Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-util/claude-desktop-bin-1.18286.0
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-util/claude-desktop-bin-1.18286.0
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-util/claude-desktop-bin-1.18286.0
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.18286.0 | 8 | ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# ebuild automatically verified at 2026-07-04
EAPI=8
inherit unpacker xdg
DESCRIPTION="Claude Desktop - Anthropic's Claude app: Chat, Cowork, Code (prebuilt binary)"
HOMEPAGE="https://claude.ai/download"
# Repackage of the official Debian/Ubuntu (beta) .deb from Anthropic's apt
# repository. amd64 only (upstream also ships arm64). The .deb lays files out
# under /usr (usr/lib/claude-desktop = the Electron bundle, usr/bin symlink,
# usr/share/applications + hicolor icons), which we install verbatim.
SRC_URI="https://downloads.claude.ai/claude-desktop/apt/stable/pool/main/c/claude-desktop/claude-desktop_${PV}_amd64.deb -> ${P}_amd64.deb"
LICENSE="Anthropic-Claude-Terms"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
RESTRICT="strip mirror bindist"
QA_PREBUILT="usr/lib/claude-desktop/*"
# Debian Depends of the .deb mapped to Gentoo, plus the usual Electron/
# Chromium runtime set (cf. dev-util/kiro-bin). Cowork's VM features
# additionally want app-emulation/qemu + KVM group membership at runtime;
# those are optional and intentionally not hard deps (chat/code work without).
RDEPEND="
>=sys-libs/glibc-2.34
dev-libs/glib:2
dev-libs/nss
dev-libs/nspr
app-crypt/libsecret
x11-libs/gtk+:3
x11-libs/libnotify
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libxcb
x11-libs/libXcomposite
x11-libs/libXdamage
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXfixes
x11-libs/libXrandr
x11-libs/libXtst
x11-libs/libxkbcommon
x11-libs/libdrm
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/pango
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-libs/mesa
net-print/cups
sys-apps/dbus
sys-apps/util-linux
x11-misc/xdg-utils
sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal
"
S="${WORKDIR}"
src_unpack() {
# unpacker eclass handles the .deb (extracts data.tar into ${WORKDIR}).
unpacker_src_unpack
}
src_install() {
# Install the extracted /usr tree verbatim. cp -a preserves the
# usr/bin/claude-desktop -> ../lib/claude-desktop/claude-desktop symlink,
# the Electron bundle, the .desktop entry and hicolor icons.
[[ -d usr ]] || die "unexpected .deb layout: no usr/ after unpack"
cp -a usr "${ED}/" || die "failed to install /usr tree"
# Electron's sandbox helper must be setuid root or the app aborts with a
# SUID sandbox error (unless run with --no-sandbox).
if [[ -f "${ED}/usr/lib/claude-desktop/chrome-sandbox" ]]; then
fperms 4755 /usr/lib/claude-desktop/chrome-sandbox
fi
}
pkg_postinst() {
xdg_pkg_postinst
elog "Claude Desktop installed. Launch from your menu (entry 'Claude') or"
elog "run 'claude-desktop'. Sign in with your Anthropic account."
elog
elog "Claude Code and Cowork tabs require a paid plan. Cowork additionally"
elog "needs hardware virtualization (KVM): add yourself to the kvm group"
elog " ( usermod -aG kvm <user> ) and install app-emulation/qemu."
elog
elog "This is Anthropic's Linux BETA app, packaged for Debian/Ubuntu; on"
elog "Gentoo it is provided as-is. It does not self-update - bump the"
elog "package to upgrade."
}
pkg_postrm() {
xdg_pkg_postrm
}
>=sys-libs/glibc-2.34 dev-libs/glib:2 dev-libs/nss dev-libs/nspr app-crypt/libsecret x11-libs/gtk+:3 x11-libs/libnotify x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libxcb x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXdamage x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXfixes x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/libXtst x11-libs/libxkbcommon x11-libs/libdrm x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/pango app-accessibility/at-spi2-core media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/mesa net-print/cups sys-apps/dbus sys-apps/util-linux x11-misc/xdg-utils sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | claude-desktop-bin-1.18286.0_amd64.deb | 144639156 bytes | https://downloads.claude.ai/claude-desktop/apt/stable/pool/main/c/claude-desktop/claude-desktop_1.18286.0_amd64.deb |