Claude Cowork Service

APT repository for claude-cowork-service — the native Linux backend for Claude Desktop's Cowork feature.

Quick Setup (Debian / Ubuntu)

curl -fsSL https://patrickjaja.github.io/claude-cowork-service/install.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt install claude-cowork-service

Manual Setup

# Import GPG key
curl -fsSL https://patrickjaja.github.io/claude-cowork-service/gpg-key.asc \
  | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/claude-cowork-service.gpg

# Add repository
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/claude-cowork-service.gpg arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://patrickjaja.github.io/claude-cowork-service/deb/ ./" \
  | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/claude-cowork-service.list

# Install
sudo apt update && sudo apt install claude-cowork-service

After Installation

# Enable and start the service
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now claude-cowork

# Verify
systemctl --user status claude-cowork

Updates

Once installed, updates arrive through your normal system updates:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Other Distros

Arch Linux / Manjaro: yay -S claude-cowork-service (AUR)
Any distro: curl -fsSL .../scripts/install.sh | bash (details)

This is an unofficial community package, not supported by Anthropic.

Source & Issues on GitHub