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GitKraken Desktop

Countless developers and teams worldwide use GitKraken Desktop for its intuitive GUI, powerful terminal, and cross-platform support for Windows, Mac, and Linux

🌐 gitkraken.com/git-client

Usage​

WSL​

For users on Windows, using WSL and having repositories cloned on WSL, it's recommended to install GitKraken Desktop on the Linux distribution and open it from there (like VS Code).

The procedure is given at help.gitkraken.com/gitkraken-desktop/windows-subsystem-for-linux.

Install, or upgrade, on Ubuntu with:

wget https://api.gitkraken.dev/releases/production/linux/x64/active/gitkraken-amd64.deb
sudo mv gitkraken-amd64.deb /tmp
sudo apt install /tmp/gitkraken-amd64.deb
sudo rm /tmp/gitkraken-amd64.deb

Run with:

gitkraken

Configure SSH keys:

  • In File, click Preferences...
  • Click SSH, select the files for SSH Private Key and SSH Public Key (you can copy in ~/.ssh those from Windows and change permissions to 600)

Shortcuts:

  • Ctrl+Shift+F toggles full screen

Know issues:

  • GitKraken Desktop window may disappear and the only solution is to kill and restart the application

    kill -TERM -- -$(pgrep -o gitkraken)