Install GitHub Desktop on CachyOS

What should I do after installing GitHub Desktop?

1. Open GitHub Desktop from your app menu.
2. Or run github-desktop in a terminal.
3. Run pacman -Qi github-desktop to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove GitHub Desktop?

Update:

Remove:

What is GitHub Desktop?

Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git.

Package description: GUI for managing Git and GitHub

Reviews of GitHub Desktop on CachyOS

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desktop/desktop · ★ 22,039 stars · last commit Oct 30, 2026 · latest release Oct 30, 2026

Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

1. Allow the ability to provide commit message instructions to CopilotClosed

   In VSCode you can provide a set of commit message instructions via the github.copilot.chat.commitMessageGeneration.instructions entry into the settings.json file. This can be useful when your project requires a certain way of formatting commit messages, for example if a project…

   @JamesIves · Apr 28, 2025 · 43 reactions · 9 comments · View on GitHub

2. An option to disable CopilotClosed

   I know this might be a sensitive topic, business-wise, but would the maintainers be open to accepting a pull request that would enable Copilot opt-out for synthesizing commit messages (and other features that might be added in the future)? A checkbox removing any Copilot presence…

   @lofcz · Apr 16, 2025 · 27 reactions · 12 comments · View on GitHub

3. Need a search option on commit history listOpen

   In the commit history, there are so many commits, including mine and others. this is too hard to find any specific commits, and specific author(s). add a filter option, where I can set multiple authors from a dropdown, or branch(es), or by date range. Also need an input field…

   @TahmeedMahbub · Apr 28, 2025 · 24 reactions · 9 comments · View on GitHub

4. macOS Tahoe iconClosed

   This app really needs a macOS Tahoe icon that follows the new system icon standards, particularly the ability to use monochromatic and translucent icons, which (in my opinion) are great to have in the Dock. Use the icon from the iOS app.

   @RuiNelson · Sep 15, 2025 · 19 reactions · 13 comments · View on GitHub

5. Allow a settable Recent limit shown under the Current repository listOpen

   I would like the ability to set the number of Recent repositories. Currently it looks like the limit is fixed at three. Have the number of shown recent repositories settable in File/Options. Setting a value of Zero would remove the recent list. Allowing the recent repositories to…

   @keaedwar · Jan 13, 2025 · 18 reactions · 2 comments · View on GitHub

6. Checkout with GitHub Desktop deep link doesn't work on PR Commits and Files Changed tabsOpen

   On the Commits and Files Changed tabs of a Pull Request, clicking Code → Checkout with GitHub Desktop navigates to instead of triggering a deep link to open GitHub Desktop — unlike the Conversation and Checks tabs where the deep link works correctly. Since the link title is…

   @gridig · Feb 18, 2026 · 18 reactions · 26 comments · View on GitHub

7. Enhance WSL Compatibility in GitHub Desktop (Open in VS Code Remote)Open

   Improve WSL integration so that: 1. "Open in Visual Studio Code" detects when the repository is inside WSL and automatically opens it in VS Code Remote (WSL). 2. File diff and history views allow opening specific files in VS Code Remote when they are located in the WSL file…

   @stcore · Jan 29, 2025 · 16 reactions · 2 comments · View on GitHub

8. Stacked pull requests supportOpen

   I'm hoping that Stacks will be supported anytime soon on GH Desktop. I've tried out Stacked pull requests and it seems that it creates an unnecessary merge commit when fetching the branch, which eventually breaks future rebasing on stacks. This causes conflicts and the quickest…

   @sb-tmp-97 · Aug 5, 2026 · 14 reactions · 4 comments · View on GitHub

9. Option to Always Expand File Diffs by DefaultOpen

   Please add a setting in GitHub Desktop to always show full file diffs by default, without requiring manual expansion via the arrow icon. Problem: Currently, when viewing changes in the "Changes" panel, GitHub Desktop shows a condensed diff with limited context. To see the full…

   @Twintellect · May 27, 2025 · 13 reactions · 8 comments · View on GitHub

10. Enable copilot generated commit messages for all reposClosed

    The recently rolled out feature of generating commit messages uses copilot works only with github repositories. if a repository is not hosted in github the button is not visible. Version: 3.5.0 OS: Mac 15.4 (Not platform specific same with windows 11 as well.) Enable the copilot…

    @arabelagaje · Jun 30, 2025 · 12 reactions · 3 comments · View on GitHub

11. Rebase hangs at "Running pre-commit hook"; hook shell window disappears and app must be force-closedOpen

    During a rebase, GitHub Desktop gets stuck on the "Rebase in progress" dialog (here at "Commit 2 of 10"). While the "Running pre-commit hook" step runs, the hook's shell window appears and then disappears. No hook output is shown in the app. The dialog never advances or closes,…

    @devwithmj · Oct 31, 2026 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

12. Allow one-click choosing to clone to Visual Studio's default local pathOpen

    On GitHub repo's homepage, when a visitor click <> Code above the list of files → Option|Default local path ------|------------------ Open with GitHub Desktop|%USERPROFILE\Documents\GitHub if this has not be customized since installation. Otherwise the of the local path for the…

    @PtJade-Ceramic · Oct 30, 2026 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

13. Show Total Lines Added and Removed in the Changes TabClosed

    It would be helpful if GitHub Desktop displayed the overall number of lines added and removed across all modified files directly in the Changes tab. Currently, developers can review additions and deletions file by file, but there is no prominent summary showing the total changes…

    @Bilal-Khan152 · Oct 30, 2026 · 2 comments · View on GitHub

14. Let me know when the desktop application is updating and done updatingOpen

    I appreciate getting an alert when I attempt to close the desktop application that it is undergoing an update, but the UI provides no indication of that status (pending, in-process- complete). I'm just left to guess how long it might take before my subsequent attempt to close the…

    @pstgeorge-caco · Oct 30, 2026 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

15. Cannot recognize local repo path in double quotation marksOpen

    A path of a local repository enclosed in a pair of double quotation marks entered into the Add local repository dialog, cannot be recognized by this app. Version 3.5.8 (x64) Windows 11 1. Open this app 2. If you see the welcome page, titled "Let's get started!", it suggests that…

    @PtJade-Ceramic · Oct 30, 2026 · 1 comments · View on GitHub