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Claude desktop app for Linux enters beta

Anthropic released a beta of its Claude desktop app for Linux, offering features like parallel sessions and an integrated terminal, but lacking Computer Use and voice dictation. The app is available via an apt repo for Ubuntu users.

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Anthropic has released a beta of its Claude desktop app for Linux, launching alongside an apt repo Ubuntu users can add for ongoing updates. According to the official docs, Claude desktop for Linux offers “the same Chat, Cowork, and Claude Code experience as macOS and Windows: parallel sessions, visual diff review, an integrated terminal and editor, and live app preview”. However, not all of the app’s features are yet available. The Linux beta lacks Computer Use, which lets Claude control apps directly, and voice dictation, both present on macOS and Windows. Anthropic say Computer Use support is coming to Linux […]

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