Hi,
I am trying to install git on RHEL 6. From the research I have done I should be able to just say:
sudo yum install git
but it is not working (it says no package git is available). I am fairly new to linux and cannot figure this out.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
do sudo yum list available | grep -i git
then see if it shows up, if not then your repository does not contain it. Note: you can add sites to your list of repositories.
You can also download git rpm and install from command line
Thanks for the advice. I don't see git in the list from yum, so I went to find the rpm and install it. I don't know how to install an rpm from the command line, so I tried downloading the file and double clicking to open the installer.
When I do this for git-1.7.9.6-1.el6.rfx.i686.rpm, I receive an error:
git-1.7.9.6-1.el6.rfx.i686 requires perl(Git)
git-1.7.9.6-1.el6.rfx.i686 requires perl-Git = 1.7.9.6-1.el6.rfx
So I tried to download/install perl-Git-1.7.9.6-1.el6.rfx.i686, which gives me this error:
perl-Git-1.7.9.6-1.el6.rfx.i686 requires git = 1.7.9.6-1.el6.rfx
it looks like a circular dependency? How can I get around it?
You shouldn't install random RPM's you find on the internet, they're almost certainly not for your system.
RHEL6 is supposed to come with git. Did that command suggested list anything at all?
There were many entries (too many to list all), but no plain old git.
I tried instlling git-annex.i686, but receive a message that it requires git
Error: Package: git-annex-3.20120522-2.1.el6.i686 (epel)
Requires: git
Here is the "G" section:
gccxml.i686 0.9.0-0.15.20130506.git567213ac.el6
git-annex.i686 3.20120522-2.1.el6 epel
git-bugzilla.noarch 0-0.9.20091211git.el6 epel
git-ftp.noarch 0.84-1.el6 epel
git-review.noarch 1.17-2.el6 epel
git2cl.noarch 2.0-0.1.git8373c9f.el6
gitflow.noarch 0.4.2.20120723git53e9c76-1.el6
gitolite.noarch 2.3.1-1.el6 epel
gitolite3.noarch 1:3.5.2-1.el6 epel
gitosis.noarch 0.2-9.20080825git.el6 epel
gitso.noarch 0.6-6.el6 epel
gitstats.noarch 0-0.4.20130224git0843039.el6
gitweb-caching.noarch 1.6.5.2-8.b1ab8b5.el6 epel
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There were many entries , but no plain old git.
I tried instlling git-annex.i686 to see if it would install, but receive a message that it requires git
Error: Package: git-annex-3.20120522-2.1.el6.i686 (epel)
Requires: git
$ sudo yum list available | grep -i git
GitPython.noarch 0.3.2-0.1.RC1.el6 epel
NetworkManager-openvpn.i686 1:0.8.1-0.1.git20100609.el6
NetworkManager-pptp.i686 1:0.8.0-1.git20100411.el6
NetworkManager-vpnc.i686 1:0.8.0-1.git20100411.el6
StarCluster.noarch 0.9999-0.2.git4c374a4.el6
StarCluster-doc.noarch 0.9999-0.2.git4c374a4.el6
apt-mirror.noarch 0.4.9-1.gitde8906b.el6
bios_extract.i686 0-0.6.20101207gitd65284d.el6
catkin.noarch 0.4.5-7.gitd4f1f24.el6
catkin-devel.noarch 0.4.5-7.gitd4f1f24.el6
cgit.i686 0.9.2-1.el6 epel
codemod.noarch 1.0-1.20130508giteac2165.el6
compton.i686 0-0.1.20120603gitd52f7a0.el6
cvs2git.noarch 2.3.0-0.3.r4998svn.el6
deltarpm.i686 3.5-0.5.20090913git.el6
dia-Digital.noarch 0.1-1.el6 epel
digitemp.i686 3.6.0-4.el6 epel
django-avatar.noarch 2.0a1-5.20110709git097ed8.el6
django-tables.noarch 0.3-0.1.20101124git02ecf61.el6
erlang-amf.i686 0-0.6.20110224gitb36dfb6.el6
erlang-egeoip.i686 0-0.3.20111025git45c32ad.el6
erlang-emmap.i686 0-0.2.git05ae1bb.el6 epel
