git 1.7.5.3 available for Ubuntu Oneiric

Git 1.7.5.3 was released on May 26, 2001 and as of yesterday, besides the git packages being available for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04, I also added the git packages for Ubuntu Oneiric.
As per git 1.7.5.3 I also added a start menu for the git application git-gui. After installation you can find the menu item in under the menu Development.
The packages are available in the repository in my Ubuntu PPA on launchpad.
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How to update the version of your custom Ubuntu 10.10 kernel

In the article, How to compile a Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) kernel the question was asked how to bump the package version after patching the kernel. It isn’t just changing the version number in the changelog. This article will explain how to bump the version number for your custom Ubuntu kernel, it applies to all Ubuntu 10.10 kernel compilation guides I have written.
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