: A highly powerful, feature-rich cross-platform GUI with official, heavy support for Linux distributions.

# Import the GPG key for package verification sudo rpm --import https://shiftkey.dev # Add the repository configuration sudo sh -c 'echo -e "[shiftkey]\nname=GitHub Desktop\nbaseurl=https://shiftkey.dev\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1\ngpgkey=https://shiftkey.dev" > /etc/yum.repos.d/shiftkey.repo' # Install GitHub Desktop via DNF sudo dnf install github-desktop Use code with caution. 3. Arch Linux (AUR)

If you lack a global Git configuration file ( ~/.gitconfig ), the application asks you to input your commit name and email address. Ensure this matches your GitHub profile to maintain your green contribution graph squares. Step 3: Setting Up a Secure Credential Helper

The most popular way to run GitHub Desktop on Linux is through the (maintained by Brendan Forster). This version is functionally identical to the official app, providing the same visual interface for cloning repositories, managing branches, and handling commits without using the command line. How to Install (2023 Methods)

# Setup the repository sudo rpm --import https://shiftkey.dev sudo sh -c 'echo -e "[shiftkey]\nname=GitHub Desktop\nbaseurl=https://shiftkey.dev\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1\ngpgkey=https://shiftkey.dev" > /etc/yum.repos.d/shiftkey-packages.repo' # Install via dnf sudo dnf install github-desktop Use code with caution. 3. Arch Linux

In , if you wanted to use GitHub Desktop on Linux:

: Users noted that reviewing changes and jumping between related files is often faster in the GUI than using git add --patch in the terminal.

While GitHub does not provide an official Linux version of its desktop client, a highly popular community-supported fork