OpenAI is releasing a preview of its desktop app for Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora, filling the last major platform missing from its catalog.
Available since August 11 worldwide, the ChatGPT desktop app for Linux covers Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04 LTS, Debian 13, as well as Fedora 43 and 44 — derivatives of these distributions being supported by ricochet. The preview provides access to ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex.
OpenAI acknowledges that Linux was one of the most requested platforms for its desktop client, which until then had been limited to Windows and macOS. The request came unsurprisingly from developers, specifically Codex's target audience, whose daily use is rarely done outside of a Unix environment.
Anthropic had taken a month ahead of schedule by releasing Claude for Linux, compatible with Ubuntu 22.04 and above as well as Debian 12 and above. The battle for the developers' workstation is now being played out on the three major desktop systems, without exception.
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