How to Install Git on CentOS
The Easy Way
sudo yum install git
git --version to make sure it’s installed.
Compiling from Source
Make sure you have sudo access.
Install Compilation tools
sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
Instll Dependencies
CentOS 6.x
sudo yum install zlib-devel perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker asciidoc xmlto openssl-devel
CentOS 7.x
sudo yum install gettext-devel openssl-devel perl-CPAN perl-devel zlib-devel
Fetch source files
wget https://github.com/git/git/archive/v2.2.2.tar.gz -O git.tar.gz
Check Github Release page for the latest stable version. Or install teh latest -rc (release candidate) version if you are feeling dangerous. Latest stable is recommended.
Extract and go to folder
tar -zxf git.tar.gz && cd git-*
Compile
make configure
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
Install
sudo make install
Check if working
git --version
Set up Git
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
To confirm that these configurations were added successfully, we can see all of the configuration items that have been set by typing:
git config --list
user.name=Your Name
user.email=you@example.com