shiftkey/desktop release-1.4.0

1.4.0 Linux RC

on GitHub

Highlights from this release:

• Detect merge conflicts when comparing branches - desktop#4588

Linux-specific improvements:

• embedded Git now links to libcurl instead of libcurl-gnutls - desktop#5388
• generated installers now define the required dependencies - desktop#5478

For more information refer to the release notes on desktop.github.com.