Install this version:
emerge -a =app-misc/via-desktop-2026.5.18
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-misc/via-desktop-2026.5.18
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-misc/via-desktop-2026.5.18
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.5.18 | 8 | ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 2025 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit unpacker desktop
DESCRIPTION="An Electron app designed to provide an offline experience for VIA."
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/cebby2420/via-desktop"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/cebby2420/via-desktop/releases/download/v${PV}/via-desktop_${PV}_amd64.deb -> ${P}.deb"
S="${WORKDIR}/usr"
LICENSE="GPL-3"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
## FROM app-misc/via::guru ##
# Except for sys-libs/zlib, these dependencies were extracted from the shared
# libraries required by the via-nativia executable; it's not clear whether
# these are all _actually_ required, or whether the list is extensive because
# the executable is an Electron app.
RDEPEND="
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core
dev-libs/expat
dev-libs/glib:2
dev-libs/nspr
dev-libs/nss
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-libs/mesa
net-print/cups
sys-apps/dbus
sys-libs/zlib
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/gtk+:3
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libXcomposite
x11-libs/libXdamage
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXfixes
x11-libs/libXrandr
x11-libs/libdrm
x11-libs/libxcb
x11-libs/libxkbcommon
x11-libs/pango
"
src_install() {
insinto /usr/lib/via-desktop
doins -r "lib/via-desktop"/*
exeinto /usr/lib/via-desktop
doexe "lib/via-desktop/chrome-sandbox"
doexe "lib/via-desktop/chrome_crashpad_handler"
doexe "lib/via-desktop/libEGL.so"
doexe "lib/via-desktop/libffmpeg.so"
doexe "lib/via-desktop/libGLESv2.so"
doexe "lib/via-desktop/libvk_swiftshader.so"
doexe "lib/via-desktop/libvulkan.so.1"
doexe "lib/via-desktop/via-desktop"
dosym -r "/usr/lib/via-desktop/via-desktop" "/usr/bin/via-desktop"
domenu "share/applications/via-desktop.desktop"
doicon "share/pixmaps/via-desktop.png"
dodoc "share/doc/via-desktop/copyright"
}
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core dev-libs/expat dev-libs/glib:2 dev-libs/nspr dev-libs/nss media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/mesa net-print/cups sys-apps/dbus sys-libs/zlib x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gtk+:3 x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXdamage x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXfixes x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/libdrm x11-libs/libxcb x11-libs/libxkbcommon x11-libs/pango
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | via-desktop-2026.5.18.deb | 87028596 bytes | https://github.com/cebby2420/via-desktop/releases/download/v2026.5.18/via-desktop_2026.5.18_amd64.deb |