Sorry in advance if there's already an answer for this somewhere in the world, but I'm already 3h trying to install this in my PRODUCTION server, and I'm not getting anywhere.
My needs:
I want to run git commands (eg.: push, commit, etc) on my server. In order to do that, I need the "git" command (duh!).
What I tried:
Tried to follow this: http://oli.zilla.org.uk/2010/12/07/installing-git-on-debian-lenny.html
And this: Git for beginners: The definitive practical guide
And this: Installing Rails Plugin Requires Git?
Tried to download the source (http://packages.debian.org/lenny/i386/git-core/download), the .deb file (http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/git/)
Problems:
404 when trying to get the source: http://packages.debian.org/lenny/i386/git-core/download
All the repositories I've tried to use gave me a 404 when downloading the packages
Need to update the libc6 from 2.7 to 2.9 in order to install the git-1.7.9 as seen in:
stewie:/tmp# dpkg -i git_1.7.9-1~bpo60+1_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package git.
(Reading database ... 20477 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking git (from git_1.7.9-1~bpo60+1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of git:
git depends on libc6 (>= 2.9); however:
Version of libc6 on system is 2.7-18lenny7.
git depends on libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2-1); however:
Package libcurl3-gnutls is not installed.
git depends on libexpat1 (>= 1.95.8); however:
Package libexpat1 is not installed.
git depends on liberror-perl; however:
Package liberror-perl is not installed.
git depends on git-man (>> 1:1.7.9); however:
Package git-man is not installed.
git depends on git-man (<< 1:1.7.9-.); however:
Package git-man is not installed.
dpkg: error processing git (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
git
but couldn't find the 2.9 for Debian lenny
Final question:
How do I install git on my Debian 5 (lenny) ?
Tries
Tried @sarnold solution, but (more 404s): http://justpaste.it/w5s
Solution:
Used @sarnold's comment (in his own answer)!
Ah. Lenny has been removed from the mirrors. You need to edit your sources.list to use archive.debian.org instead -- for all your package lines, not just this new one. Please consider upgrading this system to a supported release.
How to:
Edit the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list:
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following:
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ lenny main non-free contrib
deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian/ lenny main non-free contrib
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security/ lenny/updates main non-free contrib
deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security/ lenny/updates main non-free contrib
Update apt-get cache:
apt-get update
Install git:
apt-get install git-core
Done! :)
Late edit:
For some reason, it seems that the Deutsch mirror still valid. Just add
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-archive/debian/ lenny main
deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-archive/debian/ lenny main
to your sources.list and try to get the package.
Or, of course, try the Debian backports:
deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main
Because Lenny is no longer supported, I strongly recommend migrating this machine (or services) to a newer release. At the very least, severely firewall this machine and restrict access to it to only the most trusted of your users -- without security updates, a newly discovered remote compromise or local privilege escalation could give you far more trouble than upgrading.
That said, the backports project provides newer builds of packages for older systems. You can add the required deb line to your apt sources.list file -- I'm going to guess it looks something like this:
deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports lenny-backports main
then run
apt-get update
apt-get -u -t lenny-backports install git-all
(I'm taking the git-all package name from a packages.debian.org lookup, which shows it is available for lenny-backports.)
The -t pins that package to that release. It's not something you'd use every day, but the one time you need it, it is worth its weight in saffron.