Conda related bug fix

• Install conda 25.1.1-2 by default (stable)
• Force install sqlite 3.47.2 by default (stable)

Use Pinokio behind Proxy

Proxy support via environment variables:

• HTTP_PROXY
• HTTPS_PROXY
• NO_PROXY

Learn more: https://superuser.com/questions/944958/are-http-proxy-https-proxy-and-no-proxy-environment-variables-standard

Git-lfs by default

• Install git-lfs by default (in gitconfig)
• Gitconfig file should be stored on windows too.

Fast startup

cut down around 5 seconds of initial startup time by concurrently running system info check

Schema version update to 3.7

schema version update

Support gpu_model attribute in templates

{
  when: "{{gpu === 'nvidia' && / 50.+/i.test(gpu_model)}}",   // nvidia 50 series
  method: "shell.run",
  params: { ... }
}

TORCH_FORCE_NO_WEIGHTS_ONLY_LOAD=1

To avoid torch errors with recent versions, set TORCH_FORCE_NO_WEIGHTS_ONLY_LOAD=1 by default in all shells

process.wait

add uri support for process.wait -- wait until the uri is up

{
  method: "process.wait",
  params: {
    uri: <uri>,
    interval: <sec (optional)>
  }
}

remove the setuptools update

Previously every venv was initialized with uv pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel because sometimes old setuptools would cause issues.

But doing this actually created even more problems, so revert back, and do NOT upgrade by default