[BUG] Native installer reports success but fails to install binary on Raspberry Pi (ARM64)

[jasonftl]

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• This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

The native installer script reports "successfully installed" but does not actually install the claude binary on Raspberry Pi (ARM64/aarch64 architecture). The installer output even includes a warning that contradicts the success message.

What Should Happen?

Either:

The binary should be installed and work correctly, OR
The installer should fail with a clear error message explaining that ARM64 is not supported

Error Messages/Logs

Setting up Claude Code...

✔ Claude Code successfully installed!

  Version: 2.1.7

  Location: ~/.local/bin/claude


  Next: Run claude --help to get started

⚠ Setup notes:
  • installMethod is native, but claude command not found at /home/username/.local/bin/claude

Steps to Reproduce

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

or

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
claude install

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

-bash: claude: command not found

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Other Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

The npm installer still works on the Raspberry Pi but warns it is depreciated and instead to use the native installer which fails.

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. Native Installer Incorrectly Rejects aarch64 as "Unsupported architecture: arm" #3569
2. install.sh appears stuck during download and fails silently when installMethod=native exists #20345
3. [BUG] Powershell Native Install does not copy claude.exe #16041

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