Install this version:
emerge -a =app-misc/claude-desktop-aaddrick-1.6259.1.2.0.10
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-misc/claude-desktop-aaddrick-1.6259.1.2.0.10
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-misc/claude-desktop-aaddrick-1.6259.1.2.0.10
# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit desktop unpacker xdg-utils
DESCRIPTION="Claude AI Desktop Application"
HOMEPAGE="https://claude.ai https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian"
SRC_URI="
amd64? ( https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian/releases/download/v$(ver_cut 4-6)%2Bclaude$(ver_cut 1-3)/claude-desktop_$(ver_cut 1-3)-$(ver_cut 4-6)_amd64.deb )
arm64? ( https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian/releases/download/v$(ver_cut 4-6)%2Bclaude$(ver_cut 1-3)/claude-desktop_$(ver_cut 1-3)-$(ver_cut 4-6)_arm64.deb )
"
LICENSE="Anthropic-TOS"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64"
RESTRICT="bindist mirror strip"
QA_PREBUILT="usr/lib/claude-desktop/*"
BDEPEND="app-arch/zstd"
S="${WORKDIR}"
src_install() {
insinto /usr/lib/claude-desktop
doins -r usr/lib/claude-desktop/.
fperms +x /usr/lib/claude-desktop/launcher-common.sh
fperms +x /usr/lib/claude-desktop/node_modules/electron/dist/electron
fperms 4755 /usr/lib/claude-desktop/node_modules/electron/dist/chrome-sandbox
fperms +x /usr/lib/claude-desktop/node_modules/electron/dist/chrome_crashpad_handler
dobin usr/bin/claude-desktop
domenu usr/share/applications/claude-desktop.desktop
local size
for size in 16 24 32 48 64 128 256 512; do
local icon="usr/share/icons/hicolor/${size}x${size}/apps/claude-desktop.png"
if [[ -f ${icon} ]]; then
doicon -s "${size}" "${icon}"
fi
done
}
pkg_postinst() {
xdg_desktop_database_update
xdg_icon_cache_update
elog "Claude Desktop has been installed."
elog "Run 'claude-desktop --doctor' to check system dependencies."
elog ""
elog "For native Wayland support (disables global hotkeys), set:"
elog " CLAUDE_USE_WAYLAND=1"
}
pkg_postrm() {
xdg_desktop_database_update
xdg_icon_cache_update
}
app-arch/zstd