How to install latest version of git on CentOS 8.x/7.x/6.x

I used the usual:

yum install git

It did not install the latest version of git on my CentOS 6. How can I update to the latest version of git for CentOS 6? The solution can be applicable to newer versions of CentOS such as CentOS 7.

Answer

You can use WANDisco’s CentOS repository to install Git 2.x: for CentOS 6, for CentOS 7

1. Install WANDisco repo package:

   yum install http://opensource.wandisco.com/centos/6/git/x86_64/wandisco-git-release-6-1.noarch.rpm
   - or -
   yum install http://opensource.wandisco.com/centos/7/git/x86_64/wandisco-git-release-7-1.noarch.rpm
   - or -
   yum install http://opensource.wandisco.com/centos/7/git/x86_64/wandisco-git-release-7-2.noarch.rpm
   

2. Install the latest version of Git 2.x:

   yum install git
   

3. Verify the version of Git that was installed:

   git --version
   

As of 02 Mar. 2020, the latest available version from WANDisco is 2.22.0.