Step 1: install git, e.g. "apt-get install git-core" Step 2: git clone git://w1.fi/srv/git/hostap.git Inside the newly created hostap there's not only hostapd, but also wpa_supplicant. Other than that, the web is full of introductory material for git. Use your favorite web search engine. -- http://www.holgerschurig.de