Update GIT on CentOS

nitya · 02-05-2013, 01:36 AM

Hi All,
I want to upgrade GIT from 1.7.* to 1.8.1.2 or to latest git as in http://git-scm.com/downloads. Here are the O/S and current Git details

Code:

# cat /etc/redhat-release 
CentOS Linux release 6.0 (Final)
# file /sbin/init
/sbin/init: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.18, stripped
# git --version
git version 1.7.1
# yum install git
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * extras: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * updates: ftp.iitm.ac.in
Setting up Install Process
Package git-1.7.1-2.el6_0.1.i686 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
# yum update git
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * extras: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * updates: ftp.iitm.ac.in
Setting up Update Process
No Packages marked for Update
# yum upgrade git
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * extras: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * updates: ftp.iitm.ac.in
Setting up Upgrade Process
No Packages marked for Update
#

I am not able to update git using yum command, So is there any way that I can update git to latest version using eithter yum or rpm. Thanks in advance for your kind help and it would be really appreciated if you could provide the steps/links for git upgradation using yum or rpm.

acid_kewpie · 02-05-2013, 02:27 AM

note that yum *IS* rpm with a little padding.

There are no git rpms that I can see online for el6 offhand. There is a 1.7.8 package on rfx http://pkgs.repoforge.org/git/ or 1.8.1.2 under fc19 rawhide http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/fedora/...os/Packages/g/ but note taht this is very new code, and goes against the point of CentOS / RHEL by using untested potentially unstable / insecure code. outside of the rawhide rpm you could also build from source easily enough.

RaviTezu · 02-05-2013, 03:30 AM

Which means.. No update available for your current CentOs version.
Or you may try adding a new repo for rpms under your /etc/yum.repos.d/ .

nitya · 02-05-2013, 03:54 AM

Thanks acid_kewpie,
I downloaded git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64.rpm from http://pkgs.repoforge.org/git/ and ran

Code:

# rpm -ivh git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64.rpm

but getting error as below

Code:

warning: git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 6b8d79e6: NOKEY
error: Failed dependencies:
	perl-Git = 1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libc.so.6()(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4)(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4)(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.7)(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libcrypto.so.10()(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libcurl.so.4()(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libexpat.so.1()(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libpthread.so.0()(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2)(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libssl.so.10()(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64
	libz.so.1()(64bit) is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.x86_64

Then tried to install git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.i686.rpm and got the below error

Code:

# rpm -ivh git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.i686.rpm
warning: git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.i686.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 6b8d79e6: NOKEY
error: Failed dependencies:
	perl-Git = 1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx is needed by git-1.7.8.2-2.el6.rfx.i686

So tried to install perl-Git and found as package is already installed

Code:

# yum install perl-Git
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * extras: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * updates: ftp.iitm.ac.in
Setting up Install Process
Package perl-Git-1.7.1-2.el6_0.1.noarch already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
#

Please let me know how can I upgrade git to latest version or please post the correct file that I have to install, because there are many files in http://pkgs.repoforge.org/git/.

nitya · 02-05-2013, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaviTezu

Which means.. No update available for your current CentOs version.
Or you may try adding a new repo for rpms under your /etc/yum.repos.d/ .

Thanks for the reply RaviTezu,
I found below files under /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory.

Code:

# ls -ltrh /etc/yum.repos.d/
total 20K
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  799 Apr 27  2012 webtatic.repo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2.6K Jun 26  2012 CentOS-Vault.repo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  626 Jun 26  2012 CentOS-Media.repo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  637 Jun 26  2012 CentOS-Debuginfo.repo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.9K Jun 26  2012 CentOS-Base.repo

So to which file and what entry I have to add. Can you please explain little bit more.

acid_kewpie · 02-05-2013, 04:17 AM

maybe you should think about what "latest" means here. Do you even have a reason to want to? What killer feature / security issue are you worried about?

if you added the rpmforge repo to yum then these dependencies would be dealt with, but unless you have a good reason to do this, go watch TV instead!

nitya · 02-05-2013, 05:39 AM

Thanks for your kind reply acid_kewpie,
The git updating reason is that the devolopers are getting sync error while setting up new repos and they have found, if git could get update to 1.8.* version the problem would be solved. Thats why I came here and begging your kind help in this regards. In ubuntu I could update it to 1.8.* version, but in Cent O/S getting error as already given above.

Could you please provide the steps to add rpmforge repo to yum?

acid_kewpie · 02-05-2013, 06:08 AM

The repoforge packages are only 1.7.8, so presumably they're no use to you?

FC18 updates looks to be the oldest, most stable 1.8 package which *may* work on el6 easily enough - http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/fedora/...tes/18/x86_64/ try installing those if you want. It looks like you might actually only be running the 32bit versions of git at present though, so don't install x86_64 packages unless you're already on that architecture.

snowday · 02-05-2013, 06:27 AM

Forgive my ignorance, but: can't you git git?

RaviTezu · 02-05-2013, 07:12 AM

hi nitya,

http://slashsarc.com/2013/01/install...-rhel-5-and-6/

That link may help you.. Please dont try that on the production servers. Test it first on testing servers.

RaviTezu · 02-05-2013, 07:16 AM

Sorry!! Was Confused.