[thatrobotdev]

Why:

Closes: N/A (no existing issue)

The Linux tab of "Installing GitHub Desktop" only says "Linux is not yet supported", with no ending period and no next step for readers. Linking to the Linux support request in the desktop/desktop repository gives Linux users a place to follow its status.

What's being changed (if available, include any code snippets, screenshots, or gifs):

In content/desktop/installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/installing-github-desktop.md, the Linux section changes from:

Linux is not yet supported

to:

GitHub Desktop does not currently support Linux. To follow updates, see the Linux support tracking issue #1525.

• Uses the prodname_desktop variable and active voice, matching the rest of the article.
• Drops "yet" so the docs don't imply a commitment to Linux support. The issue has been open since 2017.
• Uses descriptive link text that includes the issue number.

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• A subject matter expert (SME) has reviewed the technical accuracy of the content in this PR. In most cases, the author can be the SME. Open source contributions may require an SME review from GitHub staff.
• The changes in this PR meet the docs fundamentals that are required for all content.
• All CI checks are passing and the changes look good in the review environment.

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🟢 Approval recommended

The narrowly scoped documentation clarification accurately directs readers to the relevant Linux-support tracking issue, with no active review issues recorded.

No open issues 🎉

What changed in this PR

Updates the GitHub Desktop installation documentation to clarify that Linux is not currently supported and link readers to the tracking issue.

Changes:

• Clarifies the Linux support status.
• Links to GitHub Desktop issue #1525 for updates.

This pull request is ready to be approved.

File	Description
content/​desktop/​installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/​installing-github-desktop.md	Clarifies Linux support status and links to the tracking issue.

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[subatoi]

@thatrobotdev Thanks for your PR but unfortunately we won't be accepting this, and I'm going to close it out

[thatrobotdev]

No worries, @subatoi, thanks for taking a look. Would a smaller PR that just adds the missing period to the Linux sentence be welcome? Or, if GitHub Desktop has no plans to support Linux, would you prefer removing the Linux section or saying clearly that Linux support isn’t planned? Happy to open whichever is most useful.

[subatoi]

@thatrobotdev Thanks for your understanding. You're welcome to open a PR to add the missing period, but I can't speak to GitHub's plans for any given release in this repo, I'm afraid. You're always welcome to open a community discussion under https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions

[thatrobotdev]

Thanks, @subatoi! I've opened #46849 with just the missing period.

For anyone who lands here looking for Linux support in GitHub Desktop, the tracking issue is desktop/desktop#1525. I couldn't find an existing community discussion about it, so that issue might be the best place to follow updates for now.