Sep 15

Easy Subversion GUI for Nautilus and Ubuntu

Tag: how-to, software, ubuntuScott Wegner @ 4:47 pm

Just about every software project uses some sort of versioning control system, and subversion is arguably the most popular tool.  Having your files versioned and backed up in a central repository is essential.  I’ve written about how to set up your own subversion repository, but you can go a step further and install a graphical interface to use subversion right within Nautilus.

Installing and setting up the subversion GUI is as simple as three commands.

  1. Install the nautilus-script-collection-svn package:
    sudo aptitude install nautilus-script-collection-svn
  2. Enable the plugin (this is required to access the plugin from nautilus):
    nautilus-script-manager enable Subversion
  3. Restart Nautilus:
    killall nautilus

Afterwards, Nautilus will have a new entry in the context menu when you right click.  You can now access most basic subversion commands without touching a terminal.

The interface isn’t quite as pretty as some Windows clients, such as TortoiseSVN.  However, it is still a nice alternative for users who prefer a GUI and only need basic functionality.  There doesn’t seem to be any support for merges, and other commands will use the default parameters.

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3 Responses to “Easy Subversion GUI for Nautilus and Ubuntu”

  1. How To: Host a Subversion Repository in Ubuntu Hardy | automaticable says:

    [...] Update: Actually, it’s a little bit tricky to get the Nautilus plugin working.  If you’re having trouble, check out these instructions to enable SVN access in Nautilus. [...]

  2. niray says:

    I tried to checkout and it doesn’t show checkout progress. :( i just have to wait till my project is checkedout !!

  3. Faraz says:

    Have you seen this:

    http://code.google.com/p/nautilussvn/

    It’s almost the same as TortoiseSVN.

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