Unable to Update Github desktop for Linux (Error: 429 Too Many Requests)

Question

When I am trying to update Github Desktop through my update manager it giving an error

Failed to fetch https://packagecloud.io/shiftkey/desktop/any/dists/any/InRelease 

429 Too Many Requests [IP: 54.183.216.24 443]Some index files failed to download. 

They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. 

How to fix it?

Thanks

Answer 1

Ok, the problem is Github desktop's hosting exceeded its monthly bandwidth allocation. That's why we are getting 429 Too Many Requests error.

You can check it from https://packagecloud.io/shiftkey/desktop/any/dists/any/InRelease

How to resolve :

A. Remove packagecloud-shiftky-desktop.list from sources.list.d

1. Goto /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory
2. Right-click inside the directory and choose Open as Root option
3. Enter your login credential to Authenticate
4. Select packagecloud-shiftky-desktop.list file and delete it
5. Now check the update again.

OR

B. Through the Update Manager

1. Open your Update Manager and find the Additional Repositories option

( Note : different Linux distributions has different settings, in Linux Mint, Update Manager -> Edit -> Software Sources -> Additional Repositories)

2. Uncheck packagecloud.io/any option -> Ok

Update

As long as, automatic update not available, the best way to check for the update is, download the latest release from its Github release page https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases