Step 1 :

Use the wget command followed by the URL of .deb file of GitHub desktop from the shiftkey Github repo. Shifykey is maintained by Brendan Forster one of the staff member of Github.
Note : Github Desktop 2.9 link updated

sudo wget https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases/download/release-2.9.0-linux2/GitHubDesktop-linux-2.9.0-linux2.deb

Step 2 :

Install gdebi using the following command which helps you to install local deb packages, resolving and installing its dependencies.

sudo apt-get install gdebi-core

Step 3 :

After installing gdebi, using gdebi install the GitHubDesktop client using the following command.

sudo gdebi GitHubDesktop-linux-2.9.0-linux2.deb

Alternate methods to install, after Step 1 :

You can also use the dpkg or apt commands.

Method 1:

sudo dpkg -i GitHubDesktop-linux-2.9.0-linux2.deb

sudo apt-get install -f

Method 2:

sudo apt install ./GitHubDesktop-linux-2.9.0-linux2.deb

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