Update git to latest version on Ubuntu

update-git.sh

#!/bin/bash
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:git-core/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git -y

Thank you! Work on Lubuntu 22.04

I am quite new to using Linux and I came across these commands while searching for "updating git ubuntu". Now I want to know exactly what these lines do? espicially this one -> sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:git-core/ppa this probably updates everything in the repository (sudo apt-get update) [correct me if I am wrong pretty please] sudo apt-get install git -y (not sure what the -y flag does here)

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Local Ubuntu adds (= subscribe or register the link of) the external repository as a library of packages it can (automatically) download and list up latest version for further updates.

You are adding the repository that contains the git package to your local ubuntu machine to do this subscription.
Now then, you do apt-get update, then you get the news that the git in that repo has the new version.
Lastly, you download it with apt-get install git.

Thank you.

thanks.

Thanks man!!

Still works! Thanks

Works like a charm :-)

git --version
git version 2.43.2

even with prior installed:

gh version
gh version 2.46.0 (2024-03-20)

Thaks, from me, too!

Thank you for your sharing !!

Working! ❤️️
git --version
git version 2.43.2
Ubuntu 20.04 focal

Thanks.

thanks a bunch!

perfect, thank you

This always works even after 15 years.

Thanks a lot

Many thanks

Thanks. Still works in 2025

Great! Thanks!!