[BUG] Installer reports `Windows is not supported` when trying to install on non-Windows OS

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Feb 25, 2026 by emaste Closed Feb 25, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Running bash install.sh reports Windows is not supported.

$ uname -s
FreeBSD

What Should Happen?

Installer should either work, or correctly report that the user's OS is not supported.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Install FreeBSD
  2. Fetch https://claude.ai/install.sh
  3. Run bash install.sh

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Not yet installed

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Other

Terminal/Shell

Xterm

Additional Information

_No response_

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