AOSSIE-Org · hharshhsaini · Jan 5, 2026 · Jan 5, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
@@ -353,3 +353,63 @@ jobs:
           releaseDraft: false
           prerelease: false
           args: ${{ matrix.args }}
+
+
+  # Create tar.gz archives for AUR (Arch Linux)
+  create-aur-tarball:
+    needs: [publish-tauri]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Get version from tag
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "release" ]; then
+            TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          else
+            TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
+          fi
+          VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "tag=${TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Download Linux deb from release
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+          TAG="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.tag }}"
+
+          # Wait for release assets to be available
+          sleep 30
+
+          # Download the deb package
+          curl -fLo pictopy.deb "https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy/releases/download/${TAG}/picto-py_${VERSION}_amd64.deb" || \
+          curl -fLo pictopy.deb "https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy/releases/download/${TAG}/PictoPy_${VERSION}_amd64.deb"
+
+      - name: Extract and repackage as tar.gz
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+
+          # Extract deb package
+          mkdir -p extract
+          dpkg-deb -x pictopy.deb extract/
+
+          # Create tar.gz with proper structure
+          cd extract
+          tar -czvf "../pictopy_${VERSION}_amd64.tar.gz" .
+          cd ..
+
+          # Calculate checksum
+          sha256sum "pictopy_${VERSION}_amd64.tar.gz" > "pictopy_${VERSION}_amd64.tar.gz.sha256"
+
+      - name: Upload tar.gz to release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.tag }}
+          files: |
+            pictopy_${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}_amd64.tar.gz
+            pictopy_${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}_amd64.tar.gz.sha256
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-aur.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-aur.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+name: Publish to AUR
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Tag name for the release (e.g., v1.1.0)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  publish-aur:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Get version from tag
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "release" ]; then
+            TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          else
+            TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
+          fi
+          # Remove 'v' prefix if present
+          VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "tag=${TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Wait for release assets
+        run: |
+          echo "Waiting for release assets to be available..."
+          sleep 60
+
+      - name: Calculate SHA256 checksums
+        id: checksums
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+          BASE_URL="https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy/releases/download/v${VERSION}"
+          
+          # Download and calculate checksums for x86_64
+          echo "Downloading x86_64 tarball..."
+          if curl -fLo pictopy_amd64.tar.gz "${BASE_URL}/pictopy_${VERSION}_amd64.tar.gz"; then
+            SHA256_X86_64=$(sha256sum pictopy_amd64.tar.gz | cut -d' ' -f1)
+            echo "sha256_x86_64=${SHA256_X86_64}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "sha256_x86_64=SKIP" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+          
+          # Download and calculate checksums for aarch64
+          echo "Downloading aarch64 tarball..."
+          if curl -fLo pictopy_arm64.tar.gz "${BASE_URL}/pictopy_${VERSION}_arm64.tar.gz"; then
+            SHA256_AARCH64=$(sha256sum pictopy_arm64.tar.gz | cut -d' ' -f1)
+            echo "sha256_aarch64=${SHA256_AARCH64}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "sha256_aarch64=SKIP" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Update PKGBUILD
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+          SHA256_X86_64="${{ steps.checksums.outputs.sha256_x86_64 }}"
+          SHA256_AARCH64="${{ steps.checksums.outputs.sha256_aarch64 }}"
+          
+          cd aur
+          
+          # Update version in PKGBUILD
+          sed -i "s/^pkgver=.*/pkgver=${VERSION}/" PKGBUILD
+          sed -i "s/^pkgrel=.*/pkgrel=1/" PKGBUILD
