Releases

Latest Release — v0.1.0

Windows Installer

Recommended — Full installer with auto-update support.

AetherDesktop-${TAG}-Setup.exe

Windows Portable

Standalone executable — no installation required.

AetherDesktop-${TAG}-portable.zip

macOS

Install via Homebrew:

brew install aether-platform/tap/aether-desktop

Linux

Install via the official script:

curl -fsSL https://get.aether-platform.com/desktop | sh

WSL Runtime

For advanced users who want the WSL distro image directly:

aether-desktop-runtime-rootfs.tar.gz

# Import as WSL distro
wsl --import aether-desktop-runtime ~/AppData/Local/aether-desktop-runtime aether-desktop-runtime-rootfs.tar.gz

System Requirements

	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Windows 10 / macOS 12 / Linux	Windows 11 / macOS 14 / Linux
Architecture	x86_64, ARM64	x86_64
RAM	4 GB	8 GB
Disk	2 GB free	10 GB free
Container Runtime	Docker Desktop or compatible	nerdctl (auto-installed on Windows via WSL)

Verifying Downloads

All release artifacts are built in GitHub Actions and attached to the GitHub Release. Verify file integrity by comparing SHA-256 checksums listed on the release page.

# Windows (PowerShell)
Get-FileHash AetherDesktop-v0.1.0-Setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256

# macOS / Linux
sha256sum AetherDesktop-v0.1.0-portable.zip

Release Notes — v0.1.0

Initial public release of Aether Desktop.

Included:

• System tray application with dashboard GUI
• Container management (nerdctl, Docker Desktop, k0s)
• First-run wizard with runtime auto-detection
• LogTo authentication with 30-day free trial
• Event system with toast notifications
• Services: Aether IDE, GrepAI, AetherTerm, Aperture, OVMS

Supported platforms: Windows 10+ (x86_64)

macOS and Linux support available via Homebrew and shell script respectively.

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