Build Scratch 3 desktop application for Linux

scratch-3-desktop-linux.md

In order to build Scratch 3 desktop application for Linux execute commands below.

1. Install Git and Node.js (the easiest way to install Node.js is to use nvm). This is how it can be done in Ubuntu 20.04:

   sudo apt install -y git
   wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
   source ~/.bashrc
   nvm install --lts=fermium
   

2. Clone repository:

   git clone git@github.com:LLK/scratch-desktop
   

   or

   git clone https://github.com/LLK/scratch-desktop
   cd scratch-desktop
   

3. Checkout version of interest by tag (optionally), e.g.:

   git checkout v3.24.0
   

4. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

5. Compile the application:

   npm run clean && npm run compile && npm run fetch
   

6. Prepare Linux packages:

   npx electron-builder --linux
   

   If you are interested in specific package targets only then specify them explicitly:

   npx electron-builder --linux zip
   

   The results can be found in scratch-desktop/dist directory.