how to install git 1.8 rpm

xsmscb

It appears that git18 isno longer available from RPMForge, at least in CentOS 6.6. Luckily, I came across the following instructions from a GitLabCentOS recipe:

• Download PUIAS repo:
  

wget-O /etc/yum.repos.d/PUIAS_6_computational.repo https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-recipes/raw/master/install/centos/PUIAS_6_computational.repo

• Next download and install the GPG key:
  

wget-O /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-puias http://springdale.math.ias.edu/data/puias/6/x86_64/os/RPM-GPG-KEY-puias && rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-puias

• Verify that the key was installed successfully:
  

rpm-qa gpg*

• Verify that the EPEL and PUIAS Computational repositories are enabled:
  

yumrepolist

• Install Git 1.8
  

yum--enablerepo=PUIAS_6_computational install git
Note: I am not quite happy with this solution, as it only netted me Git 1.8.3 however I do not have the time to find a better solution right now.