How To Install git-core on CentOS 8
git-core is Core package of git with minimal functionality
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-core on CentOS 8.
What is git-core
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-core rpm installs really the core tools with minimal dependencies. Install git package for common set of tools. To install all git packages, including tools for integrating with other SCMs, install the git-all meta-package.
We can use yum or dnf to install git-core on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install git-core.
Install git-core on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install git-core using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install git-core
Install git-core on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install git-core using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install git-core
How To Uninstall git-core on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the git-core package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove git-core
git-core Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/bin/git
/usr/bin/git-receive-pack
/usr/bin/git-shell
/usr/bin/git-upload-archive
/usr/bin/git-upload-pack
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/23
/usr/lib/.build-id/23/611d3f699dd6a7673dd5e4ab89c5c1d40aacd7
/usr/lib/.build-id/39
/usr/lib/.build-id/39/26e5f7d46ea3b8a53b01386cb36c7d8c2f4e1f
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a/ef408c9d2e4b5a0a15844484b2676023147221
/usr/lib/.build-id/47
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/c1ee74b70b54e4ecca78495cba677781f51d32
/usr/lib/.build-id/4b
/usr/lib/.build-id/4b/712976745da06ad601cdb0bf7dd374e23476bf
/usr/lib/.build-id/6b
/usr/lib/.build-id/6b/3043854cf0718ffc34228713ef41006f3ed26e
/usr/lib/.build-id/97
/usr/lib/.build-id/97/616d793c7cc835d29d4d8c95ed3ba32e4b1e3a
/usr/lib/.build-id/a3
/usr/lib/.build-id/a3/76b1318c1b2cda15c312adec37de6d9cf4f2f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6/b4bbc4240440b4f4332351fe9476f2598a6384
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8/51e3fe11c61cd6963a3d366d8128b963a049b4
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8/5fc8e1dea5445022e67e81761a55387699b9b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3/4c1ddd988fa3295aa161ccf30aa581800c0973
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/2b1487e9d0d276177b2f1f92fc35317fda8c83
/usr/libexec/git-core
/usr/libexec/git-core/git
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-add
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-am
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-annotate
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-apply
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-archive
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-bisect
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-bisect--helper
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-blame
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-branch
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-bugreport
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-bundle
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-cat-file
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-check-attr
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-check-ignore
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-check-mailmap
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-check-ref-format
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-checkout
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-checkout-index
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-cherry
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-cherry-pick
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-clean
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-clone
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-column
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-commit
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-commit-graph
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-commit-tree
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-config
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-count-objects
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-credential
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-credential-cache
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-credential-cache--daemon
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-credential-store
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-describe
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-diff
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-diff-files
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-diff-index
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-diff-tree
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-env--helper
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-fast-export
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-fast-import
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-fetch
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-fetch-pack
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-fmt-merge-msg
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-for-each-ref
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-format-patch
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-fsck
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-fsck-objects
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-gc
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-get-tar-commit-id
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-grep
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-hash-object
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-help
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-http-backend
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-http-fetch
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-http-push
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-imap-send
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-index-pack
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-init
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-init-db
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-interpret-trailers
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-log
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-ls-files
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-ls-remote
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-ls-tree
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-mailinfo
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-mailsplit
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge-base
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge-file
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge-index
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge-octopus
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge-one-file
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge-ours
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge-recursive
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge-resolve
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge-subtree
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-merge-tree
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-mergetool
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-mergetool--lib
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-mktag
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-mktree
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-multi-pack-index
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-mv
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-name-rev
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-notes
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-pack-objects
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-pack-redundant
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-pack-refs
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-parse-remote
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-patch-id
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-prune
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-prune-packed
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-pull
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-push
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-quiltimport
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-range-diff
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-read-tree
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-rebase
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-rebase--preserve-merges
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-receive-pack
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-reflog
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-remote
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-remote-ext
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-remote-fd
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-remote-ftp
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-remote-ftps
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-remote-http
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-remote-https
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-repack
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-replace
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-rerere
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-reset
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-restore
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-rev-list
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-rev-parse
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-revert
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-rm
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-send-pack
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-sh-i18n
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-sh-i18n--envsubst
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-sh-setup
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-shell
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-shortlog
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-show
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-show-branch
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-show-index
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-show-ref
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-sparse-checkout
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-stage
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-stash
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-status
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-stripspace
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-submodule
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-submodule--helper
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-switch
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-symbolic-ref
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-tag
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-unpack-file
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-unpack-objects
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-update-index
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-update-ref
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-update-server-info
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-upload-archive
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-upload-pack
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-var
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-verify-commit
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-verify-pack
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-verify-tag
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-web--browse
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-whatchanged
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-worktree
/usr/libexec/git-core/git-write-tree
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/araxis
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/bc
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/bc3
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/codecompare
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/deltawalker
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/diffmerge
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/diffuse
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/ecmerge
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/emerge
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/examdiff
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/guiffy
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/gvimdiff
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/gvimdiff2
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/gvimdiff3
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/kdiff3
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/kompare
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/meld
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/opendiff
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/smerge
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/tkdiff
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/tortoisemerge
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/vimdiff
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/vimdiff2
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/vimdiff3
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/winmerge
/usr/libexec/git-core/mergetools/xxdiff
/usr/share/bash-completion
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/git
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/gitk
/usr/share/git-core
/usr/share/git-core/contrib
/usr/share/git-core/contrib/completion
/usr/share/git-core/contrib/completion/git-completion.tcsh
/usr/share/git-core/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
/usr/share/git-core/contrib/hooks
/usr/share/git-core/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
/usr/share/git-core/contrib/hooks/pre-auto-gc-battery
/usr/share/git-core/templates
/usr/share/git-core/templates/branches
/usr/share/git-core/templates/description
/usr/share/git-core/templates/hooks
/usr/share/git-core/templates/hooks/applypatch-msg.sample
/usr/share/git-core/templates/hooks/commit-msg.sample
/usr/share/git-core/templates/hooks/post-update.sample
/usr/share/git-core/templates/hooks/pre-applypatch.sample
/usr/share/git-core/templates/hooks/pre-commit.sample
/usr/share/git-core/templates/hooks/pre-merge-commit.sample
/usr/share/git-core/templates/hooks/pre-push.sample
/usr/share/git-core/templates/hooks/pre-receive.sample
/usr/share/git-core/templates/hooks/update.sample
/usr/share/git-core/templates/info
/usr/share/git-core/templates/info/exclude
/usr/share/licenses/git-core
/usr/share/licenses/git-core/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_PT/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/git.mo
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-core on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.