Upgrading git from the source repository in Ubuntu

Question

I want to upgrade git using the source repository in Ubuntu. As you note, the last stable version is 2.0.2, but I have 1.9.4.

I cloned the git repo, but I'm not sure how to continue.

I want to do that in some way I can understand how to interact with the branches and tags of the repo, so I am not searching for solutions of this type

Please help!

Ahoy

Answer 1

2.0.2 has been uploaded 3 days ago in this PPA: https://launchpad.net/~git-core/+archive/ubuntu/ppa

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa

But if this isn't what you want, and you have clone the git repo, then

sudo apt-get install libcurl4-gnutls-dev libexpat1-dev gettext libz-dev libssl-dev bzip2
cd /path/to/local/clone/of/git
./configure
make
sudo make install

Inclinometer

Thank you, just one more question. Have the commands ./configure, make, and sudo make install the same functionality as: make prefix=/usr/local all, sudo make prefix=/usr/local install ?. I founded them in this website (check the part that says "if you want to upgrade ...") – Ahoy

@Ahoy yes, the ./configure would set the --prefix for you, so you don't have to repeat it afterward. Type ./configure --help for more on the various options, but generally the defaults are good. – Inclinometer