Build Linux packages

.gitignore

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+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+node_modules
+dist
+dist-ssr
+*.local
+
+# Editor directories and files
+.vscode/
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+.idea
+.DS_Store
+*.suo
+*.ntvs*
+*.njsproj
+*.sln
+*.sw?
+
+# Git
+.gitignore
+
+# Build
+src-tauri/gen
+src-tauri/target
+lightningbeam-core/target
+daw-backend/target
+target/
+
+# Packaging build artifacts
+packaging/output/
+packaging/AppDir/
+packaging/squashfs-root/
+
+# Wrapper script (generated, not needed with static FFmpeg)
+lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/debian/

lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/Cargo.toml

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 name = "lightningbeam-editor"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+description = "Multimedia editor for audio, video and 2D animation"
+license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 
 [dependencies]
 lightningbeam-core = { path = "../lightningbeam-core" }
@@ -60,3 +62,62 @@ notify-rust = { workspace = true }
 
 # Debug overlay - memory tracking
 memory-stats = "1.1"
+
+[package.metadata.deb]
+name = "lightningbeam-editor"
+maintainer = "Skyler"
+copyright = "2025-2026"
+extended-description = "GPU-accelerated multimedia editor for audio, video and 2D animation"
+license-file = ["../../LICENSE", "0"]
+section = "video"
+priority = "optional"
+depends = "libasound2, libwayland-client0, libx11-6, libvulkan1"
+assets = [
+    ["target/release/lightningbeam-editor", "usr/bin/", "755"],
+    ["assets/com.lightningbeam.editor.desktop", "usr/share/applications/", "644"],
+    ["assets/com.lightningbeam.editor.appdata.xml", "usr/share/metainfo/", "644"],
+    ["assets/icons/32x32.png", "usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png", "644"],
+    ["assets/icons/128x128.png", "usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png", "644"],
+    ["assets/icons/256x256.png", "usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png", "644"],
+]
+
+[package.metadata.generate-rpm]
+name = "lightningbeam-editor"
+license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
+summary = "Multimedia editor for audio, video and 2D animation"
+
+[package.metadata.generate-rpm.requires]
+alsa-lib = "*"
+wayland = "*"
+libX11 = "*"
+vulkan-loader = "*"
+
+[[package.metadata.generate-rpm.assets]]
+source = "target/release/lightningbeam-editor"
+dest = "/usr/bin/lightningbeam-editor"
+mode = "755"
+
+[[package.metadata.generate-rpm.assets]]
+source = "assets/com.lightningbeam.editor.desktop"
+dest = "/usr/share/applications/com.lightningbeam.editor.desktop"
+mode = "644"
+
+[[package.metadata.generate-rpm.assets]]
+source = "assets/com.lightningbeam.editor.appdata.xml"
+dest = "/usr/share/metainfo/com.lightningbeam.editor.appdata.xml"
+mode = "644"
+
+[[package.metadata.generate-rpm.assets]]
+source = "assets/icons/32x32.png"
+dest = "/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png"
+mode = "644"
+
+[[package.metadata.generate-rpm.assets]]
+source = "assets/icons/128x128.png"
+dest = "/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png"
+mode = "644"
+
+[[package.metadata.generate-rpm.assets]]
+source = "assets/icons/256x256.png"
+dest = "/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png"
+mode = "644"

lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/assets/com.lightningbeam.editor.appdata.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<component type="desktop-application">
+  <id>com.lightningbeam.editor</id>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>GPL-3.0-or-later</project_license>
+  <name>Lightningbeam Editor</name>
+  <summary>Multimedia editor for audio, video and 2D animation</summary>
+
+  <description>
+    <p>
+      Lightningbeam is a GPU-accelerated multimedia editor for audio, video and
+      2D animation. It features timeline-based editing, audio mixing with a
+      node-based effects system, and a scriptable DSP engine.
+    </p>
+  </description>
+
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">com.lightningbeam.editor.desktop</launchable>
+
+  <provides>
+    <binary>lightningbeam-editor</binary>
+  </provides>
+
+  <content_rating type="oars-1.1" />
+</component>

lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/assets/com.lightningbeam.editor.desktop

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Version=1.0
 Type=Application
 Name=Lightningbeam Editor
-Comment=Animation and video editing software
+Comment=Multimedia editor for audio, video and 2D animation
 Exec=lightningbeam-editor
 Icon=lightningbeam-editor
 Terminal=false

lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/src/panes/preset_browser.rs

@@ -65,12 +65,26 @@ impl PresetBrowserPane {
         self.presets.clear();
         self.categories.clear();
 
