Updating git on ubuntu

Updated with the latest git release 1.5.5.1

I am using Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy and use git a lot, the latest version in gutsy repository is 1.5.2.5 but the latest version of Git is 1.5.5.1 so here’s a quick tip for compiling git.

First remove git if you have installed it from repositories:
sudo apt-get remove git git-svn

Then go into a temporary folder where you will download and compile git:
wget http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-1.5.5.1.tar.bz2
sudo apt-get build-dep git-core
tar xjf git-1.5.5.1.tar.bz2
cd git-1.5.5.1/
./configure
make
sudo make install
If you have a dual core CPU and want to use them both to compile faster use make -j2 instead of make

Now enjoy your hand compiled git 🙂

PS: For git gui I had to to install tk (sudo apt-get install tk).