Linux GUI Git Client Suggestions
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Warren Buckley
01/07/2025, 5:17 PMPlaying with a Ubuntu VM just to test some repos/code on a Linux box without Windows WSL.
Surprised how many apps I use have a linux version, but one I don't is Git Fork.
So if you use a Linux flavoured OS, what GUI based Git client are you using.
Warren Buckley
01/07/2025, 5:18 PMI saw GitKraken but I have never been a fan of it.
Warren Buckley
01/07/2025, 5:18 PMI know @Sebastiaan you have being dipping into Linux more as your daily OS.
So what you using mate?!
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CarlCod_es
01/08/2025, 10:41 AMI used to use SmartGit on my ubuntu VM back in the day, I don't use it much anymore but I'm with you - can't get on with Kraken
CarlCod_es
01/08/2025, 10:41 AMfound this handy list of clients though - few I've not heard of https://git-scm.com/downloads/guis?os=linux
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Sebastiaan
01/08/2025, 1:39 PMNot used anything but git command line to be fair.
VSCode and Rider have built-in clients as well, I hear the Rider one is good
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Steven (he/him)
01/08/2025, 1:42 PMVS Code and command line does the job for me
Steven (he/him)
01/08/2025, 1:43 PM+ GitLens extension
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Warren Buckley
01/08/2025, 1:45 PMThanks gang
Warren Buckley
01/08/2025, 1:45 PMYeh may lean on VSCode & Rider then to help me
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Matt Brailsford
01/08/2025, 1:47 PMI've used SmartGit for years on Windows and it's always worked well.
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skttl
01/08/2025, 5:04 PMGitButler has a linux version, but it is very different way of working with git
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Mike Chambers
01/09/2025, 6:16 PMLinux community port of github desktop? https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop
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