-        // Factory presets: resolve from CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR (lightningbeam-editor crate)
+        // Factory presets: check installed location first, fall back to dev source tree
-        let manifest_dir = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
+        let factory_dirs = [
-        let factory_dir = manifest_dir.join("../../src/assets/instruments");
+            // Installed location (Linux packages / AppImage)
+            PathBuf::from("/usr/share/lightningbeam-editor/presets"),
+            // Next to the binary (AppImage / portable)
+            std::env::current_exe()
+                .ok()
+                .and_then(|p| p.parent().map(|d| d.join("presets")))
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
+            // Development: relative to CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR
+            PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../../src/assets/instruments"),
+        ];
 
-        if let Ok(factory_dir) = factory_dir.canonicalize() {
+        for dir in &factory_dirs {
-            self.scan_directory(&factory_dir, &factory_dir, true);
+            if let Ok(factory_dir) = dir.canonicalize() {
+                if factory_dir.is_dir() {
+                    self.scan_directory(&factory_dir, &factory_dir, true);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         // User presets

packaging/Containerfile

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+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+# Avoid interactive prompts
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Build essentials + Rust build deps
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    build-essential \
+    pkg-config \
+    clang \
+    nasm \
+    curl \
+    git \
+    rsync \
+    wget \
+    file \
+    squashfs-tools \
+    # ALSA (cpal)
+    libasound2-dev \
+    # Wayland (winit/eframe)
+    libwayland-dev \
+    libwayland-cursor0 \
+    # X11 (winit/eframe)
+    libx11-dev \
+    libxkbcommon-dev \
+    libxcb-shape0-dev \
+    libxcb-xfixes0-dev \
+    # Clipboard (arboard)
+    libxdo-dev \
+    # GLib (rfd/muda/gio)
+    libglib2.0-dev \
+    libgtk-3-dev \
+    # Vulkan headers (wgpu)
+    libvulkan-dev \
+    # FFmpeg build-from-source deps (ffmpeg-sys-next build feature)
+    yasm \
+    libx264-dev \
+    libx265-dev \
+    libvpx-dev \
+    libmp3lame-dev \
+    libopus-dev \
+    # PulseAudio (cpal optional backend)
+    libpulse-dev \
+    # Packaging tools
+    dpkg \
+    rpm \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Rust
+RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain stable
+ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
+
+# Install cargo packaging tools
+RUN cargo install cargo-deb cargo-generate-rpm
+
+# Download AppImage runtime for building AppImages
+RUN wget "https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/releases/download/continuous/runtime-x86_64" \
+        -O /opt/appimage-runtime && \
+    chmod +x /opt/appimage-runtime && \
+    echo "Runtime size: $(wc -c < /opt/appimage-runtime) bytes"
+
+WORKDIR /build

packaging/Makefile

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+.PHONY: all deb rpm appimage pkgbuild setup-icons clean
+
+SCRIPT_DIR := $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
+REPO_ROOT := $(realpath $(SCRIPT_DIR)/..)
+EDITOR := $(REPO_ROOT)/lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor
+OUTPUT := $(SCRIPT_DIR)/output
+
+all: deb rpm appimage
+
+deb rpm appimage:
+	bash $(SCRIPT_DIR)/container-build.sh $@
+
+pkgbuild: setup-icons
+	@echo "==> Building Arch package..."
+	cd $(SCRIPT_DIR)/arch && makepkg -sf
+	@mkdir -p $(OUTPUT)
+	cp $(SCRIPT_DIR)/arch/*.pkg.tar.zst $(OUTPUT)/ 2>/dev/null || true
+	@echo "==> Done: $(OUTPUT)/*.pkg.tar.zst"
+
+setup-icons:
+	@echo "==> Setting up icons..."
+	@mkdir -p $(EDITOR)/assets/icons
+	@cp -u $(REPO_ROOT)/src-tauri/icons/32x32.png $(EDITOR)/assets/icons/ 2>/dev/null || true
+	@cp -u $(REPO_ROOT)/src-tauri/icons/128x128.png $(EDITOR)/assets/icons/ 2>/dev/null || true
+	@cp -u $(REPO_ROOT)/src-tauri/icons/icon.png $(EDITOR)/assets/icons/256x256.png 2>/dev/null || true
+	@echo "    Icons ready"
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(OUTPUT)
+	rm -f $(SCRIPT_DIR)/arch/*.pkg.tar.zst 2>/dev/null || true

