"Go" Install smartgit via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04/linux Mint

Original URL: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2013/09/install-smartgit-via-ppa-ubuntu-linux-mint/

This tutorial'll show you how to install SMARTGIT/HG easily via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint.

As know, SMARTGIT/HG is a graphical Git and Mercurial client which can also connect to SVN repositories. SMARTGIT/HG runs on Linux, Mac OS X (10.5 or newer) and Windows (XP or newer). Git and Mercurial (HG) are distributed version control System (DVCS). Read Smartgit Documentation

SMARTGIT/HG depends on Java Runtime environment. So before get started, install OpenJDK from Ubuntu software Center or install Oracle Java via PPA.

Update-2015:for Ubuntu 14.04, 14.10, 15.04 and their derivatives, run below commands instead:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eugenesan/ppasudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get Install Smartgit

Once Java properly installed, press ctrl+alt+t on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands one by one to install the GIT client:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eugenesan/ppasudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get Install SMARTGITHG

"Go" Install smartgit via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04/linux Mint