Tortoise SVN in Linux? Ubuntu alternatives here..
Nov 12, 2008 Technology
I have spent almost 2 months now trying to find a good alternative for Tortoise SVN in my ubuntu, i have been using Tortoise SVN for a while now, i got very used to the interface now, now i am not able to code without it. I have got so obsessed with it, and well svn cli is good, but its not there near Tortoise SVN.
This morning i can across this blog about how to implement scripts in nautilus that allows users to replicate TortoiseSVN like functionality in ubuntu.
KDESVN connected to nautilus script
KDESVN is a Visual SVN Client tool that can be installed in Ubuntu. Try this command to install it
>> sudo apt-get install subversion kdesvn kompare
After Installation, you will have to configure the rightclick menu scripts here
>> ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts
create a file called “kdesvn.sh” with the following contents
>> #!/bin/sh
>> kdesvn $1
assign execute rights to that file
>> chmod +x kdesvn.sh
Now open the file browser, you will be able to see KDESVN in the scripts context menu. To activate the SVN client, select some folder in local repository, and try the menu. It will popup the KDESVN interface.
Tags: linux, svn, Tech Blogs, Technology, ubunutu
November 13th, 2008 at 9:18 am
If one prefers to use a standalone SVN client or does not want to install KDE to get KDESVN running, SmartSVN is a good alternative, too. It runs on Linux, Mac OS X, OS/2 and Windows and hence is perfect for people who have to use multiple-platforms and don’t want to learn different tools. Just install the SUN-Java Runtime Environment 1.6 using Synaptic, unpack the generic SmartSVN bundle from our website and launch bin/smartsvn.sh. That’s it. No need to check for the correct SVN command line client, no need for external SSH clients, no need for external file compare tools.
June 8th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Thanks for the tip. KDESVN is a good alternative. I tried SmartSVN and I didn't like it that much. However I always find it better to use a plugin for the IDE I'm working with, wether it is JDeveloper, Eclipse or Visual Studio and KDESVN as a complement.
July 12th, 2009 at 4:38 am
SmartSVN is fine but it’s commercial software
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January 13th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
PagaVCS is another alternative for Gnome:
http://pagavcs.googlecode.com