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which PPA has the most current version of git for 12.04? ppa:git-core/ppa is outdated

rated 0 times [ 11] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 6449 / 3 Years ago, mon, may 31, 2021, 7:46:19

Just installed git via ppa:git-core/ppa and got 1.7.9.5 when the current version is 1.9.2.

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

You are about to add the following PPA to your system:

 The most current stable version of Git for Ubuntu.



For release candidates, go to https://launchpad.net/~git-core/+archive/candidate .

...



$ sudo apt-get install git

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

...



$ git --version

git version 1.7.9.5

...

As a bonus question, why aren't there more deb packages for widely used apps like git? I know apt-get works fine but I find the PPA system to be kinda haphazard. I don't know if debs would be any better; just wish something better existed.

There's no tarball at http://code.google.com/p/git-core/downloads/list for 1.9.2.

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answered 3 Years ago rinstracte · Accepted Answer

You should update your package list as version 1.9.2 is well available from the git-core ppa.

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

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install git=1:1.9.2-0ppa1~precise1