VOID Mind v0.2.0-alpha.2: App Updates

VOID Mind now includes signed in-app update delivery with the same quiet VOID controls used throughout the application.

Alpha release. Existing provider and native acceptance follow-ups remain open; publishing this version does not mark them complete.

Downloads

Platform	Package
Windows 10/11, x64	VOID-Mind-Windows-x64-setup.exe
Debian / Ubuntu, x64	VOID-Mind-Linux-x64.deb
Linux, x64	VOID-Mind-Linux-x64.AppImage

Each package includes an adjacent SHA-256 checksum and updater signature verified against Mind's own updater public key. Linux has separate DEB/AppImage routes; DEB updates use the system package manager and may request administrator authorization.

Added

• Check for updates when Mind opens and every hour. Settings can disable automatic checks and keep manual Check now available.
• A branded Base UI dialog for update announcements, Later, explicit Update and restart confirmation, release information and actual download progress.
• Persistent manual-check preference. Choosing Later avoids repeatedly opening the same version's dialog during the current session.
• Retry handling for network/installation failures and restart-only retry after installation succeeds.
• A separate signed update feed and release assets for VOID Mind. The updater does not depend on the standalone VOID app or any AI provider.

Windows installation

Updates run quietly for the current Windows user, without an install-scope selection page. Mind explains that it will close and restart before installation begins. Download progress is shown in the app; after Windows takes over installation, the app may be closed until it restarts.

Windows installers are not Authenticode-signed, so SmartScreen may display a warning. The updater's cryptographic signature is a separate mechanism. Download only from this repository and verify the supplied checksum.

Upgrading from alpha.1

Download and run this installer once. The alpha.1 application did not include the updater. This version adds the update mechanism for subsequent releases. Existing conversations, settings and connections are not intentionally reset by this change; actual upgrade and restart acceptance remains open in #6.

The application/release version is 0.2.0-alpha.2; native package and updater versions use 0.2.0-2, continuing the previous numeric prerelease mapping. This is not a stable 0.2.0 release.

Validation and follow-ups

Updater state-machine tests cover scheduling, persistence, consent boundaries, failures, retries and resource cleanup. Component tests cover postponement, confirmation and determinate/indeterminate progress. CI validates the frontend and native application and packages Windows NSIS plus Linux DEB/AppImage files.

Manual Windows/Linux upgrade, restart and installer acceptance is tracked in #6. Existing provider and platform follow-ups remain unchanged. No new inference, training, title-generation or provider behavior is introduced.

Full changelog: v0.2.0-alpha.1…v0.2.0-alpha.2