Why not use a hosted VCS, so you don't have to install it? Most free VCS hosts offer public-only repositories for free. However, a few, such as BitBucket, provi

Why not use a hosted VCS, so you don't have to install it? Most free VCS hosts offer public-only repositories for free. However, a few, such as BitBucket, provide free private repositories. There are likely others too. I think this would solve your problem.