git v1.7.1.1 available in my Ubuntu repository

The latest version of git, 1.7.1.1, has been released a while back and is now available in my repository for Ubuntu 10.04, 9.10, 9.04. Due to the fact I was on vacation when the new release came out I wasn’t able to release it sooner.
To use my repository follow the instructions posted on the git packages page.

How to compile a Ubuntu Maverick 2.6.35 kernel for Lucid

The Ubuntu kernel developers are actively back-porting the Ubuntu Maverick kernel to Ubuntu 10.04. This means that as a Ubuntu 10.04 user, you can compile the, as I write this, 2.6.35 kernel with Ubuntu modifications. I’m running this kernel myself without any problems. Because the kernel developers are also maintaining the original 2.6.32 kernel they made some changes on how to compile the kernel. For us users it means you can’t follow my original article on compiling the Lucid kernel for the newer kernel.
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