GitEye Installation on Linux Mint 21 – Step by step

Installing

2. 2. Downloading GitEye

   Download CollabNet GitEye Client for Linux

   GitEye for Linux .zip

   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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