1. Git-cola
Git-cola is developed in Python and comes with the usualpull, push, commit functions. It also comes with a diff-viewer and file staging mode.
In Ubuntu, git-cola is found in the repository and can be installed via UbuntuSoftware Center, or via the command:
sudo apt-get install git-cola
2. Gitg
gitg is a simple application. You can commit changes and view the repositories in graphical display. There is also the diff viewer and a file browser, that’s all. Some people love this as a git viewer because of the colorful graphs and great organization, making it easier to see the changes.
In Ubuntu, gitg can be installed with the command:
sudo apt-get install gitg
3. SmartGit
SmartGit is a cross-platform java-based full featured git client. It comes with almost everything you need to manage your git repository. You can pull, push, commit, track changes, clone, stage, branch and accessremote repo. It also comes with support for GitHub, Beanstalk, Codebase and Unfuddle.
If you are using Ubuntu Oneiric and have installed the OpenJDK instead of the Sun/Oracle Java runtime, you will find that SmartGit won’t run at all. Here’s the fix.
2. Extract the tar file to your home folder.
3. Open a file manager and navigate to the bin folder inside the smartgit directory. Open the “smartgit.sh” file with atext editor.
Change the line
#SMARTGIT_JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/java
To
SMARTGIT_JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk/jre
At the last line of code, change the line:
$_JAVA_EXEC $_VM_PROPERTIES -Xmx${MAXIMUM_HEAP_SIZE} -Dsmartgit.vm-xmx=${MAXIMUM_HEAP_SIZE} -jar "$SMARTGIT_HOME/lib/smartgit.jar" "$@";
To
$_JAVA_EXEC $_VM_PROPERTIES -Xmx${MAXIMUM_HEAP_SIZE} -Dsmartgit.checkIncompatibleJava=false -Dsmartgit.vm-xmx=${MAXIMUM_HEAP_SIZE} -jar "$SMARTGIT_HOME/lib/smartgit.jar" "$@";
Save the file and close it.
4. Lastly, click the “smartgit.sh” file and select Run when prompted.
Smartgit is free for non-commercial use.
4. Giggle
Giggle is more of a git viewer. You can view the files and changes that you have previously committed, but you are not able to commit changes or pull/push from/to the git server.
In Ubuntu, you can install Giggle with the command:
sudo apt-get install giggle
5. Git Gui
Git Gui is lightweight and simple, yet one of the most feature complete git client among the list. When you first run it, it will prompt you to either create a new repository, open an existing repo or clone aremote repo. Once opened, you will be able to view the master and branch changes and history, and the database statistics. You can also stage, merge, commit, push changes to the remote server. It might not have a long feature list as SmartGit, but it is definitely more user-friendly and easier to navigate.
Git Gui is available in the Ubuntu repository, so you can install via the command:
sudo apt-get install git-gui
To run it, press “Alt + F2” and type “git gui” (without the quote).
6. qGit
qgit is yet another git viewer based on the qt framework. If you are on using Gnome, you will find that the interface and icons are very similar to those in KDE (since KDE is based on qt framework as well).
qGit comes with a diff viewer and a revision log viewer, and you can easily switch between both. There is also an Action Builder where you can add and save custom Actions that you use repeatedly. For example, you can
