Support Arch Linux ARM64 and Omarchy for the Codex desktop app
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Description
Request
Please consider official support for the Codex desktop app on Arch Linux ARM64 and Omarchy.
Why
Omarchy is an Arch-based Hyprland desktop used for development. The official Linux preview supports Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora packages, but not Arch-based systems, even though the official ARM64 payload runs successfully on Arch Linux ARM64.
Working implementation
I built a small Omarchy-facing Arch package from the official OpenAI ARM64 .deb:
- Downloads directly from OpenAI's package repository.
- Verifies the pinned upstream SHA-256 checksum.
- Repackages the
.debas an Arch package. - Adds a
codexlauncher command. - Adds a
Codexapplication-menu entry and Codex-branded icon. - Does not modify the bundled application code or install a third-party updater.
Implementation and smoke test:
https://github.com/anujraja/codex/tree/omarchy/packaging/omarchy
The package smoke test passed on Omarchy/Arch Linux ARM64. It verifies the OpenAI source checksum, builds the package, checks Arch package metadata, confirms the required ARM64 payload and launcher files, and validates the desktop entry.
I understand the repository's contribution policy and am sharing this as a feature request and implementation reference rather than requesting that this branch be merged directly.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the referenced packaging/omarchy implementation and its smoke-test steps, then inspect how the repository currently packages the Linux desktop app for Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora. Done means an official Arch Linux ARM64 and Omarchy package with the described checksum verification, launcher, application-menu entry, icon, and passing smoke test.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- arch-linux, linux
- Domain
- build-system, desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100