erlang-eper.i686 0.60-2.20120621git16bae32.el6
erlang-erlsom.i686 1.2.1-12.20120904gitdef76b9.el6
erlang-erlydtl.i686 0.7.0-1.20130214git6a9845f.el6
erlang-gettext.i686 2.1.0-0.2.20101022gitb55cb72.el6
erlang-gtknode.i686 0.32-2.20110310git19ddfd5.el6
erlang-snappy.i686 1.0.3-0.2.git80db168.el6
ettercap.i686 0.7.5-3.el6.1.20120906gitc796e5
fedora-easy-karma.noarch 0-0.13.20110823gitb0706146.el6
flexiport.i686 2.0.0-2.20120701git1b6103d.el6
flexiport-devel.i686 2.0.0-2.20120701git1b6103d.el6
fusion-icon.noarch 0.1.0-0.9.5e2dc9git.el6
fusion-icon-gtk.noarch 0.1.0-0.9.5e2dc9git.el6
fusion-icon-qt.noarch 0.1.0-0.9.5e2dc9git.el6
gccxml.i686 0.9.0-0.15.20130506.git567213ac.el6
git-annex.i686 3.20120522-2.1.el6 epel
git-bugzilla.noarch 0-0.9.20091211git.el6 epel
git-ftp.noarch 0.84-1.el6 epel
git-review.noarch 1.17-2.el6 epel
git2cl.noarch 2.0-0.1.git8373c9f.el6
gitflow.noarch 0.4.2.20120723git53e9c76-1.el6
gitolite.noarch 2.3.1-1.el6 epel
gitolite3.noarch 1:3.5.2-1.el6 epel
gitosis.noarch 0.2-9.20080825git.el6 epel
gitso.noarch 0.6-6.el6 epel
gitstats.noarch 0-0.4.20130224git0843039.el6
gitweb-caching.noarch 1.6.5.2-8.b1ab8b5.el6 epel
gprof2dot.noarch 1.0-0.8.20120720git56961.el6
gradle-open-api.noarch 0.9-0.1.20091127git.el6
hg-git.noarch 0.4.0-1.el6 epel
hokuyoaist.i686 3.0.1-1.20120729git69df78b.el6
hokuyoaist-devel.i686 3.0.1-1.20120729git69df78b.el6
http-parser.i686 2.0-4.20121128gitcd01361.el6
http-parser-devel.i686 2.0-4.20121128gitcd01361.el6
i3lock.i686 1.0-4.20100320git.el6 epel
iipsrv.i686 1.0.0-0.7.git0b63de7.el6
iipsrv-httpd-fcgi.noarch 1.0.0-0.7.git0b63de7.el6
impressjs.noarch 0.5.3-1.20130412gitgedff5a0.el6
kacst-digital-fonts.noarch 2.0-7.el6 rhel-6-desktop-rpms
libbluray.i686 0.2-0.6.20110710git51d7d60a96d06.el6
libbluray-devel.i686 0.2-0.6.20110710git51d7d60a96d06.el6
libbluray-java.i686 0.2-0.6.20110710git51d7d60a96d06.el6
librdmacm.i686 1.0.17-0.git4b5c1aa.el6
libsolv.i686 0.0.0-1.git857fe28.el6
libsolv-demo.i686 0.0.0-1.git857fe28.el6
libsolv-devel.i686 0.0.0-1.git857fe28.el6
libsolv-tools.i686 0.0.0-1.git857fe28.el6
linuxptp.i686 0-0.6.20121114gite6bbbb.el6
lua-inotify.i686 1.0-0.2.20110529git6d0f7a0973cfb.el6
mipv6-daemon.i686 2.0.2.20110203bgit-1.el6
mod_flvx.i686 0-0.1.20100525git.el6 epel
nodejs-github-url-from-git.noarch 1.1.1-2.el6 epel
novacom.i686 1.1.0-0.4.rc1.git.ff7641193a.el6
novacom-client.i686 1.1.0-0.4.rc1.git.ff7641193a.el6
numad.i686 0.5-8.20121015git.el6 rhel-6-desktop-rpms
obconf.i686 2.0.3-9.20100212gitb04658.el6
openni.i686 1.0.0.25-0.4.git4c9ff978.el6
openni-devel.i686 1.0.0.25-0.4.git4c9ff978.el6
openni-doc.noarch 1.0.0.25-0.4.git4c9ff978.el6
openni-examples.i686 1.0.0.25-0.4.git4c9ff978.el6
openni-primesense.i686 5.0.0.25-0.4.git894cea01.el6
openstack-swift-plugin-swift3.noarch 1.0.0-0.20120711git.el6
perl-Algorithm-CheckDigits.noarch 0.50-3.el6 epel
perl-Config-GitLike.noarch 1.09-1.el6 epel
perl-solv.i686 0.0.0-1.git857fe28.el6
php-Analog.noarch 1.0.0-3.git9ab4c9e.el6
php-channel-digitalsandwich.noarch 1.3-2.el6 epel
php-digitalsandwich-Phake.noarch 1.0.2-1.el6 epel
php-pluf.noarch 1.0-3.gitb1fed2e.el6 epel
php-redis.i686 2.2.2-5.git6f7087f.el6
php-zmq.i686 0.6.0-8.20120613git516bd6f.el6
plowshare.noarch 0.9.4-0.44.20130901git.el6
pxz.i686 4.999.9-1.beta.20100608git.el6
pybugz.noarch 0.10-4.git683dd.el6 epel
python-catkin-sphinx.noarch 0.2.1-2.20130602gitc00d68b.el6
