To install GitHub Desktop on Ubuntu, follow these steps:
- Download the latest release of GitHub Desktop for Linux from the GitHub Desktop release page: https://www.githubdesktop.com/github-desktop-linux-install/
- Extract the downloaded package file.
- Run the
./github-desktop-{version}-linux-x64/GitHub Desktop
executable file. This will launch GitHub Desktop.
Alternatively, you can also install GitHub Desktop via the command line using the apt
package manager:
- Add the GitHub Desktop repository to your system:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://desktop.github.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
- Install GitHub Desktop:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install github-desktop