GitEye Installation in Linux Mint 21 – Step-by-step

Installing

2. 2. Downloading GitEye

   Download CollabNet GitEye Client for Linux

   GitEye for Linux .zip 32/64-bit

   Download GitEye

   If possible Choose to ‘Open with Archive Manager’.

3. 3. Extracting GitEye

   Then Extract it into /tmp/GitEye
   Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click and Open with Archive Manager:

   
   Or from Shell:

   mkdir /tmp/GitEye

   unzip -d /tmp/GitEye ~/Downloads/GitEye*.zip

   (But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.)

4. 4. Setting Up GitEye

   Relocating GitEye
   First, Set the SuperUser as Owner:

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/GitEye

   Then Switch Contents:

   sudo mv /tmp/GitEye /opt/GitEye

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

5. 5. Launching GitEye

   Now Launch & Enoy GitEye from Shell
   Create a Symlink to make it Easier:

   sudo ln -s /opt/GitEye/GitEye /usr/local/bin/GitEye

   Then Launch it simply with:

   GitEye

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