If you want to keep your old gcc, as I do, then do this instead:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc-4.8 g++-4.8
Then to compile with older gcc, mine was 4.7:
gcc main.c
To compile with gcc 4.8:
gcc-4.8 main.c
You might find typing the extra -4.8
annoying, in which case follow the other answers given by raven and Amir. I quite like this method, as it gives me the choice to use a fall-back version (4.7) if I encounter a bug!
http://askubuntu.com/questions/312620/how-do-i-install-gcc-4-8-1-on-ubuntu-13-04