[bre-1149] linux desktop arm builds - continuation of community PR#16096 (#17254)

* adding arm64 snap, flatpak and tar variant to releases now for future flatpak consumption
* adding arm64 snap, flatpak and tar build process

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Co-authored-by: fredrmb <69513590+fredrmb@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml

@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ jobs:
           path: apps/desktop/dist/com.bitwarden.desktop.flatpak
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-
   linux-arm64:
     name: Linux ARM64 Build
     # Note, before updating the ubuntu version of the workflow, ensure the snap base image
@@ -338,14 +337,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up environment
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get -y install pkg-config libxss-dev rpm musl-dev musl-tools flatpak flatpak-builder
+          sudo apt-get -y install pkg-config libxss-dev rpm musl-dev musl-tools flatpak flatpak-builder squashfs-tools ruby ruby-dev rubygems build-essential
+          sudo gem install --no-document fpm
+
+      - name: Set up Snap
+        run: sudo snap install snapcraft --classic
+
+      - name: Install snaps required by snapcraft in destructive mode
+        run: |
+          sudo snap install core22
+          sudo snap install gtk-common-themes
+          sudo snap install gnome-3-28-1804
 
       - name: Print environment
         run: |
           node --version
           npm --version
           snap --version
-          snapcraft --version || echo 'snapcraft unavailable'
+          snapcraft --version
 
       - name: Install Node dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -403,8 +412,19 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Build application
+        env:
+          # Snapcraft environment variables to bypass LXD requirement on ARM64
+          SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT: host
+          USE_SYSTEM_FPM: true
         run: npm run dist:lin:arm64
 
+      - name: Upload .snap artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08 # v4.6.0
+        with:
+          name: bitwarden_${{ env._PACKAGE_VERSION }}_arm64.snap
+          path: apps/desktop/dist/bitwarden_${{ env._PACKAGE_VERSION }}_arm64.snap
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
       - name: Upload tar.gz artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b # v4.5.0
         with:
@@ -412,6 +432,19 @@ jobs:
           path: apps/desktop/dist/bitwarden_desktop_arm64.tar.gz
           if-no-files-found: error
 
+      - name: Build flatpak
+        working-directory: apps/desktop
+        run: |
+          sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
+          sudo npm run pack:lin:flatpak
+
+      - name: Upload flatpak artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08 # v4.6.0
+        with:
+          name: com.bitwarden.desktop-arm64.flatpak
+          path: apps/desktop/dist/com.bitwarden.desktop.flatpak
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
   windows:
     name: Windows Build
     runs-on: windows-2022
@@ -905,7 +938,6 @@ jobs:
           path: apps/desktop/dist/nsis-web/${{ needs.setup.outputs.release_channel }}.yml
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-
   macos-build:
     name: MacOS Build
     runs-on: macos-13
@@ -1117,7 +1149,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build application (dev)
         run: npm run build
 
-
   browser-build:
     name: Browser Build
     needs: setup
@@ -1129,7 +1160,6 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
       id-token: write
 
-
   macos-package-github:
     name: MacOS Package GitHub Release Assets
     runs-on: macos-13
@@ -1390,7 +1420,6 @@ jobs:
           path: apps/desktop/dist/${{ needs.setup.outputs.release_channel }}-mac.yml
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-
   macos-package-mas:
     name: MacOS Package Prod Release Asset
     runs-on: macos-13
@@ -1771,7 +1800,6 @@ jobs:
           upload_sources: true
           upload_translations: false
 
-
   check-failures:
     name: Check for failures
     if: always()
@@ -1823,4 +1851,3 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ steps.retrieve-secrets.outputs.devops-alerts-slack-webhook-url }}
         with:
           status: ${{ job.status }}
-

.github/workflows/release-desktop.yml

@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ jobs:
             apps/desktop/artifacts/Bitwarden-${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}-x86_64.rpm,
             apps/desktop/artifacts/Bitwarden-${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}-x64.freebsd,
             apps/desktop/artifacts/bitwarden_${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}_amd64.snap,
+            apps/desktop/artifacts/bitwarden_${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}_arm64.snap,
+            apps/desktop/artifacts/bitwarden_${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}_arm64.tar.gz,
             apps/desktop/artifacts/Bitwarden-${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}-x86_64.AppImage,
             apps/desktop/artifacts/Bitwarden-Portable-${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}.exe,
             apps/desktop/artifacts/Bitwarden-Installer-${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}.exe,

apps/desktop/package.json

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "pack:dir": "npm run clean:dist && electron-builder --dir -p never",
     "pack:lin:flatpak": "flatpak-builder --repo=../../.flatpak-repo ../../.flatpak  ./resources/com.bitwarden.desktop.devel.yaml --install-deps-from=flathub --force-clean &&  flatpak build-bundle ../../.flatpak-repo/ ./dist/com.bitwarden.desktop.flatpak com.bitwarden.desktop",
     "pack:lin": "npm run clean:dist && electron-builder --linux --x64 -p never && export SNAP_FILE=$(realpath ./dist/bitwarden_*.snap) && unsquashfs -d ./dist/tmp-snap/ $SNAP_FILE && mkdir -p ./dist/tmp-snap/meta/polkit/ && cp ./resources/com.bitwarden.desktop.policy  ./dist/tmp-snap/meta/polkit/polkit.com.bitwarden.desktop.policy && rm $SNAP_FILE && snap pack --compression=lzo ./dist/tmp-snap/ && mv ./*.snap ./dist/ && rm -rf ./dist/tmp-snap/",
-    "pack:lin:arm64": "npm run clean:dist && electron-builder --dir -p never && tar -czvf ./dist/bitwarden_desktop_arm64.tar.gz -C ./dist/linux-arm64-unpacked/ .",
+    "pack:lin:arm64": "npm run clean:dist && electron-builder --linux --arm64 -p never && export SNAP_FILE=$(realpath ./dist/bitwarden_*.snap) && unsquashfs -d ./dist/tmp-snap/ $SNAP_FILE && mkdir -p ./dist/tmp-snap/meta/polkit/ && cp ./resources/com.bitwarden.desktop.policy  ./dist/tmp-snap/meta/polkit/polkit.com.bitwarden.desktop.policy && rm $SNAP_FILE && snap pack --compression=lzo ./dist/tmp-snap/ && mv ./*.snap ./dist/ && rm -rf ./dist/tmp-snap/ && tar -czvf ./dist/bitwarden_desktop_arm64.tar.gz -C ./dist/linux-arm64-unpacked/ .",
     "pack:mac": "npm run clean:dist && electron-builder --mac --universal -p never",
     "pack:mac:with-extension": "npm run clean:dist && npm run build:macos-extension:mac && electron-builder --mac --universal -p never",
     "pack:mac:arm64": "npm run clean:dist && electron-builder --mac --arm64 -p never",