Install the Latest git on CentOS 5 from Source

To install the latest git on CentOS 5 you will need to install from source since the yum repos are typically fairly far behind. Follow the instructions below and installing git on CentOS 5.X will be a snap.

1. Install Dependencies: First we need to install a couple packages via yum to cover the dependencies for building git from source.
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1. [root@server ~]#yum install curl-devel
2. [root@server ~]#yum install expat-devel
3. [root@server ~]#yum install gettext-devel
4. [root@server ~]#yum install openssl-devel
5. [root@server ~]#yum install zlib-devel
2. Download git Source: Now download the git source by issuing the below command. Verify the latest source here.
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1. [root@server ~]#cd /usr/local/src
2. [root@server ~]# wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-1.6.0.4.tar.gz
3. Build Source: Unpack the file that has been downloaded and compile the source using the “make” command.
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1. [root@server ~]#tar -zxvf git-1.6.0.4.tar.gz
2. [root@server ~]#cd git-1.6.0.4
3. [root@server ~]#make prefix=/usr/local all
4. Install git: After successfully compiling the source you need to install git.
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1. [root@server ~]#make prefix=/usr/local/ install
5. Download git Manpages: Now let’s download the manpages. Verify the latest manpages here.
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1. [root@server ~]#cd /usr/local/src
2. [root@server ~]#wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-manpages-1.6.0.4.tar.gz
6. Install git Manpages: Now change into the share directory and unpack the git manpages.
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1. [root@server ~]#cd /usr/local/share/man
2. [root@server ~]#tar -zxvf /usr/local/src/git-manpages-1.6.0.4.tar.gz
7. Verify: Lets verify that git was installed successfully and the manpages are working properly.
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1. [root@server ~]#git --version
2. [root@server ~]#man git

After following the above steps you should be able to successfully use git on your CentOS desktop or server. Git is a great version control system for any project.

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