AppFlowy-IO / AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy

[FR] Please use GitHub CI to build AppFlowy packages for Linux Arm64 architecture

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Description

### Description

The GitHub workflows create Linux packages for x64 architecture but not for Arm64. Having release packages available for Arm64 will unlock users on Raspberry pi, snapdragon X laptops and Chromebooks with ARM CPU architectures. I have successfully built from source on Arm64 and tested on Raspberry pi and chromeOS and I will send a pull request. I changed a .yml file in the .github folder and also a shell script in frontend/scripts. I can test the script but I don't know how to test the changes to the GitHub workflow. Should I submit the PR without testing the GitHub workflows change or is there some way that I can test it myself in my fork?

### Impact

This will create release artifacts that can be installed on Raspberry pi, Snapdragon X laptops and Chromebooks with ARM cpu's.

### Additional Context

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Research direction

Start with the existing Linux package workflow in .github and the shell script under frontend/scripts, comparing the current x64 path with the requested Arm64 path. Test the script on Arm64 as described, then use a fork to validate the GitHub workflow and confirm that Arm64 release artifacts are produced.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, shell
Domain
build-system, ci-cd, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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