feat: Linux support (.deb / .rpm / AppImage)#13
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Splits the Tauri config into platform-specific overlays so the macOS-only window chrome (vibrancy sidebar, traffic-light overlay, transparent window, macOSPrivateApi) stays out of the Linux build. Adds a build-linux job that publishes deb/rpm/AppImage to the same GitHub Release as the macOS bundle, extends install.sh with an AppImage path that drops a binary into ~/.local/bin and registers a .desktop entry, and updates the README.
…uild is consistent tauri-build cross-checks the merged tauri.conf.json `app.macOSPrivateApi` flag against the `macos-private-api` Cargo feature on every platform. Putting the flag only in `tauri.macos.conf.json` made Linux see "feature on, allowlist off" and fail. Move the flag back to the base config and document why the Cargo feature stays on for all targets — Tauri internally `cfg`-guards the API to macOS, so it's a runtime no-op on Linux/Windows.
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Summary
tauri.macos.conf.json,tauri.linux.conf.json) so macOS-only window chrome (vibrancy sidebar, traffic-light overlay, transparent window,macOSPrivateApi) is dropped from the Linux build instead of generating warnings or runtime breakage.build-linuxjob torelease.ymlthat runs afterbuild-macosand publishes.deb,.rpm, and AppImage artifacts to the same GitHub Release usingtauri-action. The Homebrew tap bump is unchanged and still scoped to macOS.install.shwith a Linux path: detects the AppImage in the latest release, installs to~/.local/bin/loom-oc, and registers a~/.local/share/applications/loom-oc.desktopentry. macOS DMG flow is preserved (and now useshdiutil -plistto find the mount point reliably).The frontend already detects Linux/Windows (
platform.svelte.ts) and only applies vibrancy via.platform-macosrules, so no UI changes were needed.Notes
macos-private-apistays in[dependencies](not gated per-target). It's only required becausemacOSPrivateApi: truelives intauri.macos.conf.json, which is not merged on Linux — so the build script doesn't fail. The feature itself is internallycfg(target_os = "macos")in Tauri, making it a no-op elsewhere. A target-specific Cargo dep was tried first but Cargo didn't reliably union features for the duplicated declaration.tauri-action..debdeclareslibwebkit2gtk-4.1-0andlibgtk-3-0runtime deps. AppImage users on minimal distros may still need to install these manually.Test plan
pnpm check(svelte-check 0 errors)pnpm test(46/46)pnpm buildcargo test --lib(55/55, tauri-build config-merge passes on macOS)cargo fmt --all -- --checkcargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warningstauri.*.conf.jsonfilesbash -n install.shv*tag will exercise the Linux release job end-to-end; can also be smoke-tested viaworkflow_dispatchor by tagging an-rcbuild.