Tauri 2.0 Linux Build .deb, .rpm, and AppImage

// tauri.conf.json - DEB configuration
{
  "bundle": {
    "active": true,
    "targets": ["deb"],
    "identifier": "com.mycompany.myapp",
    "icon": ["icons/icon.png"],
    
    "linux": {
      "deb": {
        // Package dependencies
        "depends": [
          "libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0",
          "libgtk-3-0",
          "libayatana-appindicator3-1"
        ],
        
        // Desktop file
        "desktop": {
          "name": "MyApp",
          "comment": "A powerful desktop application",
          "categories": ["Utility", "Development"],
          "terminal": false,
          "icon": "myapp",
          "mimeType": ["x-scheme-handler/myapp"]
        },
        
        // Files to include
        "files": {
          "/usr/share/doc/myapp/copyright": "COPYRIGHT",
          "/usr/share/doc/myapp/changelog.gz": "CHANGELOG.gz"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

// Build DEB package
npm run tauri build -- --target deb

// DEB package structure:
myapp_1.0.0_amd64.deb
├── DEBIAN/
│   ├── control              # Package metadata
│   ├── postinst             # Post-installation script
│   ├── prerm                # Pre-removal script
│   └── md5sums              # File checksums
└── usr/
    ├── bin/
    │   └── myapp            # Executable
    └── share/
        ├── applications/
        │   └── myapp.desktop  # Desktop entry
        ├── icons/
        │   └── hicolor/
        │       └── 128x128/apps/
        │           └── myapp.png
        └── doc/
            └── myapp/
                └── copyright

// DEBIAN/control file
Package: myapp
Version: 1.0.0
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0, libgtk-3-0
Maintainer: Your Name <[email protected]>
Description: A powerful desktop application
 MyApp provides productivity features.
Homepage: https://myapp.com

// myapp.desktop - Desktop entry file
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=MyApp
Comment=A powerful desktop application
Exec=/usr/bin/myapp %U
Icon=myapp
Terminal=false
Categories=Utility;Development;
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/myapp;
StartupNotify=true

// Install DEB package
sudo dpkg -i myapp_1.0.0_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f  # Fix dependencies

// Remove package
sudo apt remove myapp

// Verify package contents
dpkg -c myapp_1.0.0_amd64.deb

// tauri.conf.json - RPM configuration
{
  "bundle": {
    "targets": ["rpm"],
    "linux": {
      "rpm": {
        // RPM dependencies
        "depends": [
          "webkit2gtk4.1",
          "gtk3",
          "libappindicator-gtk3"
        ],
        
        // Desktop file
        "desktop": {
          "name": "MyApp",
          "categories": ["Utility"],
          "comment": "A powerful desktop application"
        },
        
        // Release number
        "release": "1",
        
        // Epoch
        "epoch": 0
      }
    }
  }
}

// Build RPM package
npm run tauri build -- --target rpm

// RPM spec file structure (auto-generated)
Name:           myapp
Version:        1.0.0
Release:        1%{?dist}
Summary:        A powerful desktop application
License:        MIT
URL:            https://myapp.com

Requires:       webkit2gtk4.1, gtk3

%description
MyApp provides productivity features.

%files
%{_bindir}/myapp
%{_datadir}/applications/myapp.desktop
%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/myapp.png

%post
/usr/bin/update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || :
/usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &> /dev/null || :

%postun
/usr/bin/update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || :
/usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &> /dev/null || :

%changelog
* Wed Jan 28 2026 Your Name <[email protected]> - 1.0.0-1
- Initial release

// Install RPM package
sudo rpm -i myapp-1.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm

// Or with DNF
sudo dnf install myapp-1.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm

// Remove package
sudo dnf remove myapp

// Query package info
rpm -qi myapp

// tauri.conf.json - AppImage configuration
{
  "bundle": {
    "targets": ["appimage"],
    "linux": {
      "appimage": {
        // Bundle media framework
        "bundleMediaFramework": true,
        
        // Additional libraries
        "libs": [],
        
        // Files to include
        "files": {}
      }
    }
  }
}

// Build AppImage
npm run tauri build -- --target appimage

// AppImage structure:
MyApp-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImage
├── AppRun                   # Entry point script
├── myapp.desktop            # Desktop entry
├── myapp.png                # Icon
├── usr/
│   ├── bin/
│   │   └── myapp            # Main executable
│   ├── lib/                 # Bundled libraries
│   └── share/
│       ├── applications/
│       └── icons/

// AppRun script (automatically generated)
#!/bin/bash
HERE="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${HERE}/usr/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
export PATH="${HERE}/usr/bin:${PATH}"

export APPIMAGE="${ARGV0}"
export APPDIR="${HERE}"

exec "${HERE}/usr/bin/myapp" "$@"

// Run AppImage
chmod +x MyApp-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImage
./MyApp-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImage

// Integrate with system
./MyApp-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImage --appimage-integrate

// Extract contents
./MyApp-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImage --appimage-extract

// Custom AppImage build (advanced)
// Install appimagetool
wget https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/releases/download/continuous/appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage

// Create AppDir structure
mkdir -p MyApp.AppDir/usr/{bin,lib,share}

// Copy application
cp target/release/myapp MyApp.AppDir/usr/bin/

// Copy dependencies
ldd target/release/myapp | grep "=> /" | awk '{print $3}' | \
  xargs -I '{}' cp -v '{}' MyApp.AppDir/usr/lib/

// Create desktop entry
cat > MyApp.AppDir/myapp.desktop << EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Name=MyApp
Exec=myapp
Icon=myapp
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;
EOF

// Copy icon
cp icons/128x128.png MyApp.AppDir/myapp.png

// Create AppRun
cat > MyApp.AppDir/AppRun << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
HERE="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${HERE}/usr/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
exec "${HERE}/usr/bin/myapp" "$@"
EOF
chmod +x MyApp.AppDir/AppRun

// Build AppImage
./appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage MyApp.AppDir MyApp-x86_64.AppImage