sudo wget -qO /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/desktop.asc https://mirror.mwt.me/desktop/gpg.key echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://mirror.mwt.me/desktop/deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-desktop.list Step 3: Update & Install sudo apt update sudo apt install github-desktop Step 4: Launch Once installed, search your applications menu for "GitHub Desktop" or run:
# Install Flatpak (if not already present) sudo apt install flatpak flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo Install GitHub Desktop flatpak install flathub io.github.shiftey.Desktop git desktop download for ubuntu
Run apt install fuse libfuse2 to enable AppImage support. sudo wget -qO /etc/apt/trusted
Make sure git config --global user.name and git config --global user.email are set correctly. Verdict The APT repository method (Method 1) is the best for most Ubuntu users. It integrates with your system package manager, receives updates automatically, and behaves almost identically to the official GitHub Desktop on other platforms. It integrates with your system package manager, receives
github-desktop If you prefer containerized apps or the APT method fails:
Run it with: