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TuringOS 1.2

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@uncoalesced uncoalesced released this 04 Oct 17:50

TuringOS 1.2 fixes the biggest problem testers hit with 1.1: there was no web browser, so you couldn't sign in to Claude or get an API key. It also adds an installer, so your setup survives a reboot.
What's new:

  • Brave is the default browser, with the Claude extension installed and pinned. claude → /login, the Anthropic Console (API keys) and Google sign-in now open right there. Leo, Rewards, Wallet and VPN are switched off.
  • Install to disk: click Install in the dock (or Ctrl+K → "Install TuringOS"). The Calamares installer partitions the disk, creates your account (it logs in automatically, like the live session) and installs GRUB for BIOS or UEFI. Works offline. Tested on UEFI: installs in about 2–3 minutes and files persist across reboots.
  • Live USB persistence: a "Live system (persistence)" boot entry, with pkg/make-persistence.sh to create the persistence partition.
  • Homebrew is ready to use: brew install .
  • Settings in the dock now opens a settings app (lxqt-config).
  • Clawd, the pixel mascot in the bottom-right corner, has new moods: a mug while an agent works, > < when a task is done, spiral eyes on errors, and a heart when you hover. Shake the cursor (a few full swipes) to ask it something.
  • arm64 build scripts (arm/build.sh, arm/test-qemu.sh).
    ARM64
    There's an ARM64 ISO now. It boots on Apple Silicon (via UTM) and Raspberry Pi 4/5. Brave, the installer, persistence, Homebrew and Clawd all work the same as amd64.
  • live-image-arm64.hybrid.iso — check it against the .sha256.
  • Build it yourself with arm/build.sh, test with arm/test-qemu.sh.
  • The installer works on UEFI ARM. BIOS ARM and Raspberry Pi-specific bootloaders haven't been tested yet.
    Download live-image-amd64.hybrid.iso below and check it against the .sha256 file. Boot it in a VM (4 GB RAM, 2 CPUs, a 20 GB+ disk if you want to install) or write it to a USB stick.
    Known issues: BIOS installs and Secure Boot haven't been tested yet. "Erase disk" makes a swap partition as large as your RAM.

v1.1-stable

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@uncoalesced uncoalesced released this 03 Oct 14:16
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TuringOS is a Debian 13 live system that gives AI coding agents (Claude Code, OpenCode) a safe place to work. Agents run in a sandbox copy of your project, and you review their changes before merging them back.

This is the first stable build. It boots straight into the desktop in VMware (BIOS and UEFI) with no login screen.

What's in it:

  • A new desktop built on Tauri, with a composer that starts agents on a project you pick with @
  • Voice typing with local Whisper, which also works offline
  • Btrfs sandboxes with a review-then-merge flow
  • Bazaar: one-command MCP tool installs that show up in Claude Code
  • Model providers: Claude, NVIDIA NIM, Ollama, OpenRouter, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
  • Claude Code and OpenCode preinstalled

Known issues: the image has no web browser yet, so links and Google sign-in can't open. The ISO download will be linked separately.