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Install git-gui with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, zypper

Tcl/Tk UI for the git revision control system. Version 2.55.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-gui

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add git-gui

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · git-gui · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install git-gui

Debian stable package indexes · git-gui · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install git-gui

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · git-gui · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install git-gui

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · git-gui · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Tcl/Tk UI for the git revision control system

Commands and aliases

  • git-citool
  • git-gui
  • git-gui--askpass
  • git-gui--askyesno
  • gitk

history

Project history and usage

git gui is the Tcl/Tk graphical commit tool distributed with Git. It sits beside command-line Git and gitk, giving users a visual interface for staging, committing, amending, branching, merging, fetching, and pushing.

Project history

git gui originated in the Git project era of 2006, with early Git source history and the program copyright naming Shawn O. Pearce and other contributors. Git documentation describes the tool as an independently maintained project whose stable versions are distributed with the Git suite for end-user convenience.

The Git source history shows git-gui being merged into the main Git repository in February 2007 and then regularly synchronized from the standalone git-gui line. The Git manual also points to a separate git-gui repository, while package managers often ship it as a split package so users can install the GUI without changing the core command-line Git package.

Adoption history

git gui gained adoption through Git itself rather than through a separate plugin ecosystem. Its significance comes from being a cross-platform graphical front end bundled with the dominant distributed version control system and packaged by Unix-like distributions as a companion to gitk and Tcl/Tk.

How it is used

Practitioners use git gui when they want a visual staging area, commit editor, blame-style single-file annotation, and basic repository actions without leaving Git's native tooling. The `citool` mode starts a reduced interface intended to make exactly one commit and return to the shell.

Why package nerds care

For packagers, git gui is a classic split-package case: it belongs to Git's tool family, depends on Tcl/Tk, overlaps with gitk, and is useful to users who want a small native GUI rather than a full Git desktop client.

Timeline

  • 2006: Early git-gui development appears in Git source history under Shawn O. Pearce.
  • 2007: git-gui is merged into the Git source tree for distribution with Git.
  • 2010: The script copyright range in Git source reaches 2006-2010 for Shawn Pearce and other contributors.
  • 2013-2016: Git source history records tagged gitgui releases merged from the standalone git-gui line.

Related projects

  • gitk is the sibling repository browser for viewing commit history and diffs; git gui can launch gitk from its visualization actions. Git itself supplies the command-line plumbing and porcelain that git gui wraps.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
git-citoolcliglobal executable
git-guicliglobal executable
git-gui--askpasscliglobal executable
git-gui--askyesnocliglobal executable
gitkcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.55.0
manager updated2026-06-29
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://git-scm.com

  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://git-scm.comnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:git-gui
Version2.55.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-gui
Homepagehttps://git-scm.com
Repositoryhttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git
Upstream docshttps://git-scm.com/docs/git-gui
LicenseGPL-2.0-only
Source archivehttps://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-2.55.0.tar.xz
Last updated2026-06-29T20:54:53Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciestcl-tk
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegit-gui
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

git-gui 1:2.47.3-0+deb13u1

fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (GUI)

https://git-scm.com/

sudo apt install git-gui
  • Section: vcs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: git
  • 2 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Gui
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: git-gui from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

git-gui 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7

fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (GUI)

https://git-scm.com/

sudo apt install git-gui
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: git
  • 2 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Gui
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: git-gui from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

git-gui 2.54.0-r0

GUI interface for git

https://www.git-scm.com/

sudo apk add git-gui
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: git
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Gui
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-gui from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

git-gui 2.54.0-1.fc45

Graphical interface to Git

https://git-scm.com/

sudo dnf install git-gui
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: git
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Gui
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-gui from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

git-gui 2.54.0-2.1

Grapical tool for common git operations

https://git-scm.com/

sudo zypper install git-gui
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Development/Tools/Version Control
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: git
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Gui
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-gui from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
Debian apt92%

gitk 1:2.47.3-0+deb13u1

fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (revision tree visualizer)

https://git-scm.com/

sudo apt install gitk
  • Section: vcs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: git
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Gitk
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gitk from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt92%

gitk 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7

fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (revision tree visualizer)

https://git-scm.com/

sudo apt install gitk
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: git
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Gitk
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gitk from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf92%

gitk 2.54.0-1.fc45

Git repository browser

https://git-scm.com/

sudo dnf install gitk
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: git
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Gitk
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gitk from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper92%

gitk 2.54.0-2.1

Git revision tree visualiser

https://git-scm.com/

sudo zypper install gitk
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Development/Tools/Version Control
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: git
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Gitk
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gitk from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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Used sources

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  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment