GitHub Desktop authorization does not work in Ubuntu 20.04

[kpurens]

It opens the default browser (mine is Firefox version 94.0)

The browser says to wait while redirecting.

But the redirect never happens.

Browser console logs show some strange error "x-github-desktop-dev-auth unknown protocol"

Trying to authorize again shows a completely different error in browser: "The address wasn’t understood"

Seems completely broken.

[BaconCatBug]

I am having the same issue.

[tjbarber]

I am also having this issue.

[Xeddius]

Doesn't work in latest version of Manjaro either. Appimage issues perhaps?

[BaconCatBug]

Version 2.6.3 works. If you can find the old version, install that.

[shiftkey]

A few questions to help guide the investigation:

• what version of the package are you using?
• which installer did you use?
• any interesting log files you can share? ~/.config/GitHub Desktop/logs/ is where there are stored, organized by date

[BaconCatBug]

2.9.6 .deb installer, Cinnamon desktop environment. No logs as I got the 2.6.3 deb and installed that instead.

[shiftkey]

No logs as I got the 2.6.3 deb and installed that instead.

It'd be great to see the underlying error(s) in the log with a more recent version as there's some details about how the app is launched that might be helpful here...

[pvojnisek]

Using pop!_os 21.10
Trying to log in using brave (and firefox) unsuccessfully. The url: x-github-desktop-dev-auth://oauth?code=xxx&state=xxx cannot be handed to the appimage.
The version installed from apt repository works flawlessly.

$sudo apt list github-desktop 
Listing... Done
github-desktop/impish,now 2.8.1-linux1 amd64 [installed]

Appimage version: GitHubDesktop-linux-2.9.6-linux1.AppImage

[AZHELLRGX]

Use deb format, don't use AppImage

[pavelhoral]

Redirect URL from GitHub's OAuth does not work for me and seems like this issue.

Logs:

2022-02-23T11:40:07.165Z - info: [main] Received possible protocol arguments: 4
2022-02-23T11:40:07.165Z - info: [main] Processing protocol url
2022-02-23T11:40:07.175Z - warn: [ui] Unknown URL action: unknown - payload: {"name":"unknown","url":"--enable-crashpad"}
2022-02-23T11:40:07.175Z - info: [ui] [Welcome] no sign in step found. ignoring...

2022-02-23T11:52:17.874Z - info: [main] Received possible protocol arguments: 4
2022-02-23T11:52:17.874Z - info: [main] Processing protocol url
2022-02-23T11:52:17.877Z - warn: [ui] Unknown URL action: unknown - payload: {"name":"unknown","url":"--enable-crashpad"}
2022-02-23T11:52:17.889Z - info: [ui] [Welcome] kind Authentication is the same as Authentication. ignoring...
2022-02-23T11:52:17.891Z - info: [ui] [Welcome] kind Authentication is the same as Authentication. ignoring...

My environment is Kubuntu 20.04 LTS). The above log / issue can be replicated also using xdg-open with "x-github-desktop-dev-auth://oauth?code=...".

UPDATE: Interesting observation - the redirect does not contain state parameter.

[AZHELLRGX]

感谢您的来信，我将以最快时间查阅！

[jaromir-sukuba]

I think I have similar or related problem. Version 2.9.9-linux2 (x64), installed from deb package (appimage version acts the same way) running Release Linux Mint 20.2 Uma 64-bit, Firefox 96.0 (64-bit).
After clicking File->Options->Accounts->Sign in I'm asked to use browser to login, I agree on this, browser ask me to confirm opening 'x-github-desktop-dev-auth', I choose Github desktop. Then browser loads empty page, github desktop jumps back into focus and waits here forever, no login performed.
Tried the same with chromium browser, no luck either.

2022-02-23T22:30:42.839Z - info: [ui] [AppStore] loading 0 repositories from store
2022-02-23T22:30:42.916Z - info: [ui] launching: 2.9.9-linux2 (Linux 5.4.0-90-generic)
2022-02-23T22:30:42.916Z - info: [ui] execPath: '/usr/lib/github-desktop/github-desktop'
2022-02-23T22:30:48.974Z - info: [ui] [SignInStore] initializing OAuth flow
2022-02-23T22:30:48.977Z - info: [main] opening in browser: https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize?client_id=3a72...
2022-02-23T22:30:51.673Z - info: [main] Received possible protocol arguments: 4
2022-02-23T22:30:51.673Z - info: [main] Processing protocol url
2022-02-23T22:30:51.675Z - warn: [ui] Unknown URL action: unknown - payload: {"name":"unknown","url":"--enable-crashpad"}

Authorize link was manually truncated.

[RatCaptain]

I think i have the same problem as @jaromir-sukuba

2022-02-24T13:20:23.655Z - info: [ui] [AppStore] loading 0 repositories from store
2022-02-24T13:20:23.733Z - info: [ui] launching: 2.9.9-linux2 (Linux 5.16.7-1-MANJARO)
2022-02-24T13:20:23.733Z - info: [ui] execPath: '/opt/github-desktop/github-desktop'
2022-02-24T13:20:34.366Z - info: [ui] [SignInStore] initializing OAuth flow
2022-02-24T13:20:34.372Z - info: [main] opening in browser: https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize?client_id=3a723b10ac5575cc5bb9&scope=repo%20user%20workflow&state=ea08f013-6a55-4440-886f-d6d570ff4f1c
2022-02-24T13:20:36.422Z - info: [main] Received possible protocol arguments: 4
2022-02-24T13:20:36.422Z - info: [main] Processing protocol url
2022-02-24T13:20:36.423Z - warn: [ui] Unknown URL action: unknown - payload: {"name":"unknown","url":"--enable-crashpad"}

System: Manjaro 21.2.3

Tried browsers:

• Vivaldi
• Chromium

I tried these two AUR packages, they both produced the same problem:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/github-desktop-bin
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/github-desktop

Update:
Tried Versions:
(github-desktop-bin)
2.9.0 worked
2.9.6 worked
2.9.9(1) NOT worked
2.9.9(2) NOT worked

Solution:
If you login in the 2.9.6 version and then you install the 2.9.9 ver. The system remembers you and you can use the 2.9.9 verson. (Just don't logout, because you can't log back in the 2.9.9 ver)

[jaromir-sukuba]

@RatCaptain thank you!
I can confirm, uninstalling 2.9.9, installing deb 2.9.6 worked for me. Appimage 2.9.6 didn't work.
For now I'm probably going to stay with 2.9.6 unless I find an issue resolved in following releases.

[trombonefix]

I'm running Manjaro Linux with Gnome. Gnome-Keyring is installed.
I've installed github desktop several times. The authentication redirects to github desktop but nothing happens. I've tried it with Firefox, Chrome and Opera. I think the problem is that github isn't added into the gnome-keyring or something else.
I'm about freaking out!

[Alessandro-filho]

I'm having the same problem on ParrotOs, I'm redirected from Chrome to GitHub, but it's just the "Login" ball animation and it doesn't ente

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[RatCaptain]

@trombonefix , @Alessandro-filho. Me and @jaromir-sukuba had the same problem.
Did you tried to downgrade github desktop to 2.6.6 ? It solved for us the problem.
Or if that didn't work , can you show us what the log says ?

[trombonefix]

How do I downgrade. I can't find the 2.6.6 version in AUR.
Here are my logs of my last try:

