feat(packaging): build .deb and .rpm packages#2466
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Add MakerDeb and MakerRpm to the Electron Forge config so Linux releases also produce .deb and .rpm packages alongside the AppImage and zip. Both declare mimeType x-scheme-handler/posthog-code, so installing registers the posthog-code:// deep-link handler system-wide via the generated .desktop file and the package manager's update-desktop-database trigger. The package name/bin yield /usr/bin/posthog-code, consistent with the AUR package. The publish-linux CI job (x64 + arm64) now installs fakeroot (maker-deb) and rpm (maker-rpm), so both arches are built and uploaded automatically. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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What
Adds
.deband.rpmLinux packages to the release, alongside the existing AppImage and zip.forge.config.ts: addMakerDebandMakerRpm. Both declaremimeType: ["x-scheme-handler/posthog-code"], so installing registers theposthog-code://deep-link handler system-wide via the generated.desktopfile + the package manager'supdate-desktop-databasetrigger (the same mechanism VS Code's deb/rpm use). Packagename/binyield/usr/bin/posthog-code, consistent with the AUR package.package.json/ lockfile: add@electron-forge/maker-deband@electron-forge/maker-rpm.code-release.yml: thepublish-linuxjob (x64 + arm64) now installsfakeroot(maker-deb) andrpm(maker-rpm), so both arches build and upload automatically.scripts/build-linux-docker.sh: installfakeroot+rpmso localpnpm --filter code make:linuxdoesn't break on the new makers, and add optional--target/--targets(aliases:deb,rpm,zip,appimage, or a full maker package name) to build a subset.Why
Native Arch/Debian/Fedora-style installs that also register the URL scheme handler at install time, so the browser can launch the app after login without runtime registration.
Testing / validation
forge.config.tstypechecks against the real maker types (no errors from the new blocks).libgconf/GConf2dep is excluded for our Electron — packages should be installable with default deps on modern Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora.build-linux-docker.shtarget parser validated under bash across flag/=/comma/env forms (case-insensitive, rejects unknowns).apt-get install ./*.deb/dnf install ./*.rpmandxdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/posthog-code.Notes
georges/linux-publish-aur).🤖 Generated with Claude Code