Claude Desktop Debian

Claude Desktop for Linux

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](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/claude-desktop-appimage) for Arch Linux, and a Nix flake for NixOS.

**Note:** This is an unofficial build script. For official support, please visit [Anthropic's website](https://www.anthropic.com). For issues with the build script or Linux implementation, please [open an issue](https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian/issues) in this repository.

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**⚠️ EXPERIMENTAL: Cowork Mode Support** Cowork mode is **enabled by default** in this build. It uses Anthropic's native VM images with a pluggable isolation backend:

Backend	Isolation	Requirements
KVM (preferred)	Full VM via QEMU/KVM	/dev/kvm, qemu-system-x86_64, /dev/vhost-vsock, socat, virtiofsd
bubblewrap (fallback)	Namespace sandbox	bwrap installed and functional
host (last resort)	None — runs directly on host	No additional requirements

The best available backend is auto-detected at startup. Run `claude-desktop --doctor` to check which backend will be used and which dependencies are missing.

**Note:** The bubblewrap backend mounts your home directory as read-only (only the project working directory is writable). The host backend provides no isolation — use it only if you understand the security implications.

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