how to install git on CENTOS 5.5

Question

How can I install git on CENTOS 5.5 machine? I tried to install it from yum but got following msg.

root@host [~]# sudo yum install git
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * addons: centos.mirrors.tds.net
 * base: mirror.ubiquityservers.com
 * extras: mirrors.serveraxis.net
 * updates: pubmirrors.reflected.net
addons                                                   |  951 B     00:00
base                                                     | 2.1 kB     00:00
extras                                                   | 2.1 kB     00:00
updates                                                  | 1.9 kB     00:00
Excluding Packages in global exclude list
Finished
Setting up Install Process
No package git available.
Nothing to do
root@host [~]#

Solution

Add the EPEL repository and then run 'yum install git' again

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/FAQ#How_can_I_install_the_packages_from_the_EPEL_software_repository.3F

Comments

[iSee]

Duplicate of How to install git to red hat enterprise linux 5.3 x64?.

[Volodymyr Sitdikov]

I added epcl respo and tried to install git, but I got errors regarding git Dependencies and unable to install it.

[Volodymyr Sitdikov]

actually I am learning linux and new with it so isn't there any easy solution?

[Alan Ivey]

What dependencies was it not able to find? Post your output here and I'll try to help you get it resolved.

[yasouser]

Trying to resolve problems like these are also part of learning. So dont think this situation as a hinderance, rather take this as an opportunity to learn.

[cbmeeks]

Is this still the correct way to do this - on a CentOS 5.7 box, tried the RHEL5 option but getting missing dependancies, like perl-Git?