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How to install latest version of git on CentOS 8.x/7.x/6.x

I used the usual: 

yum install git

It did not install the latest version of git on my CentOS 6. How can I update to the latest version of git for CentOS 6? The solution can be applicable to newer versions of CentOS such as CentOS 7.

Solution

  • You can use WANDisco's CentOS repository to install Git 2.x: for CentOS 6, for CentOS 7

    1. Install WANDisco repo package:

      yum install http://opensource.wandisco.com/centos/6/git/x86_64/wandisco-git-release-6-1.noarch.rpm
- or -
yum install http://opensource.wandisco.com/centos/7/git/x86_64/wandisco-git-release-7-1.noarch.rpm
- or -
yum install http://opensource.wandisco.com/centos/7/git/x86_64/wandisco-git-release-7-2.noarch.rpm

    2. Install the latest version of Git 2.x:

      yum install git

    3. Verify the version of Git that was installed:

      git --version

    As of 02 Mar. 2020, the latest available version from WANDisco is 2.22.0.