Updating vim 7.3.429 to 7.3.885 on Ubuntu 12.04

Question

I have installed version 7.3.429 of vim on my Ubuntu 12.04 and want to update to the version 7.3.885. Could someone guide me? I thank you in advance.

Answer 1

You can either use this ppa:

https://launchpad.net/~nmi/+archive/vim-snapshots

or compile it from source.

For information on using a ppa see:

What are PPAs and how do I use them?

and

https://launchpad.net/+help-soyuz/ppa-sources-list.html