OpenAI's ChatGPT app for Linux has now appeared in the documentation on its official website. It supports Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora distributions and provides deb and rpm installation packages for x64 and ARM64 architectures. Other distributions should theoretically also be able to run it, although OpenAI does not guarantee full functionality.
In a document published on August 14, OpenAI said that ChatGPT for Linux had entered public preview worldwide. However, as of now, ChatGPT for Linux is not listed on the official ChatGPT download page and can only be downloaded through the documentation page.
The installation packages for ChatGPT on Linux are fairly large. The x64 deb file is about 374MB, while the rpm version reaches 420MB. During installation, the program adds OpenAI's signed package repository to the system, after which updates to the ChatGPT app will be delivered through apt / dnf.
ChatGPT for Linux currently still uses the XWayland windowing system. Users who want to switch to native Wayland need to quit the app, add the --ozone-platform=wayland parameter in the terminal, and then reopen it.
In addition, ChatGPT for Linux does not yet support the Computer Use feature. It currently supports browser control only, with OpenAI promising to add computer control in the future.
Reference:
ChatGPT desktop app for Linux | ChatGPT Learn
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