shiftkey/desktop release-2.6.5-linux1

2.6.5 Linux RC1

on GitHub

New Features

This is the first release generated from GitHub Actions, and the first release based on Electron 11. Hopefully there's a smooth update process, but please submit issues as usual if you spot something unexpected occurring after upgrading.

Additions

• Allow users to rename and delete branches via a new context menu on branches in the branches list - desktop#5803 desktop#10432

Fixes and improvements

• Allow users to modify git config on a per repository basis - desktop#9449, Thanks @say25!
• Always respect the default branch name chosen by the user - desktop#11447
• Suggest emails from GitHub accounts and warn about misattributed commits in the commit message area - desktop#11591
• Suggest emails from GitHub accounts and warn about misattributed commits in onboarding and preferences - desktop#11561 desktop#11566
• Remote Git operations are faster and less prone to errors on Windows - desktop#11510
• Automatic branch fast-forwarding is now faster - desktop#11463
• Performing remote Git operations could crash the app - desktop#11694

Tooling updates

• Bump electron-builder from 22.9.1 to 22.10.5 - #454
• Bump electron-installer-redhat from 3.2.0 to 3.3.0 - #438

SHA256 checksums

• GitHubDesktop-linux-2.6.5-linux1.AppImage - 1fdcb1cfce98af8e834c8222e8ba2146b9e833b61e59b05f39b8dc0f679b7fae
• GitHubDesktop-linux-2.6.5-linux1.deb - dd674e95cb4901c1da103ce5a319b70823cb354bdb90d49725da6d966264cbc3
• GitHubDesktop-linux-2.6.5-linux1.rpm - a76722e81b572456801e3f75dc6d7a90929468db36da027b4d0f5fd0c02e2bcc