[Feature]: Arch based Linux release

[EHMilon]

Problem / pain point

Hello! I am using Arch Linux and noticed that while there are .deb and .rpm releases, there isn't a native Arch package available.

While tools like debtap can convert packages, having an official Arch-compatible build (or a PKGBUILD submitted to the AUR) would make the installation much cleaner and more reliable for Arch-based users.

Proposed solution

Would you consider adding a .pkg.tar.zst to your release workflow or maintaining an official AUR package? This would greatly benefit the Arch/Manjaro community.

Alternatives considered

No response

Scope

Other

Hard-constraints check

• I have read the hard constraints in CLAUDE.md and this proposal does not conflict with any of them.

[github-actions]

Thanks for reporting this. I checked the current packaging and release setup in this repo, and I could not find Arch Linux packaging or AUR automation wired up yet.

Right now, the documented Linux release artifacts are AppImage, .deb, and .rpm (README.md:146, README.md:154, README.md:156). The release workflow builds those same Linux artifacts on Ubuntu (.github/workflows/release.yml:152, .github/workflows/release.yml:156, .github/workflows/release.yml:158), and the Electron builder config only declares Linux targets for AppImage, deb, and rpm (apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml:89, apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml:90, apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml:92, apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml:94).

The checked-in packaging automation also only covers Homebrew, winget, Scoop, and Flatpak (packaging/README.md:9, packaging/README.md:11, packaging/README.md:13, packaging/README.md:18, packaging/README.md:20), and packaging/update-shas.sh syncs those same channels plus Flatpak from release assets (packaging/update-shas.sh:4, packaging/update-shas.sh:6, packaging/update-shas.sh:123, packaging/update-shas.sh:138, packaging/update-shas.sh:158, packaging/update-shas.sh:200). I did not find a PKGBUILD, .pkg.tar.zst target, or AUR manifest in the repository.

This project is still in the v0.1 pre-alpha line, so some distribution work is still catching up (README.md:40, README.md:257). Also, CLAUDE.md notes that some internal docs are gitignored in normal clones, and in this checkout docs/VISION.md and docs/ROADMAP.md were not present (CLAUDE.md:11).

Your request makes sense, but based on the current codebase I can only confirm that Arch/AUR support is not implemented yet.

Relevant code:

• README.md:146 — current direct-download release artifacts
• .github/workflows/release.yml:152 — Linux build job artifact set
• apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml:89 — Linux packaging targets in electron-builder
• packaging/README.md:9 — packaging channels currently tracked in-repo
• packaging/update-shas.sh:123 — packaging sync script covers existing channels only

---

open-codesign Bot

[github-actions]

Thanks for the suggestion! The existing bot response already covers the current state — Arch packaging is not yet implemented. The comment details the relevant code locations and current Linux release targets. For now, you can use the available .deb or .rpm packages via conversion tools, or build from source. A future contribution for a PKGBUILD or .pkg.tar.zst target would be welcome!

---

Open-CoDesign Bot