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Fix Linux deb package name conflict with Ubuntu Orca#1306

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Fix Linux deb package name conflict with Ubuntu Orca#1306
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Nikolatesla-lj:fix-linux-deb-orca-name

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Summary

  • set the Linux executable name to orca-ide
  • set the Debian package name and artifact name to orca-ide
  • keep the user-facing product name as Orca

Motivation

Ubuntu 26 ships GNOME Orca as the system orca package, with system paths such as /usr/bin/orca. The current Linux .deb is also packaged as orca, which can conflict with the distro package and its files during installation or updates.

Using a slightly more specific Debian/system name such as orca-ide avoids colliding with Ubuntu's accessibility package while preserving the app's product name.

Testing

  • node assertion that the Electron Builder config keeps productName: "Orca" and sets the Linux DEB naming to orca-ide
  • git diff --check

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nwparker commented May 2, 2026

This is good to know, thanks for surfacing.
Will dig in deeper here, but the proposed solution is probably the reasonable one

@nwparker nwparker self-assigned this May 2, 2026
@nwparker nwparker self-requested a review May 2, 2026 01:54
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