patrickjaja/claude-desktop-bin v1.6608.0

Claude Desktop 1.6608.0

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Claude Desktop 1.6608.0

This release provides Claude Desktop version 1.6608.0 pre-patched for Linux.

Installation Options

Arch Linux (AUR)

yay -S claude-desktop-bin

Debian/Ubuntu (APT Repository — recommended)

curl -fsSL https://patrickjaja.github.io/claude-desktop-bin/install.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt install claude-desktop-bin

Debian/Ubuntu (manual .deb)

# x86_64
sudo apt install ./claude-desktop-bin_1.6608.0-1_amd64.deb
# ARM64
sudo apt install ./claude-desktop-bin_1.6608.0-1_arm64.deb

Fedora/RHEL (RPM Repository — recommended)

curl -fsSL https://patrickjaja.github.io/claude-desktop-bin/install-rpm.sh | sudo bash
sudo dnf install claude-desktop-bin

Fedora/RHEL (manual .rpm)

# x86_64
sudo dnf install ./claude-desktop-bin-1.6608.0-1.x86_64.rpm
# ARM64
sudo dnf install ./claude-desktop-bin-1.6608.0-1.aarch64.rpm

NixOS / Nix

nix run github:patrickjaja/claude-desktop-bin

AppImage (Any Distro)

# x86_64
chmod +x Claude_Desktop-1.6608.0-x86_64.AppImage
./Claude_Desktop-1.6608.0-x86_64.AppImage
# ARM64
chmod +x Claude_Desktop-1.6608.0-aarch64.AppImage
./Claude_Desktop-1.6608.0-aarch64.AppImage

Update existing AppImage (delta download — only changed blocks):

appimageupdatetool Claude_Desktop-*-x86_64.AppImage
# Or from within the AppImage:
./Claude_Desktop-*-x86_64.AppImage --appimage-update

Checksums

Changes since last release

• Version bump: v1.6259.1 → v1.6608.0
• 1 patch fix required: fix_computer_use_linux.nim Patch 11 (isEnabled gate) — upstream simplified the function from a ternary return X(Y)?Z.has(process.platform)&&W():V() to a direct return Z.has(process.platform)&&W(). Updated regex to try new pattern first, old pattern as fallback. All other 42 patches applied cleanly without modification.
• operon feature removed upstream: Was always {status:"unavailable"}, now completely deleted from code. 6 related GrowthBook flags removed: 1306813456, 1496450144, 2216480658, 2433104842, 2486083521, 4019128077. None were referenced by our patches.
• 4 new features added upstream: framebufferPreview (dev-only + flag 1928275548), iosSimulator (dev+darwin-only), androidEmulator (dev+darwin-only), grandPrix (darwin-only device pairing). None require Linux patches.
• Async merger reduced: 5 → 4 overrides (operon evaluator removed); now: louderPenguin, coworkKappa, coworkArtifacts, markTaskComplete
• New Windows env passthrough: $oA() function passes Windows-specific env vars to CLI spawns; returns {} on Linux — no patch needed
• Function renames: v_()→pw() (static registry), ZDA→woA (merger), Jt()→pt() (GrowthBook accessor), qwA→lrA (MCP registration IPC), computer-use Set qDA→BoA, mVt→ITi (isEnabled)
• ion-dist SPA: minor shrinkage (1612→1552 files, 660→627 chunks, 105→100 MB); patched patterns unchanged
• No new MCP servers, IPC handlers, or platform gates

Links

• AUR Package
• Full Changelog