Linux codex not updated correctly
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Description
What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.150.1
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which model were you using?
No response
What platform is your computer?
Ubuntu
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
No response
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What issue are you seeing?
OpenAI released version 0.150.1 of @openai/codex to the npm registry with the latest tag, but the Linux binaries were not published for that version (only macOS 0.150.1-darwin-arm64 was published, while Linux remained on 0.150.0-linux-x64).
Because @openai/codex@0.150.1 specifies the optional dependency @openai/codex-linux-x64 as @openai/codex@0.150.1-linux-x64 (which 404s on npm), npm quietly skipped installing the native binary. When running codex, the launcher script failed to locate the binary.
The codex cli suggests the update, so most users will automatically update to a currently broken package.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
npm install -g @openai/codex@latest
What is the expected behavior?
No response
Additional information
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with npm install -g @openai/codex@latest on Ubuntu and inspect the published @openai/codex package metadata and optional Linux dependency. Check the release process for why the 0.150.1 Linux binary was not published; done means the latest package installs and launches the matching Linux binary.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, node.js, rust
- Domain
- build-system, cli, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100