Feb 25 12:41:22 manjaro systemd[1342]: Started app-flatpak-io.github.shiftey.Desktop-5634.scope.
Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: Gtk-Message: 12:41:23.087: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: Gtk-Message: 12:41:23.087: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: [2:0225/124123.132955:ERROR:bus.cc(397)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: [2:0225/124123.133233:ERROR:bus.cc(397)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: LaunchProcess: failed to execvp:
Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: xdg-settings
Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: LaunchProcess: failed to execvp:
Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: xdg-settings
Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: libva error: vaGetDriverNameByIndex() failed with unknown libva error, driver_name = (null)
Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: [43:0225/124123.377428:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(377)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process.
Feb 25 12:41:27 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: [43:0225/124127.404060:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(260)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 1 times!
Feb 25 12:41:40 manjaro systemd[1342]: Started app-flatpak-io.github.shiftey.Desktop-5827.scope.
Feb 25 12:41:40 manjaro gnome-shell[5842]: [2 preload-host-spawn-strategy] Running: /app/bin/zypak-helper child - /app/github-desktop/github-desktop --type=zygote --enable-crashpad
Feb 25 12:41:40 manjaro systemd[1342]: Started app-flatpak-io.github.shiftey.Desktop-5852.scope.
Feb 25 12:43:04 manjaro systemd[1342]: app-gnome-io.github.shiftey.Desktop-5579.scope: Consumed 31.662s CPU time.

[Alessandro-filho]

How do I downgrade. I can't find the 2.6.6 version in AUR. Here are my logs of my last try:

Feb 25 12:41:22 manjaro systemd[1342]: Started app-flatpak-io.github.shiftey.Desktop-5634.scope. Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: Gtk-Message: 12:41:23.087: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: Gtk-Message: 12:41:23.087: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: [2:0225/124123.132955:ERROR:bus.cc(397)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: [2:0225/124123.133233:ERROR:bus.cc(397)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: LaunchProcess: failed to execvp: Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: xdg-settings Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: LaunchProcess: failed to execvp: Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: xdg-settings Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: libva error: vaGetDriverNameByIndex() failed with unknown libva error, driver_name = (null) Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: [43:0225/124123.377428:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(377)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process. Feb 25 12:41:27 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: [43:0225/124127.404060:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(260)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 1 times! Feb 25 12:41:40 manjaro systemd[1342]: Started app-flatpak-io.github.shiftey.Desktop-5827.scope. Feb 25 12:41:40 manjaro gnome-shell[5842]: [2 preload-host-spawn-strategy] Running: /app/bin/zypak-helper child - /app/github-desktop/github-desktop --type=zygote --enable-crashpad Feb 25 12:41:40 manjaro systemd[1342]: Started app-flatpak-io.github.shiftey.Desktop-5852.scope. Feb 25 12:43:04 manjaro systemd[1342]: app-gnome-io.github.shiftey.Desktop-5579.scope: Consumed 31.662s CPU time.

Friend, the downgrade I don't know either, but you can reinstall 2.6.6 as mentioned by @RatCaptain
Accessing this link: Here

[RatCaptain]

Yes and I'm sorry by downgrade i meant to just install an older version.

It seems like you have the same issue as us, but something else causing it. @trombonefix

In line 2 :Feb 25 12:41:23 manjaro io.github.shiftey.Desktop.desktop[5619]: Gtk-Message: 12:41:23.087: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
do you have these installed : libcanberra-gtk-module, libcanberra-gtk3-module ?
I don't see them in the dependency list, so i don't know why the github-desktop asking for it.

!! I don't know if an older version fixes for you the problem

If you want to install an older version you can use the link that @Alessandro-filho gave or you can do this:

How to get an older version:

1. On the AUR github-desktop site on the right, click on the view changes
   

2. Click on the version you want to download

3. Click on the "weirdly named".tar.gz link next to the "download: "
   

4. I recommend making a folder in the /home/"user name" (you can name it anything)
   

5. Extract the file you have downloaded and the put the extracted folder in the folder you had made.

6. open the extracted folder and open it in the terminal

7. In the terminal use the makepkg command

8. sudo pacman -U "file name".tar.gz

[Alessandro-filho]

Mine worked with version 2.6.6

[RatCaptain]

Cool!
And if i'm right you had the same thing in the logs as me, am i right?
or is it the same as @trombonefix logs ?

[Alessandro-filho]

Frio! E se eu estiver certo, você tinha a mesma coisa nos logs que eu, estou certo? ou é o mesmo que os logs do @trombonefix ?

