To install Github Desktop for Ubuntu

github_desktop_ubuntu.md

IMPORTANT

See the following links for further updates to Github Desktop for Ubuntu. These are official instructions. (also mentioned by fetwar on Nov 3, 2023)

• How to Install
• Latest Releases

For the sake of "maintaining the tradition" here is the updated version.

# UPDATE (2024-01-24)

## Direct copy-paste from official instrubtions
## Github Desktop for Ubuntu
## Get the @shiftkey package feed
wget -qO - https://apt.packages.shiftkey.dev/gpg.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/shiftkey-packages.gpg > /dev/null
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/shiftkey-packages.gpg] https://apt.packages.shiftkey.dev/ubuntu/ any main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/shiftkey-packages.list'
## Install Github Desktop for Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt install github-desktop

There are other methods mentioned in the comments. Many thanks to their contributions.

• Meliyio commented on Dec 9, 2023
• phanect commented on Nov 19, 2023
• rakkarage commented on Nov 17, 2023

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# UPDATE (2022-11-07): Thanks to Sxvxgee's message, the updated code is as follows

sudo wget https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases/download/release-3.1.1-linux1/GitHubDesktop-linux-3.1.1-linux1.deb
### Uncomment below line if you have not installed gdebi-core before
# sudo apt-get install gdebi-core 
sudo gdebi GitHubDesktop-linux-3.1.1-linux1.deb


# UPDATE (2021-10-18): Thanks to Amin Yahyaabadi's message, the updated code is as follows

#sudo wget https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases/download/release-2.9.3-linux3/GitHubDesktop-linux-2.9.3-linux3.deb
### Uncomment below line if you have not installed gdebi-core before
# sudo apt-get install gdebi-core 
#sudo gdebi GitHubDesktop-linux-2.9.3-linux3.deb

# UPDATE (2021-03-05): Thanks to PaoloRanzi81's comment, the updated code is as follows https://gist.github.com/PaoloRanzi81

#sudo wget https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases/download/release-2.6.3-linux1/GitHubDesktop-linux-2.6.3-linux1.deb
### Uncomment below line if you have not installed gdebi-core before
# sudo apt-get install gdebi-core 
#sudo gdebi GitHubDesktop-linux-2.6.3-linux1.deb

## Initial post
#sudo wget https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases/download/release-2.1.0-linux1/GitHubDesktop-linux-2.1.0-linux1.deb
#sudo gdebi GitHubDesktop-linux-2.1.0-linux1.deb

Please update it to GitHubDesktop-linux-amd64-3.3.1-linux1.deb

This is the link to the latest version
sudo wget https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases/download/release-3.3.1-linux1/GitHubDesktop-linux-amd64-3.3.1-linux1.deb
sudo apt install ./GitHubDesktop-linux-amd64-3.3.1-linux1.deb -y

Perfect script !

If you don't have gdebi, you can use dpkg

sudo dpkg -i GitHubDesktop-linux-3.1.1-linux1.deb

works 💯

@sec-fortress solution works.

Dhanyawad !! it worked @kontr0x

thanks

auth

same here

Thanks

Worked, thanks a lot!

sudo apt install ./GitHubDesktop-linux-amd64-3.3.1-linux1.deb -y

Thank you so much.

Still work. Many thanks

GitHub desktop installation script

Hello there 👋,
I want to promote a little script of mine that can install, update and uninstall the most recent GitHub desktop version with ease.
You find everything you need to know in the repository. The repository is actively maintained, and feel free to open issues and pull requests if you want to contribute.

Here is the link to the repository --> https://github.com/kontr0x/github-desktop-install

If you are too lazy to follow links throughout the internet. This is the command you need to paste into your console to execute the script.

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kontr0x/github-desktop-install/main/installGitHubDesktop.sh)"

Thank you!

Thank you!

Awesome Thanks a lot

tanks you :)

It works like a charm. Thank you!

thanks

Buts GitHub desktop for ubuntu is not supporting the private repo and organization repo.

These are pro features on Github.

Nice start, many thanks!

Boa noite!

Works like a charm, Thanks brother!

Here is the latest version:

sudo wget https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases/download/release-3.3.3-linux1/GitHubDesktop-linux-amd64-3.3.3-linux1.deb
sudo apt install ./GitHubDesktop-linux-amd64-3.3.3-linux1.deb -y

Does anyone have issues login into Enterprise Git with this ?

Couple of questions, why not use apt install ./thing.deb?

And why not add the keys and package sources? Then you could just apt install from the package repo and stay up to date.

Does Github publish a signed hash or verifiable version of the package?

It doesn't quite sit right with me to not verify the files integrity with a public key or signed hash prior to install.

It worked!

There are much better, up to date install instructions for this package in the README.md for this project, shiftkey/desktop.

If you get the download instructions from there instead, you can add it to your apt sources with a GPG public key, so you can verify the install and update Github desktop using apt update and apt upgrade.

They also provide a .deb download in the releases as well (with hash to verify integrity), if that's more your style.

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I have no idea why this outdated gist is the top result on Google, but the repo itself isn't...

Hola estimados, una ayuda por favor, recién deje windows 11 y me pase a linux mint cinamon ultima versión, y tengo un problema con github desktop para linux, tengo varios repositorios que mantener sincronizados y solo me funciono bien con los primeros 10 repositorios, los demás me pide una clave personal tocken, la cual ya la cree pero ni con eso ni con mi contraseña principal me funciona. En windows 11 GitHub Desktop me funcionaba bien. Será que tengo que hacer algún ajuste?

Envío captura de lo que me salta IMAGEN https://i.imgur.com/V3bgQhD.jpg

Alguna ayuda, o sugerencia. Por favor, su ayuda. Muchas gracias