packaging/arch/PKGBUILD

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+# Maintainer: Skyler
+pkgname=lightningbeam-editor
+pkgver=0.1.0
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Multimedia editor for audio, video and 2D animation"
+arch=('x86_64')
+license=('GPL-3.0-or-later')
+depends=(
+    'alsa-lib'
+    'wayland'
+    'libx11'
+    'vulkan-icd-loader'
+    'ffmpeg'
+)
+makedepends=(
+    'cargo'
+    'rust'
+    'clang'
+    'pkg-config'
+    'ffmpeg'
+)
+# Build from local git repo — adjust source for AUR publishing
+source=()
+sha256sums=()
+
+# Set to the repo root (adjust as needed)
+_repodir="${startdir}/../.."
+
+build() {
+    cd "$_repodir/lightningbeam-ui"
+
+    export RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable
+    export CARGO_TARGET_DIR=target
+
+    cargo build --release --bin lightningbeam-editor
+}
+
+package() {
+    cd "$_repodir"
+
+    # Install binary
+    install -Dm755 lightningbeam-ui/target/release/lightningbeam-editor \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/bin/lightningbeam-editor"
+
+    # Desktop file
+    install -Dm644 lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/assets/com.lightningbeam.editor.desktop \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications/com.lightningbeam.editor.desktop"
+
+    # AppStream metainfo
+    install -Dm644 lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/assets/com.lightningbeam.editor.appdata.xml \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/share/metainfo/com.lightningbeam.editor.appdata.xml"
+
+    # Icons
+    install -Dm644 lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/assets/icons/32x32.png \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png"
+    install -Dm644 lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/assets/icons/128x128.png \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png"
+    install -Dm644 lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/assets/icons/256x256.png \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png"
+
+    # Factory presets
+    cd src/assets/instruments
+    find . -type f ! -name 'README.md' | while read -r f; do
+        install -Dm644 "$f" "$pkgdir/usr/share/lightningbeam-editor/presets/$f"
+    done
+}

