since i still can not create comment, i'll write this in answer section.
duplicate post: http://askubuntu.com/questions/689065/how-could-i-install-gdal-without-roothttps://askubuntu.com/questions/689065/how-could-i-install-gdal-without-root
Refer to the following link for installation instructions: http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/BuildingOnUnix
