Install Git 1.8.5.2 In Linux Mint, Ubuntu And Other Derivatives Via PPA

Git is a fast, scalable, distributed version control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.

In this tutorial we going to install git 1.8.5.2 via PPA in Ubuntu and Linux Mint Derivatives:

Open Terminal

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install git