+          
+          # Update source URLs
+          sed -i "s|pictopy_[0-9.]*_amd64|pictopy_${VERSION}_amd64|g" PKGBUILD
+          sed -i "s|pictopy_[0-9.]*_arm64|pictopy_${VERSION}_arm64|g" PKGBUILD
+          sed -i "s|/v[0-9.]*/|/v${VERSION}/|g" PKGBUILD
+          
+          # Update checksums
+          if [ "${SHA256_X86_64}" != "SKIP" ]; then
+            sed -i "s/^sha256sums_x86_64=.*/sha256sums_x86_64=('${SHA256_X86_64}')/" PKGBUILD
+          fi
+          if [ "${SHA256_AARCH64}" != "SKIP" ]; then
+            sed -i "s/^sha256sums_aarch64=.*/sha256sums_aarch64=('${SHA256_AARCH64}')/" PKGBUILD
+          fi
+          
+          cat PKGBUILD
+
+      - name: Generate .SRCINFO
+        run: |
+          cd aur
+          
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+          SHA256_X86_64="${{ steps.checksums.outputs.sha256_x86_64 }}"
+          SHA256_AARCH64="${{ steps.checksums.outputs.sha256_aarch64 }}"
+          
+          cat > .SRCINFO << EOF
+          pkgbase = pictopy
+          	pkgdesc = A privacy-focused photo management application with AI-powered tagging and face recognition
+          	pkgver = ${VERSION}
+          	pkgrel = 1
+          	url = https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy
+          	install = pictopy.install
+          	arch = x86_64
+          	arch = aarch64
+          	license = MIT
+          	makedepends = rust
+          	makedepends = cargo
+          	makedepends = nodejs
+          	makedepends = npm
+          	makedepends = python
+          	makedepends = python-pip
+          	makedepends = pyinstaller
+          	makedepends = webkit2gtk-4.1
+          	makedepends = base-devel
+          	makedepends = curl
+          	makedepends = wget
+          	makedepends = file
+          	makedepends = openssl
+          	makedepends = appmenu-gtk-module
+          	makedepends = librsvg
+          	depends = webkit2gtk-4.1
+          	depends = gtk3
+          	depends = glib2
+          	depends = cairo
+          	depends = pango
+          	depends = gdk-pixbuf2
+          	depends = libsoup3
+          	depends = openssl
+          	depends = hicolor-icon-theme
+          	optdepends = python-onnxruntime: For AI model inference
+          	optdepends = python-opencv: For image processing
+          	optdepends = python-numpy: For numerical operations
+          	options = !strip
+          	options = !emptydirs
+          	source_x86_64 = pictopy-${VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz::https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy/releases/download/v${VERSION}/pictopy_${VERSION}_amd64.tar.gz
+          	sha256sums_x86_64 = ${SHA256_X86_64}
+          	source_aarch64 = pictopy-${VERSION}-aarch64.tar.gz::https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy/releases/download/v${VERSION}/pictopy_${VERSION}_arm64.tar.gz
+          	sha256sums_aarch64 = ${SHA256_AARCH64}
+
+          pkgname = pictopy
+          EOF
+          
+          # Remove leading whitespace
+          sed -i 's/^          //' .SRCINFO
+          
+          cat .SRCINFO
+
+      - name: Publish to AUR
+        uses: KSXGitHub/[email protected]
+        with:
+          pkgname: pictopy
+          pkgbuild: ./aur/PKGBUILD
+          commit_username: ${{ secrets.AUR_USERNAME }}
+          commit_email: ${{ secrets.AUR_EMAIL }}
+          ssh_private_key: ${{ secrets.AUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          commit_message: "Update to version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+          ssh_keyscan_types: ed25519
+          force_push: true
+          assets: |
+            ./aur/pictopy.install
+            ./aur/.SRCINFO
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,36 @@
 
 PictoPy is an advanced desktop gallery application that combines the power of Tauri, React, and Rust for the frontend with a Python backend for sophisticated image analysis and management.
 
+## Installation
+
+### Arch Linux (AUR)
+
+PictoPy is available on the Arch User Repository (AUR) for Arch-based distributions (Arch, Manjaro, EndeavourOS, etc.):
+
+```bash
+# Using yay
+yay -S pictopy
+
+# Using paru
+paru -S pictopy
+
+# Using pikaur
+pikaur -S pictopy
+```
+
+For the development version built from source:
+```bash
+yay -S pictopy-git
+```
+
+### Other Linux Distributions
+
+Download the AppImage or .deb package from the [Releases](https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy/releases) page.
+
+### Windows & macOS
+
+Download the installer from the [Releases](https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy/releases) page.
