6 Graphical Interface for Git Client in Linux

6 Graphical Interface for Git Client in Linux : -

1. Git-cola :-
Git-cola comes with the usual pull, push, commit functions. and comes with a diff-viewer and file staging mode.

we can install Git Cola In Ubuntu via below command:-

sudo apt-get install git-cola

2. Gitg :-
Gitg comes commit changes and view the repositories in graphical display. and comes with diff viewer and a file browser.

we can install Gitg In Ubuntu via below command:-

sudo apt-get install gitg

3. SmartGit :-
SmartGit comes with pull, push, commit, track changes, clone, stage, branch and access remote repo. and also comes with support for GitHub, Beanstalk, Codebase and Unfuddle. it doesn’t work with BitBucket.

we can install SmartGit In Ubuntu via below steps :-

1. Download SmartGit.

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 a text 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.


4. Giggle :-
Giggle comes with 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.

we can install Giggle In Ubuntu via below command:-

sudo apt-get install giggle

5. Git Gui :-
Git Gui comes with stage, merge, commit, push changes to the remote server. It might not have a long feature list as SmartGit.

we can install Git Gui In Ubuntu via below command:-

sudo apt-get install git-gui

6. qGit :-
qgit is a git viewer based on the qt framework.

it comes with a diff viewer and a revision log viewer, and you can easily switch between both. also create Actions to pull, push, commit the changes rather than doing it on the terminal or other git client.