[Linux/Fedora RPM] “Install and Restart” closes and relaunches OpenCode Desktop but does not upgrade the app

[MoeDeeActual]

Description

OpenCode Desktop’s in-app updater does not actually install updates on my Fedora system.

When the app launches and an update is available, I get the bottom-right notification offering “Install and Restart” or “Not Yet.” If I click “Install and Restart,” the app closes and relaunches immediately, but the update is not applied. After relaunch, I see the same update notification again for the same target version.

Current example:

• Installed version: 1.14.17
• Update offered: 1.14.19

This is not a one-off version-specific issue. I have been seeing the same behavior repeatedly across multiple releases, likely since before 1.14.10. Updating manually by downloading the latest RPM from GitHub Releases and installing it with DNF works, so the issue appears to be specific to the in-app update flow rather than the package itself.

Environment:

• OS: Fedora Workstation 43
• Desktop: KDE Plasma
• Session: Wayland
• Package type: RPM
• Install method: DNF install of the RPM package
• OpenCode CLI is also installed

Additional notes:

• No plugins are being used
• No privilege escalation prompt appears during the update attempt
• No error message or failure notification is shown
• The only result is that the app restarts without updating, and the same upgrade notification reappears

Plugins

None

OpenCode version

Installed version: 1.14.17

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch OpenCode Desktop on Fedora.
2. Wait for the update notification to appear in the bottom-right corner.
3. Click “Install and Restart.”
4. The app closes and relaunches immediately.
5. After relaunch, the same update notification appears again for the same target version.
6. Verify that the installed version did not change.

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Operating System

Fedora Workstation 43 (KDE)

Terminal

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[github-actions]

This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

• Desktop App Windows "Install and Restart" just closes the app and does NOT update / restart it. #19914: Desktop App "Install and Restart" just closes the app without updating (same symptom, reported on Windows)
• Update with Install and restart is failing in Windows 10 #14978: Update with "Install and Restart" is failing in Windows 10 (same behavior, different OS)

These issues describe the same core problem: the in-app "Install and Restart" flow closes and relaunches the app without applying the update. Your issue is specific to Linux/Fedora RPM, which may or may not share the same root cause, but the symptoms are identical. It may be worth checking those threads for any workarounds or related findings.

[z-nexx]

Same here, on Fedora 44 with Gnome. I get nothing interesting in the terminal - OpenCode just exits and starts again with no relevant output. It is not a duplicate because it's Linux and not Windows, it doesn't work after like 5 tries, and no installation or similar seems to be initalized at all.

Here is me starting OpenCode 1.14.19, pressing the "Install and restart" text, and then quitting after OpenCode has started the second time.

z-nexx@fedora:~/Hämtningar$ OpenCode 
Wayland session detected; using native Wayland first with X11 fallback (auto backend). Set OC_FORCE_X11=1 to force X11.
2026-04-22T18:32:04.034451Z  INFO opencode_lib: Initializing app
2026-04-22T18:32:04.047990Z  INFO opencode_lib: Spawning sidecar on http://127.0.0.1:37861
2026-04-22T18:32:04.048026Z  INFO opencode_lib::cli: Spawning sidecar port=37861
2026-04-22T18:32:04.148875Z  INFO opencode_lib::cli: Loaded shell environment with -il shell="/bin/bash" env_count=59
2026-04-22T18:32:04.149395Z  INFO opencode_lib::cli: No CLI installation found, skipping sync
2026-04-22T18:32:05.838574Z  INFO sidecar: opencode_lib::cli: opencode server listening on http://127.0.0.1:37861
2026-04-22T18:32:05.895956Z  INFO opencode_lib::server: Server ready elapsed=1.746550769s
2026-04-22T18:32:05.896190Z  INFO opencode_lib: Sidecar health check OK
2026-04-22T18:32:05.896201Z  INFO opencode_lib: Loading task finished
2026-04-22T18:32:05.896221Z  INFO opencode_lib: Loading done, completing initialisation
2026-04-22T18:32:10.581669Z  INFO opencode_lib: Killed server
2026-04-22T18:32:10.585197Z  INFO opencode_lib: Received Exit
2026-04-22T18:32:10.585258Z  INFO opencode_lib: Server state missing
z-nexx@fedora:~/Hämtningar$ Wayland session detected; using native Wayland first with X11 fallback (auto backend). Set OC_FORCE_X11=1 to force X11.
2026-04-22T18:32:10.781211Z  INFO opencode_lib: Initializing app
2026-04-22T18:32:10.795864Z  INFO opencode_lib: Spawning sidecar on http://127.0.0.1:35505
2026-04-22T18:32:10.795901Z  INFO opencode_lib::cli: Spawning sidecar port=35505
2026-04-22T18:32:10.871432Z  INFO opencode_lib::cli: Loaded shell environment with -il shell="/bin/bash" env_count=61
2026-04-22T18:32:10.871999Z  INFO opencode_lib::cli: No CLI installation found, skipping sync
2026-04-22T18:32:12.554902Z  INFO sidecar: opencode_lib::cli: opencode server listening on http://127.0.0.1:35505
2026-04-22T18:32:12.616108Z  INFO opencode_lib::server: Server ready elapsed=1.744081835s
2026-04-22T18:32:12.616369Z  INFO opencode_lib: Sidecar health check OK
2026-04-22T18:32:12.616404Z  INFO opencode_lib: Loading task finished
2026-04-22T18:32:12.616434Z  INFO opencode_lib: Loading done, completing initialisation
2026-04-22T18:32:17.439197Z  INFO opencode_lib: Received Exit
2026-04-22T18:32:17.439247Z  INFO opencode_lib: Killed server