How to install SCM Manager on Manjaro

SCM Manager is an open source web application for managing Git, Mercurial and Subversion repositories. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install SCM Manager on Manjaro.

Requirements

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

• Manjaro installed on your system
• Java JDK 8 or later installed on your system

Installation

1. Open the terminal in Manjaro by pressing CTRL + ALT + T.
2. Update the system and install the necessary tools by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu wget curl tar gzip

3. Next, download the latest version of SCM Manager using wget:

wget https://maven.scm-manager.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/sonia/scm/scm-server/2.30.1/scm-server-2.30.1-app.tar.gz

4. Once the download is complete, extract the tar.gz file using the following command:

tar -xvzf scm-server-2.30.1-app.tar.gz

5. Go to the extracted directory using the following command:

cd scm-server-2.30.1/

6. Start the SCM Manager by running the following command:

./bin/scm-server start

7. Once the server has started, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/scm/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SCM Manager on Manjaro.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install SCM Manager on Manjaro. With SCM Manager, you can easily manage Git, Mercurial and Subversion repositories from a single web interface.

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