python-deltarpm.i686 3.5-0.5.20090913git.el6
python-django-longerusername.noarch 0.4-2.20130204gite4e85d7d.el6
python-flask-lastuser.noarch 0.2-1.20110722git3bf2a0.el6
python-gencpp.noarch 0.3.4-3.20130623git403d067.el6
python-gencpp-devel.noarch 0.3.4-3.20130623git403d067.el6
python-genlisp.noarch 0.3.3-3.20130623git8790a17.el6
python-genlisp-devel.noarch 0.3.3-3.20130623git8790a17.el6
python-genmsg.noarch 0.3.10-5.20130617git95ca00d.el6
python-genmsg-devel.noarch 0.3.10-5.20130617git95ca00d.el6
python-genpy.noarch 0.3.7-5.20130623giteddf66e.el6
python-genpy-devel.noarch 0.3.7-5.20130623giteddf66e.el6
python-gerrit.noarch 0.0.1-2.gita7ffd76.el6
python-gitdb.i686 0.5.4-2.el6 epel
python-manifestdestiny.noarch 0-0.3.gitb077641.el6 epel
python-mozbase.noarch 0-0.3.gitb077641.el6 epel
python-mozdevice.noarch 0-0.3.gitb077641.el6 epel
python-mozhttpd.noarch 0-0.3.gitb077641.el6 epel
python-mozinfo.noarch 0-0.3.gitb077641.el6 epel
python-mozinstall.noarch 0-0.3.gitb077641.el6 epel
python-mozlog.noarch 0-0.3.gitb077641.el6 epel
python-mozprocess.noarch 0-0.3.gitb077641.el6 epel
python-mozprofile.noarch 0-0.3.gitb077641.el6 epel
python-mozrunner.noarch 0-0.3.gitb077641.el6 epel
python-rosinstall.noarch 0.6.26-1.20130318git6d482b2.el6
python-rospkg.noarch 1.0.20-1.20130318git0a4448e.el6
python-savannaclient.noarch 0.3-0.1.f816386git.el6
python-solv.i686 0.0.0-1.git857fe28.el6
python-sphinx-theme-flask.noarch git20130715.1cc4468-2.el6
python-tablib.noarch 0.9.11.20120702git752443f-5.el6
python-vcstools.noarch 0.1.30-1.20130318git963c121.el6
python-windmill.noarch 1.7-0.2.git4304ee7.el6
qgit.i686 2.5-1.el6 epel
qv4l2.i686 0.9.0.git5f24b816-2.el6
rhevsh.noarch 0.9-2.20110418git.el6 epel
ruby-solv.i686 0.0.0-1.git857fe28.el6
rubygem-git.noarch 1.2.5-1.el6 epel
shellinabox.i686 2.14-24.git88822c1.el6
sigar.i686 1.6.5-0.4.git58097d9.el6
sshuttle.noarch 0-7.20120810git9ce2fa0.el6
stgit.noarch 0.14.3-6.el6 epel
tcplay.i686 0.9-0.5.20111007git97ed5f9.el6
topgit.noarch 0.9-1.el6 epel
trac-CGit-plugin.noarch 1.0.5-1.el6 epel
trac-code-comments-plugin.noarch 1.2.0-0.1.20120601gitb260714.el6
trac-git-plugin.noarch 0.12.0.5-1.20101208git.el6
trac-mastertickets-plugin.noarch 3.0.3-1.20130209.git4c461fe.el6
urjtag.i686 0.10-2.el6.20111215gite1a4227
urjtag-devel.i686 0.10-2.el6.20111215gite1a4227
urjtag-python.i686 0.10-2.el6.20111215gite1a4227
v4l-utils.i686 0.9.0.git5f24b816-2.el6
v4l-utils-devel-tools.i686 0.9.0.git5f24b816-2.el6
xs.i686 0.1-2.git9c19777.el6 epel
zfs-fuse.i686 0.6.9-6.20100709git.el6
Not sure if this is a company system or not. If not, you could add the RPMFusion respository and git should be available from there, along with tons of other packages.
If it's a company system, then you may want to check to see if there is an internal Satellite system that your box can be registered with to install additional software.
Hi,
It is a company laptop, but I have a lot of freedom. I added the RPM Fusion repositories, and ensured they were enabled in yum. However, the result is the same as before when I try to install or get a list of available packages with "git".
---------- Post updated at 01:21 PM ---------- Previous update was at 01:11 PM ----------
Finally figured it out. I enabled the rhel-6-desktop-optional-rpms repository.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for updating. Marked as solved!