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GitHub Desktop for Linux 3.6.6-linux1

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@github-actions github-actions released this 22 Sep 20:52
· 33 commits to linux since this release

GitHub Desktop 3.6.6 for Linux, build 3.6.6-linux1.

These packages are built from the code of the official 3.6.6 release, with the changes this fork adds for Linux. They are not published by GitHub, and the sections below list what the upstream release changed: https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.6.6.

Which package to pick, what each one needs and the problems known to this build are in the README: https://github.com/NitramO-YT/Github-Desktop#readme.

Downloads

File SHA-256
GitHubDesktop-linux-amd64-3.6.6-linux1.deb 2b879512a461d42240a0cc646c548e43a48332841a30e5fd7f37eaf5322bab0e
GitHubDesktop-linux-x86_64-3.6.6-linux1.AppImage 8bb8afe96c3cb6f068c89fa443bb3701889a0e8e53eda12a4dff7e9c324c7558
GitHubDesktop-linux-x86_64-3.6.6-linux1.rpm 61e72f4ce20935aac19277b14445033ee9fa6375c8f39a3844c42ff6b94869da

To check a download, put its .sha256 file next to it and run sha256sum -c <file>.sha256.

Linux changes in this build

  • The window shows its own icon under Wayland, and groups with its launcher in the taskbar
  • Ptyxis is detected as a terminal, along with the editors and shells upstream added since 3.4.13
  • First Linux build of the 3.6 series, carrying eighteen months of upstream releases

Improved

  • Ask for confirmation before revealing certain folders in Finder - desktop#22872
  • Improve how .gitignore files are handled - desktop#22872