[BUG] Claude installer fails with timeout
Status Open
Reported on v2.1.239
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 22, 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?
I am using arch linux and using this line to install claude code:
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
Now it first downloads claudeclaude-2.1.239-linux-x64-2.1.239-linux-x64 binary and then runs:
./claude-2.1.239-linux-x64 install [maybe some arguments]
After running executable, due to my slow internet connection, it fails with error(even I ran it myself):
❯ ./claude-2.1.239-linux-x64 install --verbose
✘ Installation failed
Download timed out: exceeded the total deadline
Try running with --force to override checks
Now there are 3 issues in installer(dont count it as double bug report):
- It fails with download timeout intentionally.
- It never shows any progress on downloads.
- It intentionally deletes already downloaded claude-2.1.239-linux-x64 binary. I have to download again and again.
Don't count it as duplicate as it isn't old node based installer.
What Should Happen?
It shouldn't intentionally fail download with download timeout error.
Neither it should delete already downloaded binary.
It should display download progress.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Run this in command line:
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.239-linux-x64(to be installed)
Platform
Other
Operating System
Other Linux
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
_No response_