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1. joshua-lehmann

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   Hona

   on Jul 22, 2026
3. qinyinglun commented on Jul 22, 2026

   

   qinyinglun

   on Jul 22, 2026

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   @joshua-lehmann

   Manual OpenCode Installation on WSL

   https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/releases/download/v1.18.4/opencode-linux-x64.tar.gz

   I encountered the same issue and found that the root cause is the installation path.

   The OpenCode Desktop app expects the binary to be located at:

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   ~/.local/bin/opencode
   When installed via npm install --global opencode-ai, the binary is placed in a different location (e.g., /usr/local/bin/opencode), which the Desktop app does not recognize — even though it works fine from the CLI.

   Solution: Manually install OpenCode to the expected path.

   bash

   Download the Linux binary for your architecture from:

   https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/releases

   cd /tmp
   curl -LO https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/releases/download/v1.18.4/opencode-linux-x64.tar.gz

   Extract and install to ~/.local/bin/

   mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
   tar -xzf opencode-linux-x64.tar.gz
   mv opencode ~/.local/bin/
   chmod +x ~/.local/bin/opencode
   After placing the binary at ~/.local/bin/opencode, restart WSL (wsl --shutdown) and reopen the Desktop app. The version check should now pass.

   This worked for me — hope it helps!
4. joshua-lehmann commented on Jul 23, 2026

   

   joshua-lehmann

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   @qinyinglun @Hona
   Thanks for the suggestion. I followed the steps and verified the setup directly from PowerShell.

   Ubuntu is installed as WSL 2:

   NAME      STATE      VERSION
   Ubuntu    Stopped    2
   

   OpenCode is installed inside Ubuntu and works correctly from a login shell:

   User: lejo
   Shell: /bin/bash
   OpenCode path: /usr/local/bin/opencode
   Version: 1.18.4
   

   I also tested the exact WSL command mentioned in the Desktop error:

   wsl.exe --list --online

   It succeeds with exit code 0 and completes in approximately 0.65 seconds.

   Unfortunately, this did not resolve the issue. OpenCode Desktop still shows Ubuntu as OpenCode not installed, and refreshing produces:

   Error invoking remote method "wsl-servers-refresh-distros":
   Error: wsl --list --online timed out after 20000ms
   

   Since the same command completes almost instantly when run manually, this appears to be related to how OpenCode Desktop invokes WSL, rather than the WSL or OpenCode installation itself.

   Is there any additional logging I can enable, or a way to inspect the environment and command used by the Desktop process? I would appreciate further help debugging this.
5. zjm54321 commented on Aug 23, 2026

   

   zjm54321

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   I reproduced the same detection failure on NixOS WSL with Desktop 1.18.21.

   opencode is installed declaratively through Home Manager and is directly available to WSL commands:

   $ command -v opencode
   /etc/profiles/per-user/ming/bin/opencode
   $ opencode --version
   1.18.18
   

   The Desktop check does not resolve opencode from the distro PATH. resolveWslOpencode() currently only accepts this fixed location:

   $HOME/.opencode/bin/opencode
   

   See packages/desktop/src/main/wsl/runtime.ts around resolveWslOpencode. The later sidecar PATH filtering retains /etc/profiles/per-user/..., and the PATH-installed executable still runs after that filtering, so PATH resolution should also support Nix/Home Manager and global npm installations without relying on shell startup files.

   This is separate from #44508, which only fixes the earlier distro execution probe.
6. thdxr commented on Oct 11, 2026

   

   thdxr

   on Oct 11, 2026

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   Thanks for the report! OpenCode 2.0 is now out and development is focused on V2, so we're closing issues filed against OpenCode 1. Please upgrade (opencode upgrade --major, details: https://anoma.ly/notes/opencode-2-0), and if this is still relevant on 2.0, reopen this issue or open a new one with your 2.0 version.

   — from 𝕺𝖕𝖊𝖓𝕮𝖔𝖉𝖊
7. thdxr

   closed this as not plannedon Oct 11, 2026