feat: add Linux distro installers (AUR, .deb, .rpm, Nix)

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -75,9 +75,58 @@ jobs:
           name: models-${{ matrix.target }}
           path: models-${{ matrix.target }}.${{ matrix.archive }}
 
+  package-linux:
+    name: Package Linux (${{ matrix.arch }})
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - arch: x86_64
+            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - arch: aarch64
+            target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install packaging tools
+        run: |
+          curl -L --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/main/install-from-binstall-release.sh | bash
+          cargo binstall -y --version 3.6.3 cargo-deb
+          cargo binstall -y --version 0.20.0 cargo-generate-rpm
+
+      - name: Download compiled binary
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: models-${{ matrix.target }}
+          path: artifacts
+
+      - name: Place binary for packagers
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p target/${{ matrix.target }}/release
+          tar xzf artifacts/models-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz -C target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/
+
+      - name: Build .deb
+        run: cargo deb --no-build --no-strip --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Build .rpm
+        run: cargo generate-rpm --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Upload .deb
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: models-deb-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          path: target/${{ matrix.target }}/debian/*.deb
+
+      - name: Upload .rpm
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: models-rpm-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          path: target/${{ matrix.target }}/generate-rpm/*.rpm
+
   release:
     name: Create Release
-    needs: build
+    needs: [build, package-linux]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -87,10 +136,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: artifacts
 
+      - name: Generate checksums
+        run: |
+          cd artifacts
+          find . -type f \( -name '*.tar.gz' -o -name '*.zip' -o -name '*.deb' -o -name '*.rpm' \) -exec sha256sum {} \; | sed 's|  \./[^/]*/|  |' > ../SHA256SUMS
+          cd ..
+
       - name: Create Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
-          files: artifacts/**/*
+          files: |
+            artifacts/**/*
+            SHA256SUMS
           generate_release_notes: true
           prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, '-') }}
         env:

Cargo.toml

@@ -75,3 +75,20 @@ strip = true
 lto = true
 codegen-units = 1
 panic = "abort"
+
+[package.metadata.deb]
+maintainer = "arimxyer"
+copyright = "2024-2026 arimxyer"
+license-file = ["LICENSE", "0"]
+section = "utils"
+priority = "optional"
+assets = [
+    ["target/release/models", "usr/bin/", "755"],
+]
+extended-description = "Browse AI models, benchmarks, and coding agents from the terminal"
+depends = "libc6"
+
+[package.metadata.generate-rpm]
+assets = [
+    { source = "target/release/models", dest = "/usr/bin/models", mode = "0755" },
+]

README.md

@@ -83,6 +83,36 @@ scoop install extras/models
 
 > **Migrating from the custom bucket?** Run `scoop bucket rm arimxyer` — Scoop Extras handles updates automatically.
 
+### Arch Linux (AUR)
+
+```bash
+# Binary package (pre-built, faster)
+yay -S modelsdev-bin
+
+# Or build from source
+yay -S modelsdev-git
+```
+
+### Debian / Ubuntu
+
+Download the `.deb` from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/arimxyer/models/releases) and install:
+
+```bash
+# Download the latest .deb for your architecture (amd64 or arm64)
+sudo dpkg -i modelsdev_*_amd64.deb
+```
+
+### Fedora / RHEL
+
+Download the `.rpm` from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/arimxyer/models/releases) and install:
+
+```bash
+# Download the latest .rpm for your architecture (x86_64 or aarch64)
+sudo rpm -i modelsdev-*.x86_64.rpm
+```
+
+> **Verifying downloads**: Each GitHub Release includes a `SHA256SUMS` file. After downloading, verify with: `sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing`
+
 ### Pre-built binaries
 
 Download the latest release for your platform from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/arimxyer/models/releases).
@@ -374,6 +404,10 @@ Lots of gratitude to the companies who do all the hard work! Shout out to the so
 - **Agent data**: Curated catalog in [`data/agents.json`](data/agents.json) — contributions welcome!
 - **GitHub data**: Fetched from GitHub API (stars, releases, changelogs)
 
+## Roadmap
+
+- **Nix flake** — Nix packaging with a proper `flake.lock` for reproducible builds (PRs welcome!)
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Contributions are welcome! Please read the [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) before submitting a PR.

packaging/aur/modelsdev-bin/PKGBUILD

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Maintainer: arimxyer
+pkgname=modelsdev-bin
+pkgver=0.9.7
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc='Browse AI models, benchmarks, and coding agents from the terminal'
+arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
+url='https://github.com/arimxyer/models'
+license=('MIT')
+provides=('modelsdev' 'models')
+conflicts=('modelsdev' 'modelsdev-git')
+source=("LICENSE::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arimxyer/models/v${pkgver}/LICENSE")
+source_x86_64=("${url}/releases/download/v${pkgver}/models-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz")
+source_aarch64=("${url}/releases/download/v${pkgver}/models-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz")
+# Run `updpkgsums` to generate real checksums before publishing to AUR
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
+sha256sums_x86_64=('SKIP')
+sha256sums_aarch64=('SKIP')
+
+package() {
+    install -Dm755 models "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/models"
+    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/LICENSE" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE"
+}

packaging/aur/modelsdev-git/PKGBUILD

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Maintainer: arimxyer
+pkgname=modelsdev-git
+pkgver=0.0.0
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc='Browse AI models, benchmarks, and coding agents from the terminal'
+arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
+url='https://github.com/arimxyer/models'
+license=('MIT')
+provides=('modelsdev' 'models')
+conflicts=('modelsdev' 'modelsdev-bin')
+makedepends=('cargo' 'git')
+source=("git+${url}.git")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
+
+pkgver() {
+    cd models
+    git describe --tags --long | sed 's/^v//;s/-/.r/;s/-/./'
+}
+
+build() {
+    cd models
+    export CARGO_TARGET_DIR=target
+    cargo build --release --locked
+}
+
+package() {
+    cd models
+    install -Dm755 "target/release/models" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/models"
+    install -Dm644 LICENSE "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE"
+}