Code Rabbit CLI 0.3.5 WSL Installion

[Kyonpon]

Fix: Add missing dependencies for WSL2 Ubuntu

Error [ERR_SECRETS_PLATFORM_ERROR]: libsecret not available

Environment Context

• WSL version: 2.6.3.0
• Kernel version: 6.6.87.2-1
• WSLg version: 1.0.71
• MSRDC version: 1.2.6353
• Direct3D version: 1.611.1-81528511
• DXCore version: 10.0.26100.1-240331-1435.ge-release
• Windows version: 10.0.26100.7623

Distro:

• Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS on Windows 10 x86_64
• Kernel: 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2

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Background

When installing CodeRabbit CLI on WSL2 Ubuntu, the CLI could not store credentials securely. The official documentation does not mention the additional dependencies required on Ubuntu/WSL2.

Note: I am not a Linux expert. The commands below were adapted from ChatGPT suggestions and tested on my system.

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Error Encountered

Running:

coderabbit auth login

and pasting the OAuth token results in:

CodeRabbit CLI Authentication

Please complete OAuth authentication in your browser: 
1. Visit: https://app.coderabbit.ai/login?client=cli& 
2. Complete the OAuth flow in your browser 
3. Copy the token from your browser 

Paste your Authentication Token: TOKEN 

✓ OAuth callback processed 
Authentication failed: unable to store credentials in secured storage with error: Error [ERR_SECRETS_PLATFORM_ERROR]: libsecret not available

Fix / Workaround

Install the required dependency

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libsecret-1-0 libsecret-1-dev gnome-keyring

After installing, restart the WSL2 distro (via wsl --shutdown or closing the terminal) and try logging in again.

Once you paste the token, you should see a prompt/window confirming that credentials are now stored successfully:

Notes

This fix is specific to WSL2 Ubuntu environments.

On other Linux distributions or native Linux, additional setup may not be necessary if libsecret is already available.