Troubleshoot Claude Science changedclaude-science/troubleshooting
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9090On Linux, an update to version 0.1.61 ends this way on a computer where bubblewrap or socat came from conda, Homebrew, or a folder in your home directory, because version 0.1.61 needs both installed for the whole system. Version 0.1.62 withdraws that requirement, so trying again as above now gets a version that starts. If Claude Science won't start at all, run `claude-science update` in a terminal, then start it again.
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92In version 0.1.67 and later, the notice can show one of these two sentences, with the new version's error on a **Reason** line when there is one:
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94* "Update failed: the new version couldn't start. You're still on version …" (Linux only) means Claude Science went back to the version you had.
95* "The update is installed, but the restart failed. The next start will run the new version." means the new version is in place but didn't start; the steps for "restart aborted" still apply.
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9297### Couldn't check for updates
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9499On a Mac where Claude Science opens in its own window, the **Updates** window shows this message when Claude Science couldn't get update information from Anthropic's update server. The same steps apply when it says "Couldn't download the update":
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