Packages downloaded from cli.github.com or from github.com/cli/cli/rel… are considered official binaries. We focus on popular Linux distros and the following CPU architectures: i386, amd64, arm64, armhf.
Other sources for installation are community-maintained and thus might lag behind our release schedule.
Official sources
Debian, Ubuntu Linux, Raspberry Pi OS (apt)
Install:
type -p curl >/dev/null || (sudo apt update && sudo apt install curl -y)
curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg \
&& sudo chmod go+r /usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg \
&& echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null \
&& sudo apt update \
&& sudo apt install gh -y
Note We were recently forced to change our GPG signing key. If you've previously downloaded the
githubcli-archive-keyring.gpgfile, you should re-download it again per above instructions. If you are using a keyserver to download the key, the ID of the new key is23F3D4EA75716059.
Upgrade:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gh
Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (dnf)
Install from our package repository for immediate access to latest releases:
sudo dnf install 'dnf-command(config-manager)'
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://cli.github.com/packages/rpm/gh-cli.repo
sudo dnf install gh
Alternatively, install from the community repository:
sudo dnf install gh
Upgrade:
sudo dnf update gh
Amazon Linux 2 (yum)
Install using our package repository for immediate access to latest releases:
type -p yum-config-manager >/dev/null || sudo yum install yum-utils
sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://cli.github.com/packages/rpm/gh-cli.repo
sudo yum install gh
Note We were recently forced to change our GPG signing key. If you've added the repository previously and now you're getting a GPG signing key error, disable the repository first with
sudo yum-config-manager --disable gh-cliand add it again withsudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://cli.github.com/packages/rpm/gh-cli.repo.
Upgrade:
sudo yum update gh
openSUSE/SUSE Linux (zypper)
Install:
sudo zypper addrepo https://cli.github.com/packages/rpm/gh-cli.repo
sudo zypper ref
sudo zypper install gh
Upgrade:
sudo zypper ref
sudo zypper update gh
Manual installation
- Download release binaries that match your platform; or
- Build from source.
Unofficial, community-supported methods
The GitHub CLI team does not maintain the following packages or repositories and thus we are unable to provide support for those installation methods.
Snap (do not use)
There are so many issues with Snap as a runtime mechanism for apps like GitHub CLI that our team suggests never installing gh as a snap.
Arch Linux
Arch Linux users can install from the community repo:
sudo pacman -S github-cli
Alternatively, use the unofficial AUR package to build GitHub CLI from source.
Android
Android 7+ users can install via Termux:
pkg install gh
FreeBSD
FreeBSD users can install from the ports collection:
cd /usr/ports/devel/gh/ && make install clean
Or via pkg(8):
pkg install gh
NetBSD/pkgsrc
NetBSD users and those on platforms supported by pkgsrc can install the gh package:
pkgin install gh
To install from source:
cd /usr/pkgsrc/net/gh && make package-install
OpenBSD
In -current, or in releases starting from 7.0, OpenBSD users can install from packages:
pkg_add github-cli
Funtoo
Funtoo Linux has an autogenerated github-cli package, located in dev-kit, which can be installed in the following way:
emerge -av github-cli
Upgrading can be done by syncing the repos and then requesting an upgrade:
ego sync
emerge -u github-cli
Gentoo
Gentoo Linux users can install from the main portage tree:
emerge -av github-cli
Upgrading can be done by updating the portage tree and then requesting an upgrade:
emerge --sync
emerge -u github-cli
Kiss Linux
Kiss Linux users can install from the community repos:
kiss b github-cli && kiss i github-cli
Nix/NixOS
Nix/NixOS users can install from nixpkgs:
nix-env -iA nixos.gh
openSUSE Tumbleweed
openSUSE Tumbleweed users can install from the official distribution repo:
sudo zypper in gh
Alpine Linux
Alpine Linux users can install from the stable releases' community package repository.
apk add github-cli
Users wanting the latest version of the CLI without waiting to be backported into the stable release they're using should use the edge release's community repo through this method below, without mixing packages from stable and unstable repos.1
echo "@community http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories
apk add github-cli@community
Void Linux
Void Linux users can install from the official distribution repo:
sudo xbps-install github-cli
