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I'm trying to install Git on a RHEL6 development server, I have experience with Ubuntu but this is my first time working with RHEL (I'm a developer trying to fill in for a recently departed Linux Sysadmin).

I've set up two additional repos (EPEL and IUS) for other packages needed for a Magento install. Output of yum repolist:

[root@box]# yum repolist Loaded plugins: product-id, security, subscription-manager Updating certificate-based repositories. repo id repo name status epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6 - x86_64 7,841 ius IUS for RHEL 6Server - x86_64 135

Most of what I've read indicates a simple 'yum install git' should work with EPEL enabled, but I get the dreaded

[root@box]# yum install git Loaded plugins: product-id, security, subscription-manager Updating certificate-based repositories. Setting up Install Process No package git available. Error: Nothing to do

Same goes for git-daemon, etc.

I've tracked down a number of git RPMs such as this one at repoforge but they require a train of dependencies that seems to never end.

I've also toyed with compiling it manually but the rabbit hole to get make working seems to go even deeper.

I'm convinced there's a simple oversight somewhere keeping me from being able to install from the EPEL repo, but I'm a rookie at all this. Thanks in advance for help/pointers/additional resources.

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It's a problem with your YUM repo for the actual distribution... It doesn't appear as though you have a "base" repository, based on your yum repolist command output. I suppose you could just download it as well...

[root@Kitteh ~]# yum repolist Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: xt.lol.net * epel: mirror.cogentco.com * extras: xt.lol.net * update: xt.lol.net repo id repo name status base CentOS-6 - Base 6346 epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6 - x86_64 7858 extras CentOS-6 - Extras 4 rpmforge Red Hat Enterprise 6 - RPMforge.net - dag 4445 update CentOS-6 - Updates 665

...and proof that GIT is part of the base repository...

[root@Kitteh ~]# yum info git Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: xt.lol.net * epel: mirror.cogentco.com * extras: xt.lol.net * update: xt.lol.net Installed Packages Name : git Arch : x86_64 Version : 1.7.1 Release : 2.el6_0.1 Size : 15 M Repo : installed From repo : anaconda-CentOS-201112091719.x86_64 Summary : Fast Version Control System URL : http://git-scm.com/ License : GPLv2 Description : Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an : unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations : and full access to internals. : : The git rpm installs the core tools with minimal dependencies. To : install all git packages, including tools for integrating with other : SCMs, install the git-all meta-package.
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  • This definitely makes sense; I've had to piecemeal the RHEL server with practically no prior experience with repos/rpms. Blame Aptitude for making it too easy elsewhere. In /etc/yum.repos.d/ I have the following: rhel-source.repo, epel-testing.repo, epel.repo, ius.repo, redhat.repo. The epel* and ius are ones I created manually, but the redhat and rhel-source were already present after the server install. What would be the best method to ensure they're enabled, assuming those are the base repos you mention? Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 21:17
  • The RPM you linked is similar to others I've tried; missing dependencies (perl-Git, etc)... could this also be because the base repo is misconfigured? Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 21:24
  • Do you have a RHEL subscription on this server? Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 21:25
  • I believe that we do, yes. Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 21:27
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    To fix the repo subscriptions, go to the RHN management page for this server and subscribe it to the appropriate channel. Then run rhn-check. If that fails, just open a ticket with RH. You have support, after all! Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 21:34
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try this:

# rpm -q git

if this won't return anything, try following

# yum clean all # yum install git

also make run this to see what's included/excluded in your repos:

# grep -iE "^exclude|^include" /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo:exclude=nagios-* #

UPDATE: (aka another way)

# rpm -ivh http://pkgs.repoforge.org/git/git-1.7.11.3-1.el6.rfx.x86_64.rpm #
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  • No dice on the clean/install attempt, still no git package found. No grep result for either exclude/include either. Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 21:26
  • look at updated section Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 21:41
  • Thanks, but same outcome as downloading/installing the RPM directly (IE: failed dependencies) Commented Oct 1, 2012 at 22:51
  • Which dependencies exactly? (install it too) Commented Oct 2, 2012 at 14:55
  • Too numerous to list, but the issue was the base Repo was missing due to a faulty install. Thanks for trying! Commented Oct 2, 2012 at 20:44

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