From 207bdd1fae422c70fbb59857a17b02f1fff985bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mohamed Boudra <boudra.moha@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 01:10:05 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] desktop: remove chrome-sandbox from linux builds

---
 packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml  |  1 +
 packages/desktop/scripts/after-pack.js | 12 ++++++++++++
 packages/desktop/src/main.ts           |  4 ----
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/desktop/scripts/after-pack.js

diff --git a/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml b/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml
index c25082007..6f1bb9c55 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 appId: sh.paseo.desktop
 productName: Paseo
 executableName: Paseo
+afterPack: ./scripts/after-pack.js
 directories:
   output: release
 files:
diff --git a/packages/desktop/scripts/after-pack.js b/packages/desktop/scripts/after-pack.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e876f5e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/scripts/after-pack.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+
+exports.default = async function afterPack(context) {
+  if (context.electronPlatformName !== "linux") return;
+
+  const chromeSandbox = path.join(context.appOutDir, "chrome-sandbox");
+  if (fs.existsSync(chromeSandbox)) {
+    fs.unlinkSync(chromeSandbox);
+    console.log("Removed chrome-sandbox from Linux build");
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/main.ts b/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
index a7d5d00e2..23cc7eb3b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ import {
 import { registerOpenerHandlers } from "./features/opener.js";
 import { setupApplicationMenu } from "./features/menu.js";
 
-if (process.platform === "linux") {
-  app.commandLine.appendSwitch("no-sandbox");
-}
-
 const DEV_SERVER_URL = process.env.EXPO_DEV_URL ?? "http://localhost:8081";
 const APP_SCHEME = "paseo";
 app.setName("Paseo");