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Cowork already boots Ubuntu 22.04 internally on macOS. The Linux execution path exists inside the product. What's missing is a published build.
What do you miss from the Desktop app that the CLI doesn’t cover? I’m mostly on Linux too and have just been using the CLI, so I’m curious.
If only Anthropic had some kind of automated tool that was good at porting software
It's getting exponentially better, and everything is getting cheaper, and it's the end of SaaS!

But I am still waiting. If everything was as the hype folks said it was, we would all be fucked already.

YES! But also hmm, maybe not. I literally installed the unofficial build[0] a few hours ago, and when I started it and saw a bunch of Electron processes immediately trigger my spawn swarm detector, I just closed it. Don't think I'll ever touch it again.

[0] https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian

Just one-shot vibe it for yourself.

Lame, I know, but you have to entertain yourself sometimes when the only thing anybody talks about here is ruddy spicy autocorrect and self-inflicted job destruction.

That will come the year after the year of linux on. The desktop /s
Hey!

I manage the unofficial build at https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian

Debian is in the name, but scope has grown to all backends, compositors, etc.

The main reason must companies don't publish Linux electron apps is fragmentation. If you're doing anything more than rendering a webpage as an app, it starts to get complicated. I've got a bank of VM's setup for testing, and I still need it up.

Thanks for this. What are the downsides of using your build vs a hypothetical one from Anthropic?
Why would they do that with their...checks notes...software changing AI?
If you feel that strongly about it, why not write the issue description yourself?
Also can you please make it easy to switch between my work and personal accounts on mobile!
>> Anthropic, please ship an official malware for Linux

Here, fixed it for you.

Personally I don’t understand why Claude Code doesn’t have a mode to make text green and characters come down from the top of the screen individually, like in The Matrix.
Yes please! I think it's just kinda weird that this hasn't been done yet.
Why dont you ask Claude to write you a TUI ?
I thought going into ipo they were selling the idea that claude is already build claude.
You're better off just using code cli
Not exactly Claude Desktop but we have something more "generic" that works across multiple OSes (written in Tauri) - Msty Claw [1]. It also comes with a companion E2E encrypted mobile app.

[1]: https://msty.ai/claw/features

How can they? They are busy designing agentic loops. They ship 8x more lines of code!!!
Please don't.

There is already way too much slop.

"Sources for the load-bearing claims"

I no longer know if this is a real person who is simping for Anthropic and will be ultimately enslaved by Anthropic or if this is an Anthropic ad to have "proof" for the high demand of their services.

Doesn't Wayland make it impossible anyway?
I love the dueling messages on AI

"It'll make software easy and replace all software jobs!"

"Sorry, a Linux client is too hard and too much work!"