How to re-install with specific git version on Ubuntu?

Question

How to (re)install with specific git version on Ubuntu ?

I need v2.39.1

I have $ git --version git version 2.25.1

Is there any update mechanism or just re installation of the packet

Answer 1

I would normally only do a ppa upgrade:

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

The git-core/+archive/ubuntu/ppa does reference the v2.39.1 in its latest version.

But if you need to install a specific version, which would not be the latest one, then it would be:

sudo apt install git=1:2.x.y-1~ppa0~ubuntu23.04.1