Native ARM64 (aarch64) Linux build — for NVIDIA GB10 / DGX Spark, Ampere, Apple Silicon

Feature Requests
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TL;DR: Please add a native ARM64 / aarch64 Linux build (deb + AppImage). The current Linux .deb, AppImage, and APT repo are all amd64 (x86_64) only, so Tempest can’t run on ARM64 Linux workstations.

The ask

A native aarch64 Linux desktop build of Tempest — ideally both the .deb and the AppImage, and an arm64 APT channel.

Why it matters

ARM64 Linux developer machines are no longer niche:

  • NVIDIA GB10 / DGX Spark (Grace-Blackwell) — the box I’m on
  • Ampere workstations/servers
  • Apple Silicon running Linux (Asahi, VMs)
  • Raspberry Pi 5 and similar SBCs

Tempest’s one-app, multi-protocol approach (SSH/SFTP/Kubernetes/RDP/…) is exactly what these dev boxes need, but there’s currently no way to install it natively.

My machine

  • Device: NVIDIA GB10 (Grace-Blackwell) developer workstation
  • Arch: aarch64 / ARM64
  • OS: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS, kernel 6.17 (NVIDIA DGX OS)
  • libc: glibc 2.39 · libfuse present (for AppImage)
  • Desktop: GNOME on X11 · 121 GB RAM

Questions for the team

  1. Is an arm64 Linux build planned? Any rough ETA?
  2. Is there a beta/nightly aarch64 build I could test now?
  3. In the meantime, is there a supported way to run the current release on aarch64 (build from source, or a known-good emulation path)?
  4. Does the CLI/agent component have an aarch64 build?

Happy to beta-test and share logs/specs. Thanks for considering it!

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Hi, thanks for your great advice

  1. Yes, if everything goes ok, in a few weeks
  2. Once it’s live, I’ll drop the link right here in this thread so you can take it for a spin.
  3. You could try qemu or box64, but best to wait for our ARM native builds
  4. Yes
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Please try this: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xrajtrqdziodt4194uihy/ACwytyKQNzIA2UeC6SVc3qE?rlkey=41kwk6x8xy05b0lsobz281ndr&st=9q89je0r&dl=0

I just ordered a DGX Spark, so I can’t test it myself yet. Please let me know if it works for you :smiley:

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Well, the desktop version worked , python error with the cli, great work !!!

Error while installing package: trying to overwrite ‘/usr/bin/tempest’, which is also in package python3-tempest 1,

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Awesome! The CLI error is due to a package conflict. If you don’t need ⁠python3-tempest⁠ anymore, you can try removing it, or using Storm AI to fix it for you XD

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