packaging/container-build.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Build Lightningbeam packages inside a minimal container
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+IMAGE_NAME="lightningbeam-build"
+
+# Detect container runtime
+if command -v podman &>/dev/null; then
+    RUNTIME=podman
+elif command -v docker &>/dev/null; then
+    RUNTIME=docker
+else
+    echo "Error: Neither podman nor docker found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "==> Using $RUNTIME"
+
+# Build the container image (cached after first run)
+echo "==> Building container image..."
+$RUNTIME build -t "$IMAGE_NAME" -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/Containerfile" "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+# Default: build all formats
+TARGETS="${@:-deb rpm appimage}"
+
+echo "==> Building packages: $TARGETS"
+echo "    (To stop: $RUNTIME kill lb-build)"
+
+mkdir -p "$SCRIPT_DIR/output"
+
+# Remove stale container if it exists
+$RUNTIME rm -f lb-build 2>/dev/null || true
+
+$RUNTIME run --rm --init \
+    --name lb-build \
+    -v "$REPO_ROOT:/build/lightningbeam:ro" \
+    -v "$SCRIPT_DIR/output:/output" \
+    -v lb-cargo-registry:/root/.cargo/registry \
+    -v lb-cargo-git:/root/.cargo/git \
+    -v lb-target:/build/src/lightningbeam-ui/target \
+    -v lb-egui-fork:/build/egui-fork \
+    "$IMAGE_NAME" \
+    bash -c "
+set -e
+
+# Clone egui fork if not already present
+if [ ! -d /build/egui-fork/crates ]; then
+    echo '==> Cloning egui fork...'
+    rm -rf /build/egui-fork/*
+    git clone --depth 1 -b ibus-wayland-fix https://git.skyler.io/skyler/egui.git /tmp/egui-clone
+    mv /tmp/egui-clone/* /tmp/egui-clone/.* /build/egui-fork/ 2>/dev/null || true
+    rm -rf /tmp/egui-clone
+fi
+
+# Sync source (fast — skips target/ and .git/)
+echo '==> Syncing source...'
+mkdir -p /build/src
+rsync -a --delete \
+    --exclude='/target' \
+    --exclude='/lightningbeam-ui/target' \
+    --exclude='/.git' \
+    /build/lightningbeam/ /build/src/
+
+cd /build/src/lightningbeam-ui
+
+# Build FFmpeg from source and link statically (no .so bundling needed)
+sed -i 's/ffmpeg-next = { version = \"8.0\", features = \[\"static\"\] }/ffmpeg-next = { version = \"8.0\", features = [\"build\", \"static\"] }/' lightningbeam-editor/Cargo.toml
+export FFMPEG_STATIC=1
+
+# Stage factory presets for packaging
+echo '==> Staging factory presets...'
+mkdir -p lightningbeam-editor/assets/presets
+cp -r ../src/assets/instruments/* lightningbeam-editor/assets/presets/
+# Remove empty category dirs and README
+find lightningbeam-editor/assets/presets -maxdepth 1 -type d -empty -delete
+rm -f lightningbeam-editor/assets/presets/README.md
+
+# Add preset entries to cargo-generate-rpm config
+find lightningbeam-editor/assets/presets -type f | sort | while read -r f; do
+    rel=\"\${f#lightningbeam-editor/}\"
+    dest=\"/usr/share/lightningbeam-editor/presets/\${f#lightningbeam-editor/assets/presets/}\"
+    printf '\\n[[package.metadata.generate-rpm.assets]]\\nsource = \"%s\"\\ndest = \"%s\"\\nmode = \"644\"\\n' \"\$rel\" \"\$dest\" >> lightningbeam-editor/Cargo.toml
+done
+
+# Build release binary
+echo '==> Building release binary...'
+cargo build --release --bin lightningbeam-editor
+
+for target in $TARGETS; do
+    case \"\$target\" in
+        deb)
+            echo '==> Building .deb package...'
+            cargo deb -p lightningbeam-editor --no-build --no-strip
+
+            # Add factory presets to .deb (cargo-deb doesn't handle recursive dirs well)
+            DEB=\$(ls target/debian/*.deb | head -1)
+            WORK=\$(mktemp -d)
+            dpkg-deb -R \"\$DEB\" \"\$WORK\"
+            mkdir -p \"\$WORK/usr/share/lightningbeam-editor/presets\"
+            cp -r lightningbeam-editor/assets/presets/* \"\$WORK/usr/share/lightningbeam-editor/presets/\"
+            dpkg-deb -b \"\$WORK\" \"\$DEB\"
+            rm -rf \"\$WORK\"
+
+            cp target/debian/*.deb /output/
+            echo '    .deb done'
+            ;;
+        rpm)
+            echo '==> Building .rpm package...'
+            cargo generate-rpm -p lightningbeam-editor
+            cp target/generate-rpm/*.rpm /output/
+            echo '    .rpm done'
+            ;;
+        appimage)
+            echo '==> Building AppImage...'
+            APPDIR=/tmp/AppDir
+            ASSETS=lightningbeam-editor/assets
+            rm -rf \"\$APPDIR\"
+            mkdir -p \"\$APPDIR/usr/bin\"
+            mkdir -p \"\$APPDIR/usr/share/applications\"
+            mkdir -p \"\$APPDIR/usr/share/metainfo\"
+            mkdir -p \"\$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps\"
+            mkdir -p \"\$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps\"
+            mkdir -p \"\$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps\"
+
+            cp target/release/lightningbeam-editor \"\$APPDIR/usr/bin/\"
+
+            # Factory presets (next to binary for AppImage detection)
+            mkdir -p \"\$APPDIR/usr/bin/presets\"
+            cp -r lightningbeam-editor/assets/presets/* \"\$APPDIR/usr/bin/presets/\"
+            cp \"\$ASSETS/com.lightningbeam.editor.desktop\" \"\$APPDIR/usr/share/applications/\"
+            cp \"\$ASSETS/com.lightningbeam.editor.appdata.xml\" \"\$APPDIR/usr/share/metainfo/\"
+            cp \"\$ASSETS/icons/32x32.png\" \"\$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png\"
+            cp \"\$ASSETS/icons/128x128.png\" \"\$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png\"
+            cp \"\$ASSETS/icons/256x256.png\" \"\$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png\"
+
+            ln -sf usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/lightningbeam-editor.png \"\$APPDIR/lightningbeam-editor.png\"
+            ln -sf usr/share/applications/com.lightningbeam.editor.desktop \"\$APPDIR/lightningbeam-editor.desktop\"
+
+            cat > \"\$APPDIR/AppRun\" << 'APPRUN'
+#!/bin/bash
+SELF=\$(readlink -f \"\$0\")
+HERE=\${SELF%/*}
+export XDG_DATA_DIRS=\"\${HERE}/usr/share:\${XDG_DATA_DIRS:-/usr/local/share:/usr/share}\"
+exec \"\${HERE}/usr/bin/lightningbeam-editor\" \"\$@\"
+APPRUN
+            chmod +x \"\$APPDIR/AppRun\"
+
+            # Build squashfs from AppDir
+            rm -f /tmp/appimage.squashfs
+            mksquashfs \"\$APPDIR\" /tmp/appimage.squashfs \
+                -root-owned -noappend -no-exports -no-xattrs \
+                -comp gzip -b 131072
+
+            # Verify squashfs is valid
+            unsquashfs -s /tmp/appimage.squashfs
+
+            # Concatenate runtime + squashfs = AppImage
+            cat /opt/appimage-runtime /tmp/appimage.squashfs \
+                > /output/Lightningbeam_Editor-x86_64.AppImage
+            chmod +x /output/Lightningbeam_Editor-x86_64.AppImage
+            rm -f /tmp/appimage.squashfs
+            echo '    AppImage done'
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+echo '==> All done!'
+ls -lh /output/
+"