# Claude Desktop on Linux Since late June 2026, the Claude desktop app runs on Linux in beta. All three tabs are there: Chat, [[Claude Cowork]], and [[Claude Code]] with parallel sessions, visual diff review, integrated terminal and editor, and live app preview. Same experience as macOS and Windows, on all paid plans (claude.ai subscription or SSO; no Console API key, that stays CLI-only). Officially supported: Ubuntu 22.04+ and Debian 12+, on x86_64 or arm64. Installation goes through Anthropic's apt repository (signing key + `sudo apt install claude-desktop`), so updates ride your normal `apt upgrade`; the app doesn't self-update on Linux. A direct `.deb` download exists as fallback, but doesn't get updates. Not in the beta yet: - **Computer Use** (app and screen control) - **Dictation** — voice input stays CLI-side via voice dictation - **Quick Entry global hotkey on Wayland** — works on X11; native Wayland needs the desktop environment's GlobalShortcuts portal - **Fedora/RHEL** — Debian-based distros only for now The relevant caveat for me: Arch (and therefore [[Omarchy]]) isn't officially supported; other Debian-based distros "may work" but aren't tested, and Arch isn't Debian-based at all. The CLI remains the path that runs everywhere, and it's the same Claude Code engine underneath. Still, desktop-app-on-Linux is a milestone: Linux users stopped being an afterthought for Anthropic's consumer surface. ## References - Docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop-linux - Announcement: https://x.com/ClaudeDevs/status/2071988881717871065 ## Related - [[Claude]] - [[Claude Code]] - [[Claude Cowork]] - [[Omarchy]]