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To install Github Desktop for Ubuntu

The article provides instructions for installing GitHub Desktop on Ubuntu, primarily using the official Shiftkey package feed with commands to add the GPG key and repository, followed by installation via `sudo apt update && sudo apt install github-desktop`. It also includes alternative methods from user comments and historical update notes dating back to 2021, featuring direct `.deb` package downloads and installation with `gdebi`.

read1 min views21 publishedFeb 5, 2020

See the following links for further updates to Github Desktop for Ubuntu. These are official instructions. (also mentioned by fetwar on Nov 3, 2023) For the sake of "maintaining the tradition" here is the updated version.

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 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 gdebi GitHubDesktop-linux-3.1.1-linux1.deb #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 gdebi GitHubDesktop-linux-2.9.3-linux3.deb #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 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

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