Authentication fails because "x-github-desktop-dev-auth" URI scheme is not registered

[celerizer]

The problem

Every time I install this program, authentication through the GitHub website is unable to complete because the URI scheme used to return to the Desktop program isn't registered to it.

I need to run this line on each install to get the website to return to the program and continue auth:

gio mime x-scheme-handler/x-github-desktop-dev-auth github-desktop.desktop

It might be useful to automatically register this URI scheme, or include a note in the FAQ that mentions this. Specifically, this screen and the associated hyperlink fails to do anything:

You are being redirected to the authorized application.

If your browser does not redirect you back, please visit this setup page to continue.

Release version

Version 3.3.12-linux2 (x64)

Operating system

Debian testing

Steps to reproduce the behavior

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Log files

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Screenshots

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Additional context

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[shiftkey]

These should be listed in the for the deb package:

desktop/script/package-debian.ts

Lines 79 to 87 in bc04a88

	mimeType: [
	'x-scheme-handler/x-github-client',
	'x-scheme-handler/x-github-desktop-auth',
	// workaround for handling OAuth flow until we figure out what we're doing
	// with the development OAuth details
	//
	// see https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/issues/72 for more details
	'x-scheme-handler/x-github-desktop-dev-auth',
	],

Which browser are you using? I've heard some weirdness with Firefox in the past but I'm not sure how exactly to connect these two together if that's the case...

[celerizer]

It was with Firefox, yes. I can try using a different browser the next time I set this up on a clean install

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[shiftkey]

Not sure what else to tweak within the package, but this file should contain the details needed (this MimeType field):

$ cat /usr/share/applications/github-desktop.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=GitHub Desktop
Comment=Simple collaboration from your desktop
GenericName=GitHub Desktop
Exec=github-desktop %U
Icon=github-desktop
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/x-github-client;x-scheme-handler/x-github-desktop-auth;x-scheme-handler/x-github-desktop-dev-auth;

And this registration should match the above file:

$ gio mime x-scheme-handler/x-github-desktop-dev-auth 
Default application for “x-scheme-handler/x-github-desktop-dev-auth”: github-desktop.desktop
Registered applications:
	github-desktop.desktop
Recommended applications:
	github-desktop.desktop