How to install GitHub Desktop on Ubuntu

By Heidy Ramirez-May 14, 2021

Here's a quick tutorial showing how to download GitHub Desktop on your Ubuntu computer!

sudo wget https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases/download/release-2.6.3-linux1/GitHubDesktop-linux-2.6.3-linux1.deb

If you don't already have gdebi-core installed, install it by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install gdebi-core

then run the following command to finish the desktop installation:

sudo gdebi /home/your_username/GitHubDesktop-linux-2.6.3-linux1.deb

Confirm installation by opening up your applications and searching for GitHub Desktop

Open the application and log in using your GitHub credentials!