How to Install GitBucket on Linux Mint Latest

GitBucket is a web-based Git repository manager that is written in Java, and is designed to be lightweight and easy to use. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing GitBucket on Linux Mint, the latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A Linux Mint system running the latest version
  • Java installed on your system (version 7 or higher)

Installing GitBucket

Follow the steps below to install GitBucket on your Linux Mint system:

  1. Open the terminal on your Linux Mint system.

  2. Download the GitBucket package by typing the following command:

wget https://github.com/gitbucket/gitbucket/releases/download/4.35.3/gitbucket.war
  1. Once the package has been downloaded, you can create a new directory for your GitBucket installation by typing the following command:
mkdir /opt/gitbucket
  1. Now you can move the GitBucket package to the newly created directory by typing the following command:
mv gitbucket.war /opt/gitbucket/
  1. Change the ownership of the /opt/gitbucket directory to your user account by typing the following command:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/gitbucket
  1. Next, you need to create a new service file named gitbucket.service under /etc/systemd/system to manage the GitBucket service. You can use any text editor of your choice to create the file. For example, if you want to use nano, type:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/gitbucket.service
  1. Paste the following code into the file:
[Unit]
Description=GitBucket

[Service]
User=root
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar /opt/gitbucket/gitbucket.war

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

  1. Save and close the file.

  2. Reload the systemd daemon by typing the following command:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
  1. Now you can start the GitBucket service by typing the following command:
sudo systemctl start gitbucket
  1. Next, enable the GitBucket service so that it starts automatically at boot time:
sudo systemctl enable gitbucket
  1. Verify that the GitBucket service is running by typing the following command:
sudo systemctl status gitbucket

If everything is working correctly, you should see output similar to the following:

● gitbucket.service - GitBucket
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/gitbucket.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2021-11-25 12:16:20 EST; 1min 29s ago
   Main PID: 9756 (java)
      Tasks: 61 (limit: 4665)
     Memory: 796.9M
     CGroup: /system.slice/gitbucket.service
             └─9756 /usr/bin/java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar /opt/gitbucket/gitbucket.war
  1. Finally, you can access the GitBucket web interface by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured GitBucket on your Linux Mint system.