GitHub, Inc. does not officially provide a native Linux build of GitHub Desktop. The official website ( desktop.github.com ) and GitHub releases only offer installers for Windows ( .exe ) and macOS ( .zip ) .
| Tool | Type | Strengths | Weaknesses | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Electron GUI | Direct GitHub integration (PRs, Issues). Simple UI. | Heavy (Electron). No ARM support. | | GitKraken | Freemium (Electron) | Beautiful UI, built-in merge tool. | Free version limits private repos. | | GitAhead | Native (Qt) | Very fast, visual commit graph. | No built-in PR management. | | SmartGit | Commercial (Java) | Powerful merge/diff tools. | Paid for commercial use. | | Command Line (Git) | CLI | Universal, scriptable, lightweight. | No GUI, steep learning curve. | descargar github desktop linux
sudo rpm --import https://mirror.mwt.me/ghd/gpgkey sudo sh -c 'echo -e "[github-desktop]\nname=GitHub Desktop\nbaseurl=https://mirror.mwt.me/ghd/rpm\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1" > /etc/yum.repos.d/github-desktop.repo' GitHub, Inc
sudo dnf install github-desktop # Fedora # OR sudo yum install github-desktop # RHEL/CentOS Use an AUR helper like yay or paru : | Tool | Type | Strengths | Weaknesses
Make it executable and run:
However, an and community-maintained port exists: shiftkey/desktop . This project takes GitHub’s open-source Electron code and recompiles it for Linux distributions. This report provides a complete guide to downloading and installing GitHub Desktop on Linux using this community solution. 2. Official vs. Community Solutions | Feature | Official GitHub Desktop | Community Port (shiftkey) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Windows Support | ✅ Yes | N/A | | macOS Support | ✅ Yes | N/A | | Linux Support | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/Arch) | | Source | GitHub, Inc. | GitHub user shiftkey (Microsoft employee, maintains under open source license) | | Update Mechanism | Automatic | Manual via package manager | | Feature Parity | 100% | ~95% (Core Git features identical; some UI animations differ) |