etc/debian-version ]]; then
+            sudo apt-get install -y git
             mkdir -p $HOME/builds && cd $HOME/builds
             git clone https://github.com/github/hub.git && cd hub
             make install prefix=/usr/local