[WSL2] "Package manager failed to install the right version" error after successful npm/curl install

[mlovera]

Description

I'm trying to download opencode using bash, npm, but the issue remains, it respond with this when I try to run the app after downloading it.

mlovera@wsl:~$ npm install -g opencode-ai@latest

added 5 packages in 6s
mlovera@wsl:~$ opencode --version
It seems that your package manager failed to install the right version of the opencode CLI for your platform. You can try manually installing "opencode-linux-x64" or "opencode-linux-x64-baseline" or "opencode-linux-x64-musl" or "opencode-linux-x64-baseline-musl" package

I also tried using curl and bash:

curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash

and this happened:

mlovera@wsl:~$ curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash
Installed version: .

Installing opencode version: 1.14.19
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Command already exists in /home/mlovera/.bashrc, skipping write.

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OpenCode includes free models, to start:

cd <project>  # Open directory
opencode      # Run command

For more information visit https://opencode.ai/docs


mlovera@wsl:~$ opencode --version
It seems that your package manager failed to install the right version of the opencode CLI for your platform. You can try manually installing "opencode-linux-x64" or "opencode-linux-x64-baseline" or "opencode-linux-x64-musl" or "opencode-linux-x64-baseline-musl" package

More information

uname -a

Linux DESKTOP-PENQRDG 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jun  5 18:30:46 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

ldd --version

ldd (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.35-0ubuntu3.13) 2.35
Copyright (C) 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Roland McGrath and Ulrich Drepper.

I also tried with opencode-linux-x64.

I noticed this issue is repeated, but previous conversations were not helpful at all.

Plugins

No response

OpenCode version

1.14.19

Steps to reproduce

No response

Screenshot and/or share link

No response

Operating System

Ubuntu 22.04 (WSL)

Terminal

Windows Terminal

[VishnAndr]

The same here, yes.

[jan-valek]

I used oposite way, bash first and get same error: It seems that your package manager failed to install the right version of the opencode CLI for your platform. You can try manually installing "opencode-linux-x64" or "opencode-linux-x64-baseline" or "opencode-linux-x64-musl" or "opencode-linux-x64-baseline-musl" package.
Windows pro 11, with wsl2 and ubuntu. Now when I tried npm install, and same results.

[VishnAndr]

In my case, funny enough, closing wsl2 terminal and restarting the host computer helped. Classic "turn it off and on again"

[Hona]

I believe this is the host Windows PATH being prepended to WSL, and therefore finding bun/npm from the /mnt/c not native...

[Fector101]

i have the same issue on a fresh install of windows and no wsl

I installed through

npm i -g opencode-ai -verbose

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PS C:\Users\Fabian> opencode
It seems that your package manager failed to install the right version of the opencode CLI for your platform. You can try manually installing "opencode-windows-x64" or "opencode-windows-x64-baseline" package

[DiaQusNet]

same issue, but restarting the terimal fix it...
dont know the reason

[Fector101]

Restarting the terminal didn't work for me even restarting my PC, I uninstalled and install

npm install -g opencode-ai

a couple of times then it suddenly started working.

[Lumhil]

try "wsl --shutdown‘

[hdworker]

When you see message:
"It seems that your package manager failed to install the right version of the opencode CLI for your platform. You can try manually installing "opencode-linux-x64" or "opencode-linux-x64-baseline" or "opencode-linux-x64-musl" or "opencode-linux-x64-baseline-musl" package".

It's enough to enter "bash" command again.