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    aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian

    Claude Desktop for Linux

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    Shell
    Apache-2.0
    5.5K stars
    533 forks
    5.5K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 28, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 4 days ago, with 68 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #43 in the weekly ranking the week of Apr 19, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides build scripts to run Claude Desktop natively on Linux by repackaging the official Windows app into native Linux packages.
    • Enables seamless native Linux support without virtualization or Wine, with integrated system features like global hotkeys and system tray support.
    • Use for installing Claude Desktop on Debian/Ubuntu systems with automatic updates via an APT repository.
    • Use for running Claude Desktop on Fedora/RHEL using DNF repositories for easy package management and updates.
    • Ideal for Arch Linux or NixOS users who want native Claude Desktop via AUR packages or Nix flakes with full Model Context Protocol support.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    This project provides build scripts to run Claude Desktop natively on Linux systems. It repackages the official Windows application for Linux distributions, producing .deb packages (Debian/Ubuntu), .rpm packages (Fedora/RHEL), distribution-agnostic AppImages, an AUR package for Arch Linux, and a Nix flake for NixOS.

    Note: This is an unofficial build script. For official support, please visit Anthropic's website. For issues with the build script or Linux implementation, please open an issue in this repository.

    Excerpt from the aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    533+17

    Open issues

    10-22

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