diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9a247c5..bc342d4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,18 @@ language: cpp
 compiler: gcc
 
 before_install:
+    - sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:ubuntu-sdk-team/ppa
+    - sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
     - sudo apt-get update -qq
+    - sudo apt-get install gcc-4.8
+    - sudo apt-get install g++-4.8
+    - sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.8 20
+    - sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-4.8 20
+    - sudo update-alternatives --config gcc
+    - sudo update-alternatives --config g++
+    - sudo apt-get update
+    - sudo apt-get upgrade -y
+    - sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
     - sudo apt-get install -qq cmake sqlite3 libx11-dev libxtst-dev
 
 before_script: