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Screenshot of github.com: Claude Desktop spawns 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on every launch, even for chat-only use

Claude Desktop spawns 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on every launch, even for chat-only use (github.com)

392 points by tonyrice 4 months ago | 273 comments

GitHub issue in the anthropics/claude-code repo reporting that Claude Desktop launches a 1.8 GB Hyper-V virtual machine on every start, even when used only for chat.

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Screenshot of github.com: Anthropic, please ship an official Claude Desktop for Linux

Anthropic, please ship an official Claude Desktop for Linux (github.com)

468 points by predkambrij 4 months ago | 271 comments

A GitHub feature request issue in the anthropics/claude-code repository asking for an official Claude Desktop build for Linux (Ubuntu LTS / Debian).

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Screenshot of github.com: Anthropic Cowork feature creates 10GB VM bundle on macOS without warning

Anthropic Cowork feature creates 10GB VM bundle on macOS without warning (github.com)

335 points by mystcb 7 months ago | 166 comments

A GitHub issue on anthropics/claude-code reporting that the Cowork feature creates a 10GB VM bundle that makes Claude Desktop slow on macOS.

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#claude-desktop on Hacker News

Claude Desktop spawns 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on every launch, even for chat-only use(github.com)

Anthropic, please ship an official Claude Desktop for Linux(github.com)

Anthropic Cowork feature creates 10GB VM bundle on macOS without warning(github.com)

Claude Desktop spawns 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on every launch, even for chat-only use (github.com)

Anthropic, please ship an official Claude Desktop for Linux (github.com)

Anthropic Cowork feature creates 10GB VM bundle on macOS without warning (github.com)