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*Add the toolchain/test PPA*
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install g++-4.8
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-4.8 50
*If you ever want to update symlinks for a future version:*
sudo rm /usr/bin/g++
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/g++-4.XXX /usr/bin/g++
*Check version number*
g++ --version
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