Hello, I'm trying to install git on my system (CentOS 5) and i've tried a variety of different things. I tried

yum install git

but that doesn't do anything, it just returns the following message:

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* addons: linux.mirrors.es.net
* base: mirrors.xmission.com
* extras: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu
* updates: mirrors.versaweb.com
Setting up Install Process
No package git available.
Nothing to do

I tried downloading an RPM (git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386.rpm) online at http://rpm.pbone.net but when I try to install from this RPM i get a list of unresolved dependencies.

yum localinstall git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386.rpm

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* addons: linux.mirrors.es.net
* base: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu
* extras: mirror.singleedge.com
* updates: mirrors.versaweb.com
Setting up Install Process
Examining git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386.rpm: git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386
Marking git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package git-all.i386 0:1.7.3.2-1.fc11 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: git = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 for package: git-all
--> Processing Dependency: git-svn = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 for package: git-all
--> Processing Dependency: git-cvs = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 for package: git-all
--> Processing Dependency: git-arch = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 for package: git-all
--> Processing Dependency: git-email = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 for package: git-all
--> Processing Dependency: gitk = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 for package: git-all
--> Processing Dependency: gitweb = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 for package: git-all
--> Processing Dependency: git-gui = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 for package: git-all
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 from /git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: git-email = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 from /git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: git-gui = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 from /git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: gitk = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 from /git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: git-svn = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 from /git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: gitweb = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 from /git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: git = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 from /git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: git-arch = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 from /git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: git-cvs = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
Error: Missing Dependency: git-gui = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
Error: Missing Dependency: gitk = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
Error: Missing Dependency: git-cvs = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
Error: Missing Dependency: git-svn = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
Error: Missing Dependency: gitweb = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
Error: Missing Dependency: git-email = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
Error: Missing Dependency: git = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
Error: Missing Dependency: git-arch = 1.7.3.2-1.fc11 is needed by package git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386 (/git-all-1.7.3.2-1.fc11.i386)
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: package-cleanup --problems
package-cleanup --dupes
rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest


I thought Yum was supposed to automatically resolve those issues? Do i need to set up another repository to make this work?? Thanks for any assistance, I'm pretty new with Yum so if anything i mentioned above doesn't make sense just let me know and i'll try to clarify. Thanks!

The package git is in the EPEL repo https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL
( EPEL : 5000 packages.)

After installing the 'epel.repo', you can do # yum install git


Random Fedora packages cannot be used in CentOS.

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your telling me git is not on a default install ???????

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@Drakeo

No default git. The "Base.repo" for CentOS5 / (RHEL5) / SL5 :
Only 2535 packages .

It is a server OS : Limited selections.

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yum search git and try installing the results, if not try to change the yum sources

knudfl, Thanks for the reply. Sorry but I'm pretty new to yum, would you be able to how I'd install the 'epel.repo'? Also, how would i even know to look there in the first place?

Thanks,

install the appropriate epel-release package on this page and it'll take care of it all http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL

Why would you know? Well here you are now, finding out...

Thanks for the great info guys! I was up able to successfully get git installed. Thanks again!