1.4.0 Linux RC3

This update is built from master so it has some small upcoming bugfixes, but the biggest changes are around packaging:

• moves packaging into the Travis build (on tagged pushes) to streamline publishing updates - #63
• adds support for generating a Snap package - #64

1.4.0 Linux RC2

Linux-specific improvements:

• Debian package now depends on either libcurl3 or libcurl4 - #61. Thanks @joaomlneto!

1.4.0 Linux RC

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.

1.3.5 Linux RC

Highlights from this release:

• History now avoids calling log.showSignature if set in config - desktop#5466

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

1.3.4 Linux RC

Highlights from this release:

• Cloning message uses remote repo name not file destination - desktop#5413

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

1.3.3 Linux RC

Highlights from this release:

• Maximize and restore app on Windows does not fill available space - desktop#5033
• 'Clone repository' menu item label is obscured on Windows - desktop#5348
• User can toggle files when commit is in progress - desktop#5341
• Repository indicator background work - desktop#5317 desktop#5326 desktop#5363 desktop#5241 desktop#5320

Linux specific fixes:

• Built and packaged against earlier version of glibc to support older distros - #29

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

1.3.2 Linux RC

• Bugfix for background checks not being aware of missing repositories - desktop#5282
• Check the local state of a repository before performing Git operations - desktop#5289
• Switch to history view for default branch when deleting current branch during a compare - desktop#5256
• Handle missing .git directory inside a tracked repository - desktop#5291

1.3.1 Linux RC

Highlights from this release:

• Notification displayed in History tab when the base branch moves ahead of the current branch - desktop#4768
• Repository list displays uncommitted changes indicator and ahead/behind information - desktop#2259 desktop#5095
• Option to move repository to trash when removing from app - desktop#2108
• Support default branch detection for non-GitHub repositories - desktop#4937
• Status parsing significantly more performant when handling thousands of changed files - desktop#2449 desktop#5186

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

1.2.6 Linux RC

This addresses some packaging issues from 1.2.4 that made a dark-shipped feature available before it was ready.

1.2.4 Linux RC

Highlights from this release:

• Dark Theme preview - desktop#4849
• Compare tab appends older commits when scrolling to bottom of list - desktop#4964
• Initializing syntax highlighting components - desktop#4764
• Changes tab displays number of changed files instead of dot - desktop#4772

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