Claude Desktop 1.1.381
This release provides Claude Desktop version 1.1.381 pre-patched for Linux.
Installation Options
Arch Linux (AUR)
yay -S claude-desktop-binDebian/Ubuntu (.deb)
# Download the .deb file, then:
sudo apt install ./claude-desktop_1.1.381_amd64.deb
# Note: Requires 'electron' package from your distro or a PPAAppImage (Any Distro)
chmod +x Claude_Desktop-1.1.381-x86_64.AppImage
./Claude_Desktop-1.1.381-x86_64.AppImageFlatpak
# Download and extract the flatpak manifest tarball, then:
flatpak-builder --user --install --force-clean build-dir com.anthropic.claude-desktop.ymlChecksums
| File | SHA256 |
|---|---|
| Tarball | 2ceafdc4a56207b2bf13d184d7b64350b2f028ce152cf1a9fd7985a64d418008
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| AppImage | 8a1f63625fd6f2916060cb553a505dae8cf73e7dfb94709d210398a7df0d21f6
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| Debian | b1fd364aa7f00f329fa28dc412108e5a9e5e81b6d3f8df8f4c4167c810e4a0aa
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Recent Changes
Added
- Multi-distro packaging - Claude Desktop now available for multiple Linux distributions:
- AppImage - Portable, runs on any distro without installation (bundles Electron)
- Debian/Ubuntu (.deb) - Native package for apt-based systems
- Flatpak - Sandboxed package with manifest for Flathub submission
- All formats built automatically in CI and uploaded to GitHub Releases
- Pre-built package distribution - CI now builds and uploads pre-patched tarballs to GitHub Releases:
- Reduced dependencies for users (no python, asar, p7zip needed)
- Faster package installation
- Changelog included in GitHub release notes
Changed
- Refactored build architecture - Separated patching logic from package generation:
- New
scripts/build-patched-tarball.shcontains all patching logic in one place PKGBUILD.templateis now a simple tarball-based installer (no patches)generate-pkgbuild.shsimplified to just template substitution- CI builds tarball once, then builds AppImage/.deb/Flatpak from it
- Users download pre-patched tarball (no build-time patching needed)
- New
- Electron version - AppImage/Flatpak now fetch latest stable Electron automatically