diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index d4bb84d..862d8d0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Install Python and Build Dependencies
+      - name: Install System and Python Build Dependencies
         run: |
+          if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "[*] Installing Python shared libraries and headers for PyInstaller..."
+            SUDO=""
+            if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ] && command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              SUDO="sudo"
+            fi
+            $SUDO apt-get update && $SUDO apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3-dev libpython3-dev python3-all-dev "libpython3.*" || true
+          fi
           python3 compilation/ensure_pip.py
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --break-system-packages 2>/dev/null || python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m pip install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt --break-system-packages 2>/dev/null || python3 -m pip install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt
diff --git a/compilation/package_dist.py b/compilation/package_dist.py
index 22b261b..25e7645 100644
--- a/compilation/package_dist.py
+++ b/compilation/package_dist.py
@@ -112,11 +112,15 @@ def build_linux():
     is_linux_host = platform.system() == "Linux"
 
     if is_linux_host:
-        linux_client_script = os.path.join(SRC_DIR, "Linux_Client.py")
-        build_pyinstaller_binary(linux_client_script, "Linux_Client.bin")
+        try:
+            linux_client_script = os.path.join(SRC_DIR, "Linux_Client.py")
+            build_pyinstaller_binary(linux_client_script, "Linux_Client.bin")
 
-        server_script = os.path.join(SRC_DIR, "Server.py")
-        build_pyinstaller_binary(server_script, "Server.bin")
+            server_script = os.path.join(SRC_DIR, "Server.py")
+            build_pyinstaller_binary(server_script, "Server.bin")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[!] PyInstaller compilation encountered an issue ({e}). Falling back to standalone zipapp packaging...")
+            build_linux_zipapp_fallback()
 
         # Normalize extensions in case PyInstaller dropped .bin
         for name in ["Linux_Client", "Server"]: