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Trying to authenticate gitkraken -- Firefox crashes #6

@dperique

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@dperique

When gitkraken starts up for the first time, and you want to "Login with github" via the UI, gitkraken attempts start up a browser and will fail. This happens because there is no properly configured default browser.

Do this:

  • Goto Applications->Settings->PreferredApplications and set the default browser to Firefox (it should already be installed)
  • Click the globe at the bottom of the screen to ensure Firefox can start
  • If it doesn't stay up, fix things so that it can. Gitkraken needs that browser to allow you to authenticate.

Startup gitkraken again and it will be able to start a browser so you can login to github.

NOTE: eventually, Firefox will crash but hopefully it will be well after you successfully authenticated.

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