Setting up on Linux

bash¶

Depending on your Linux distribution, bash might be your default shell. You can start an interactive bash session by typing bash into your terminal, or by using the chsh command in terminal to temporarily change your default shell.

Determine your default shell¶

In a terminal, use the following command to determine your shell

echo "$SHELL"

If bash is your default shell, then the output should look something like

/bin/bash

(Optional) Change your default shell to bash¶

If bash is not your default shell then you will need to determine the location of the bash executable by typing the following command into your terminal

which bash

This will return the location of the bash executable.

Copy the location of the bash executable.

Type the following into your terminal, you might be prompted to provide your password

chsh -s <location of bash exeutable>

git¶

In most cases, git comes installed by default on many Linux distributions.

Check if git is installed by opening up a terminal window and typing in

git

or

git -v

(Optional) Install git¶

The git-scm website is a great resource for instructions on how to install git on many Linux distributions, follow the instructions provided here https://git-scm.com/install/linux

Test the git installation¶

1. Open a new Terminal window

2. Type

   git

   or

   git -v

3. The help menu or git version should be printed to the terminal if git is installed

4. Press Enter

5. Close the program or type

   exit

GitKraken¶

Depending on your Linux distribution and preferred method of installing software, the GitKraken documentation includes instructions on the many ways in which GitKraken can be installed on Linux.

Please see here for further information on how to install it on your distribution https://help.gitkraken.com/gitkraken-desktop/how-to-install/#linux-deb-rpm-tar-gz-snap