To be honest, I don't even know how to look at the logs, lol
I will start a Linux course now!
But mine at the moment was resolved by going back.

[RatCaptain]

I'm using linux for a year now. I don't know a lot of things yet.
until yesterday i didn't even known that how to install an older version, i figured out by my self :D.
and because i didn't find anything in the log that i can solve. I just guessed and tried the older version (thinking that maybe an older version don't have that problem)
if you see problems in the log, usually the first one causing a chain reaction and because of that it looks like a mess.
But i didn't found anything here

linux is a good brain teaser :D

[Alessandro-filho]

Really, it's nice to have something challenging 😁

[trombonefix]

Thanx @Alessandro-filho & @RatCaptain! You made my day!

After some issues trying to make package it now works with the older version. I had to install/update automake and make-pkg first.

I'm on fire with Linux since the end of the last year, started with Lubuntu, went over Linux Mint to Manjaro.

Each day I Iearn more about Linux and it makes fun to me!

[trombonefix]

Frio! E se eu estiver certo, você tinha a mesma coisa nos logs que eu, estou certo? ou é o mesmo que os logs do @trombonefix ?

To be honest, I don't even know how to look at the logs, lol
I will start a Linux course now!
But mine at the moment was resolved by going back.

I also didn't know do this and did it with this tutorial:
https://linuxhint.com/linux-journalctl-command/

[Alessandro-filho]

ooh

Frio! E se eu estiver certo, você tinha a mesma coisa nos logs que eu, estou certo? ou é o mesmo que os logs do @trombonefix ?

To be honest, I don't even know how to look at the logs, lol
I will start a Linux course now!
But mine at the moment was resolved by going back.

I also didn't know do this and did it with this tutorial: https://linuxhint.com/linux-journalctl-command/

ooh, thanks
but mine gives an error when running the log command
bash: /home/ley/.config/GitHub: File or folder does not exist

[trombonefix]

Sorry, it was the wrong link:
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/journalctl-command-in-linux-with-examples/

You have to open terminal and then sudo journalctl | grep github. This give you only the logs depending on GitHub.

[Alessandro-filho]

now it works, thanks

[Lunarequest]

Some folks have run into this issue on the flatpak(older versions work) this might be a regression

[shiftkey]

Apologies for being quiet on this one but after fixing a similar issue with #687 I'm looking at a comment like this with fresh eyes:

2022-02-24T13:20:36.423Z - warn: [ui] Unknown URL action: unknown - payload: {"name":"unknown","url":"--enable-crashpad"}

The root cause of #687 was that we weren't filtering out these parameters, which I wonder if is the same issue with the AppImage installer. It's been a while since I've used the AppImage version of the app but let's see if I can do the OAuth process with it on this machine and report back.

[shiftkey]

After trying to poke at this some more both Firefox and Chromium have issues with passing the right arguments to the AppImage so that it will complete the authentication flow. Not sure when I'll be able to correct this, and I'd recommend using the deb or rpm packages if possible as those seem to integrate better with xdg-open.

[DioEgizio]

i can reproduce on void with the appimage

[cassidyjames]

I'm also seeing this on Endless OS running GitHub Desktop 3.0 from Flatpak. My browser is actually GNOME Web, and it gives me a similar "Unable to display this website" error, and even passing the URL from the URL bar into xdg-open in Terminal re-focuses the GitHub Desktop app, but it stays spinning waiting for authentication.

[AZHELLRGX]

感谢您的来信，我将以最快时间查阅！

[AZHELLRGX]

感谢您的来信，我将以最快时间查阅！

[Rudxain]

I've tested 2.6.6 and 2.6.3 (both AppImages), but none work either

[AZHELLRGX]

感谢您的来信，我将以最快时间查阅！

[shiftkey]

Closing this out due to inactivity, and the fact that I might have fixed this inadvertently a while ago.

Please open a fresh issue if you are still seeing this.

[AZHELLRGX]

感谢您的来信，我将以最快时间查阅！