How to install SmartGit 8.0.1 on Ubuntu 16.04

   SmartGit 8.0.1 is a Git client with support for GitHub Pull Requests+Comments and SVN. It runs on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.  bug fix release fixes a couple of bugs.

SmartGit 8.0.1 Changelog
Fixed Bugs

• Git:
• Branches: misleading ahead/behind commit display in case of push.default branch != tracking branch
• Commit:
• false-positive "diverges remote branch" warning when trying to Commit&Push merge commit
• flickering if spell-checker and line-length-guide want to highlight

• Log: memory leak if having the Log window open for a long time
• Refresh, File Monitor: smartgit.fileMonitor.excludeIgnoredDirectories=false does not work properly
• Stash-on-demand: possible internal error related to progress display

• SVN:
• Journal: tracked/tracking display wrong (no jigsaw connection)

• GitHub: - comment timestamp was not shown in current time-zone but GMT

• - GUI:
• Compare: internal error apply selection/lines for inserted block at end of file
• Commit: file completion did not show anything if nothing matching was found
• general dialogs: navigation with tab-key or default button (on OS X) did  not work correctly any more

Installation instructions: 

Open terminal and insert command line...

$ sudo apt-get install gdebi $ wget http://www.syntevo.com/static/smart/download/smartgit/smartgit-8_0_1.deb $ sudo gdebi smartgit-8_0_1.deb