+
 # Want to Contribute? 😄
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/hjUhu33uAn"><img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3ed93273-5055-4532-a524-87a337a4fbba" height="40"></a>

diff --git a/aur/.SRCINFO b/aur/.SRCINFO
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+pkgbase = pictopy
+	pkgdesc = A privacy-focused photo management application with AI-powered tagging and face recognition
+	pkgver = 1.1.0
+	pkgrel = 1
+	url = https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy
+	install = pictopy.install
+	arch = x86_64
+	arch = aarch64
+	license = MIT
+	makedepends = rust
+	makedepends = cargo
+	makedepends = nodejs
+	makedepends = npm
+	makedepends = python
+	makedepends = python-pip
+	makedepends = pyinstaller
+	makedepends = webkit2gtk-4.1
+	makedepends = base-devel
+	makedepends = curl
+	makedepends = wget
+	makedepends = file
+	makedepends = openssl
+	makedepends = appmenu-gtk-module
+	makedepends = librsvg
+	depends = webkit2gtk-4.1
+	depends = gtk3
+	depends = glib2
+	depends = cairo
+	depends = pango
+	depends = gdk-pixbuf2
+	depends = libsoup3
+	depends = openssl
+	depends = hicolor-icon-theme
+	optdepends = python-onnxruntime: For AI model inference
+	optdepends = python-opencv: For image processing
+	optdepends = python-numpy: For numerical operations
+	options = !strip
+	options = !emptydirs
+	source_x86_64 = pictopy-1.1.0-x86_64.tar.gz::https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy/releases/download/v1.1.0/pictopy_1.1.0_amd64.tar.gz
+	sha256sums_x86_64 = SKIP
+	source_aarch64 = pictopy-1.1.0-aarch64.tar.gz::https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy/releases/download/v1.1.0/pictopy_1.1.0_arm64.tar.gz
+	sha256sums_aarch64 = SKIP
+
+pkgname = pictopy
diff --git a/aur/PKGBUILD b/aur/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Maintainer: AOSSIE <[email protected]>
+# Contributor: PictoPy Team
+
+pkgname=pictopy
+pkgver=1.1.0
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="A privacy-focused photo management application with AI-powered tagging and face recognition"
+arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
+url="https://github.com/AOSSIE-Org/PictoPy"
+license=('MIT')
+depends=(
+    'webkit2gtk-4.1'
+    'gtk3'
+    'glib2'
+    'cairo'
+    'pango'
+    'gdk-pixbuf2'
+    'libsoup3'
+    'openssl'
+    'hicolor-icon-theme'
+)
+makedepends=(
+    'rust'
+    'cargo'
+    'nodejs'
+    'npm'
+    'python'
+    'python-pip'
+    'pyinstaller'
+    'webkit2gtk-4.1'
+    'base-devel'
+    'curl'
+    'wget'
+    'file'
+    'openssl'
+    'appmenu-gtk-module'
+    'librsvg'
+)
+optdepends=(
+    'python-onnxruntime: For AI model inference'
+    'python-opencv: For image processing'
+    'python-numpy: For numerical operations'
+)
+options=('!strip' '!emptydirs')
+install=${pkgname}.install
+source_x86_64=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}-x86_64.tar.gz::${url}/releases/download/v${pkgver}/pictopy_${pkgver}_amd64.tar.gz")
+source_aarch64=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}-aarch64.tar.gz::${url}/releases/download/v${pkgver}/pictopy_${pkgver}_arm64.tar.gz")
+sha256sums_x86_64=('SKIP')
+sha256sums_aarch64=('SKIP')
+
+package() {
+    cd "${srcdir}"
+
+    # Install the main application binary
+    install -Dm755 "usr/bin/picto-py" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/pictopy"
+
+    # Install libraries and resources
+    if [ -d "usr/lib" ]; then
+        cp -r usr/lib "${pkgdir}/usr/"
+    fi
+
+    # Install desktop entry
+    install -Dm644 "usr/share/applications/picto-py.desktop" \
+        "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/pictopy.desktop"
+
+    # Update desktop entry to use correct binary name
+    sed -i 's/Exec=picto-py/Exec=pictopy/g' "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/pictopy.desktop"
+
+    # Install icons
+    for size in 32x32 128x128 256x256; do
+        if [ -f "usr/share/icons/hicolor/${size}/apps/picto-py.png" ]; then
+            install -Dm644 "usr/share/icons/hicolor/${size}/apps/picto-py.png" \
+                "${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/${size}/apps/pictopy.png"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # Install scalable icon if available
+    if [ -f "usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/picto-py.svg" ]; then
+        install -Dm644 "usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/picto-py.svg" \
+            "${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/pictopy.svg"
+    fi
+
+    # Install license
+    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/../LICENSE" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE" 2>/dev/null || true
+}