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# get dependencies by installing current puppet, but then erase that puppet so it doesn't interfere
rpm -ivh http://yum.puppetlabs.com/el/6/products/i386/puppetlabs-release-6-7.noarch.rpm
yum install -y puppet
yum erase -y puppet

# clone puppet
cd /root && git clone https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet && cd puppet

# then try out different versions ...
git checkout 3.2.4
RUBYLIB=/root/puppet/lib bin/puppet --version
# do stuff

git checkout 2.6.0
RUBYLIB=/root/puppet/lib bin/puppet --version
# do stuff