Installing Git on Oracle Linux 9 with 512 MB RAM (Without DNF)

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Installing Git on Oracle Linux 9 with 512 MB RAM (Without DNF)

This guide shows how to install Git manually on a low-memory Oracle Cloud Free Tier instance running Oracle Linux 9.x.

Environment

• Oracle Linux 9.7
• Architecture: x86_64
• RAM: 512 MB
• Swap: 2 GB
• Goal: Avoid dnf hangs and source compilation

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Verify System Information

cat /etc/os-release
uname -m

Expected output:

Oracle Linux Server 9.x
x86_64

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Create a Working Directory

mkdir ~/git-rpms
cd ~/git-rpms

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Download Git RPMs

wget https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL9/appstream/x86_64/getPackage/git-core-2.47.3-1.el9_6.x86_64.rpm

wget https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL9/appstream/x86_64/getPackage/git-2.47.3-1.el9_6.x86_64.rpm

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Install Without Dependencies

Because dnf may hang on low-memory instances, install using rpm --nodeps:

sudo rpm -ivh --nodeps git-core-2.47.3-1.el9_6.x86_64.rpm

sudo rpm -ivh --nodeps git-2.47.3-1.el9_6.x86_64.rpm

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Verify Installation

git --version

Expected output:

git version 2.47.3

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Configure Git

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

git config --global user.email "your-email@example.com"

Verify:

git config --list

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Test Git

mkdir test-git
cd test-git

git init

Expected output:

Initialized empty Git repository

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Why This Approach?

On Oracle Cloud Free Tier instances with only 512 MB RAM:

• dnf install git may hang while resolving dependencies.
• Building Git from source may fail due to memory limitations.
• Installing RPMs directly is lightweight and fast.
• Core Git functionality works normally.

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Notes

This installation skips optional Perl packages and documentation.

Basic commands work normally:

• git clone
• git pull
• git push
• git commit
• git branch

Optional features such as email patch workflows are not installed.

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Installed Version

Git 2.47.3
Oracle Linux 9.x
x86_64