If you have an older Linux system, e.g. Ubuntu 20.04, Linux Mint 20, Redhat or RockyLinux 8.10, you may see an error SWT OS.java Error: Failed to load swt-pi3, loading swt-pi4 as fallback or GLIBC_2.34 not found when trying to launch SmartGit 25.1. Then do the following steps to get it started as a workaround:

  • download the Tar archive of SmartGit 25.1,
  • download the Tar archive of SmartGit 24.1,
  • unpack both archives
  • replace <smartgit-25.1>/lib/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64.jar with the one from SmartGit 24.1

Now you should be able to start SmartGit 25.1.

  • open the SmartGit preferences (Edit | Preferences), page SmartGit Updates and select the option Do not check for new updates (or, if disabled, Check and report new updates)