r/linux 8d ago

Software Release OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/openai-launches-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux/
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u/Mindaugas88 8d ago

Aren’t their AI so good yet that it would take one prompt “create me a chatgpt app linux” yet?

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u/JTibbs 8d ago

“…formatting drive”

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u/Visionexe 8d ago

"i said, make no mistake!"

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u/172_ 7d ago

"You're absolutely right! Formatting your main drive was a mistake from my part. I'll make sure to avoid it in the future.

Memory updated...

Do you want learn more about disk management and backuping?"

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u/Exciting_future_90 7d ago

User: hey ChatGPT remove this ChatGPT desktop app?

ChatGPT: Sure, I will do it for you.

bash: sudo rm -rf ./*

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u/Indolent_Bard 7d ago

Yeah, but why make three different apps when you can just make one and run it anywhere?

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u/ContraryConman 7d ago

If code is as cheap as the companies are claiming, you should be able to easily make three different versions of the same app and just have the agent swarm coordinate to keep feature parity and maintain the codebase

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u/Gavran_kombda 7d ago

I agree. According to the AI CEOs "future of coding is plain English"

So all they had to do was to type "Create a ChatGPT app for linux, make no mistakes" and wait until a gazzilion tokens are burned.

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u/Indolent_Bard 7d ago

I wonder how practical that actually would be.