Install this version:
emerge -a =app-misc/claude-desktop-1.24012.9
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-misc/claude-desktop-1.24012.9
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-misc/claude-desktop-1.24012.9
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit desktop optfeature pax-utils unpacker xdg
DESCRIPTION="Desktop application for Claude.ai"
HOMEPAGE="https://claude.com/download"
SRC_URI="
amd64? (
https://downloads.claude.ai/claude-desktop/apt/stable/pool/main/c/claude-desktop/claude-desktop_${PV}_amd64.deb
-> ${P}-amd64.deb
)
arm64? (
https://downloads.claude.ai/claude-desktop/apt/stable/pool/main/c/claude-desktop/claude-desktop_${PV}_arm64.deb
-> ${P}-arm64.deb
)
"
S="${WORKDIR}"
LICENSE="Anthropic"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64 ~arm64"
RESTRICT="bindist mirror strip"
RDEPEND="
|| (
sys-apps/systemd
sys-apps/systemd-utils
)
>=app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.46.0:2
app-crypt/libsecret[crypt]
app-misc/ca-certificates
dev-libs/expat
dev-libs/glib:2
dev-libs/nspr
dev-libs/nss
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-libs/mesa[gbm(+)]
net-print/cups
sys-apps/dbus
sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal
sys-libs/libcap-ng
sys-libs/libseccomp
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/gtk+:3
x11-libs/libdrm
x11-libs/libnotify
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libxcb
x11-libs/libXcomposite
x11-libs/libXdamage
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXfixes
x11-libs/libxkbcommon
x11-libs/libXrandr
x11-libs/libXtst
x11-libs/pango
x11-misc/xdg-utils
"
QA_PREBUILT="*"
src_install() {
# Install the application to /opt
dodir /opt
mv usr/lib/claude-desktop "${ED}/opt/${PN}" || die
# Fix chrome-sandbox permissions
fperms 4755 "/opt/${PN}/chrome-sandbox"
# Allow V8's JIT to run under PaX/hardened kernels
pax-mark m "${ED}/opt/${PN}/claude-desktop"
# Launcher on PATH
dosym -r "/opt/${PN}/claude-desktop" /usr/bin/claude-desktop
# Desktop entry and icons (upstream renamed it to the freedesktop app-id)
domenu usr/share/applications/com.anthropic.Claude.desktop
insinto /usr/share/icons
doins -r usr/share/icons/hicolor
}
pkg_postinst() {
xdg_pkg_postinst
elog "~/.claude is shared with Claude Code, so signing in may update its login state."
optfeature "secret/keyring storage" virtual/secret-service
optfeature "Cowork sandboxed VM support" app-emulation/qemu
}
|| ( sys-apps/systemd sys-apps/systemd-utils ) >=app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.46.0:2 app-crypt/libsecret[crypt] app-misc/ca-certificates dev-libs/expat dev-libs/glib:2 dev-libs/nspr dev-libs/nss media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/mesa[gbm(+)] net-print/cups sys-apps/dbus sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal sys-libs/libcap-ng sys-libs/libseccomp x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gtk+:3 x11-libs/libdrm x11-libs/libnotify x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libxcb x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXdamage x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXfixes x11-libs/libxkbcommon x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/libXtst x11-libs/pango x11-misc/xdg-utils