Git is an open source version control system designed to handle very large projects with speed and efficiency, but just as well suited for small personal repositories. It is especially popular in the the open-source community, serving as a development platform for large projects, such as the Linux Kernel, WINE or X.org.

1. Log into your (dv) 3.5 Dedicated-Virtual Server as root using via ssh:

    ssh root@mt-example.com

2. Once logged in you will need to install python-iniparse, an INI parser for the Python language:

   rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/CentOS/python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm

3. Install YUM, the package management system for the CentOS 5 operating system
4. Next install the EPEL rpm:

   rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-3.noarch.rpm
   

5. Now it's time to actually install Git using yum:
   
   

   NOTE:

   During this part of the installation you will be prompted with several Is this ok [y/N]: prompts. Just enter a y and press return and the installation will continue.

   yum install git
   

Congratulations. You now have Git installed on your (dv) server. Please consult the official website for Git at http://git.or.cz/ for further information.

Revisions:

07-07-2009: Updated version number for EPEL
02-26-2009: Added link to the yum KB
12-12-2008: added dependency step and updated yum version, based on (mt) forum thread.  Thanks skorecky!!