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RabbitVCS: The Perfect TortoiseSVN Alternative For Linux, Now With GIT Integration As A Plus

RabbitVCS screenshot

Sure, you can always work with SVN repositories from the command line but sometimes a graphical SVN client is more convenient - for example you can use it to check which files are not added to the repository yet. And when it comes to graphical SVN clients, I'm sure most of you will agree when I say that RabbitVCS, a "set of graphical tools written to provide simple and straightforward access to the version control systems you use" inspired by the famous TortoiseSVN, is probably the best such tool for Linux.

Install Pidgin SVN + Plus! In Ubuntu

pidgin svn plus

Today, a new Launchpad PPA repository was launched which allows Ubuntu users to install Pidgin SVN with support for colored nicknames and several plug-ins.

New features coming with this repository:
  • Plus!
  • GTalkInvisible
  • Microblogging
  • Facebookchat
  • and others!


A complete list of available plug-ins can be found HERE (after adding the repository, you can install them using apt-get).

To add this repository, run the following commands in a terminal: