diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+BASE_URL="${BASE_URL:-https://git.jewguard.xyz/linusware/main/raw/branch/main}"
+INSTALL_DIR="${HOME}/linusware"
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+info() {
+  echo -e "${GREEN}[*]${NC} $1"
+}
+warn() {
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}[!]${NC} $1"
+}
+error() {
+  echo -e "${RED}[x]${NC} $1"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || error "curl is required"
+command -v md5sum >/dev/null 2>&1 || error "md5sum is required"
+
+mkdir -p "${INSTALL_DIR}/external" "${INSTALL_DIR}/internal"
+
+download_bin() {
+  local url="$1" dest="$2"
+  local tmp; tmp="$(mktemp)"
+  curl -fsSL -o "$tmp" "$url" || { rm -f "$tmp"; return 1; }
+  mv "$tmp" "$dest"
+}
+
+install_edition() {
+  local edition="$1"
+  local status_url="${BASE_URL}/${edition}/status.json"
+  local status_file="${INSTALL_DIR}/${edition}/status.json"
+  local bin_dir="${INSTALL_DIR}/${edition}/linusware"
+  local bin_path="${bin_dir}/linusware"
+
+  info "Checking ${edition} edition..."
+
+  download_bin "$status_url" "$status_file" || {
+    warn "Could not fetch status.json for ${edition}, skipping"
+    return
+  }
+
+  local updated
+  updated=$(sed -n 's/.*"updated":[[:space:]]*\([a-z]*\).*/\1/p' "$status_file")
+  if [ "$updated" != "true" ]; then
+    info "${edition}: not yet released, skipping"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local version
+  version=$(sed -n 's/.*"version":[[:space:]]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' "$status_file")
+  info "Downloading ${edition} v${version}..."
+
+  local md5_url="${BASE_URL}/${edition}/bin/MD5SUM"
+  local md5_file; md5_file="$(mktemp)"
+  download_bin "$md5_url" "$md5_file" || {
+    rm -f "$md5_file"
+    warn "Could not fetch MD5SUM for ${edition}"
+    return
+  }
+  local expected_hash; expected_hash=$(tr -cd '[:xdigit:]' < "$md5_file"); rm -f "$md5_file"
+
+  local bin_url="${BASE_URL}/${edition}/bin/linusware"
+  local tmp_bin; tmp_bin="$(mktemp)"
+  download_bin "$bin_url" "$tmp_bin" || {
+    rm -f "$tmp_bin"
+    error "Failed to download ${edition} binary"
+  }
+
+  local actual_hash
+  actual_hash=$(md5sum "$tmp_bin" | cut -d' ' -f1)
+  if [ "$actual_hash" != "$expected_hash" ]; then
+    rm -f "$tmp_bin"
+    error "MD5 mismatch for ${edition} (expected ${expected_hash}, got ${actual_hash})"
+  fi
+
+  mkdir -p "$bin_dir"
+  mv "$tmp_bin" "$bin_path"
+  chmod +x "$bin_path"
+  echo "$version" > "${INSTALL_DIR}/${edition}/version.txt"
+
+  info "${edition} v${version} installed successfully"
+}
+
+# main
+
+info "Installing LinusWare to ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+echo ""
+
+install_edition external
+install_edition internal
+
+info "Downloading launcher and updater..."
+download_bin "${BASE_URL}/launcher.sh" "${INSTALL_DIR}/launcher.sh"
+download_bin "${BASE_URL}/update.sh" "${INSTALL_DIR}/update.sh"
+chmod +x "${INSTALL_DIR}/launcher.sh" "${INSTALL_DIR}/update.sh"
+
+echo ""
+info "Installation complete!"
+echo ""
+echo "  Run:  ${INSTALL_DIR}/launcher.sh"
diff --git a/launcher.sh b/launcher.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+INSTALL_DIR="${HOME}/linusware"
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+# discover bins
+declare -a editions edition_names
+for dir in "${INSTALL_DIR}"/*/; do
+  [ -d "$dir" ] || continue
+  edition=$(basename "$dir")
+  bin="${dir}/linusware/linusware"
+  if [ -f "$bin" ] && [ -x "$bin" ]; then
+    edition_names+=("$edition")
+    editions+=("$bin")
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ ${#editions[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}No LinusWare editions installed.${NC}"
+  echo "Run the installer first:"
+  echo "  curl -fsSL <url> | bash"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+get_version() {
+  local f="${INSTALL_DIR}/$1/version.txt"
+  [ -f "$f" ] && cat "$f" || echo "?"
+}
+
+cap() {
+  local s="$1"
+  echo "$(echo "${s:0:1}" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')${s:1}"
+}
+
+run_updater() {
+  [ -x "${INSTALL_DIR}/update.sh" ] && "${INSTALL_DIR}/update.sh"
+  echo ""
+  read -rp "Press Enter to return to menu..." _
+}
+
+# whiptail TUI
+if command -v whiptail >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  while true; do
+    menu_items=()
+    for i in "${!edition_names[@]}"; do
+      v=$(get_version "${edition_names[$i]}")
+      menu_items+=("$((i+1))" "$(cap "${edition_names[$i]}") v${v}")
+    done
+    menu_items+=("u" "Check for Updates")
+    menu_items+=("q" "Quit")
+
+    choice=$(whiptail --title "LinusWare Launcher" \
+                      --menu "Select an edition to launch:" \
+                      15 55 5 "${menu_items[@]}" \
+                      3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || choice="Q"
+
+    case "$choice" in
+      u) run_updater;;
+      q|"") exit 0;;
+      *)  [[ "$choice" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && exec sudo "${editions[$((choice-1))]}" ;;
+    esac
+  done
+fi
+
+# fallback TUI
+while true; do
+  echo ""
+  echo -e "${CYAN}------ LinusWare Launcher ------${NC}"
+  for i in "${!edition_names[@]}"; do
+    v=$(get_version "${edition_names[$i]}")
+    echo "  $((i+1))) $(cap "${edition_names[$i]}") (v${v})"
+  done
+  echo "  u) Check for Updates"
+  echo "  q) Quit"
+  echo ""
+  read -rp "Select: " choice
+
+  case "$choice" in
+    [qQ]) exit 0;;
+    [uU]) run_updater;;
+    *)
+      if [[ "$choice" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && \
+         [ "$choice" -ge 1 ] && \
+         [ "$choice" -le "${#editions[@]}" ]; then
+        exec sudo "${editions[$((choice-1))]}"
+      else
+        echo -e "${RED}Invalid choice${NC}"
+      fi
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+BASE_URL="${BASE_URL:-https://git.jewguard.xyz/linusware/main/raw/branch/main}"
+INSTALL_DIR="${HOME}/linusware"
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+info() {
+  echo -e "${GREEN}[*]${NC} $1"
+}
+warn() {
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}[!]${NC} $1"
+}
+error() {
+  echo -e "${RED}[x]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+command -v curl  >/dev/null 2>&1 || { error "curl is required"; exit 1; }
+command -v md5sum >/dev/null 2>&1 || { error "md5sum is required"; exit 1; }
+
+download() {
+  local url="$1" dest="$2"
+  local tmp; tmp="$(mktemp)"
+  curl -fsSL -o "$tmp" "$url" || { rm -f "$tmp"; return 1; }
+  mv "$tmp" "$dest"
+}
+
+update_edition() {
+  local edition="$1"
+  local bin_path="${INSTALL_DIR}/${edition}/linusware/linusware"
+  local ver_file="${INSTALL_DIR}/${edition}/version.txt"
+
+  [ -f "$bin_path" ] || return
+
+  local cur_ver=""
+  [ -f "$ver_file" ] && cur_ver=$(cat "$ver_file")
+
+  local tmp_status; tmp_status="$(mktemp)"
+  if ! download "${BASE_URL}/${edition}/status.json" "$tmp_status"; then
+    rm -f "$tmp_status"
+    warn "${edition}: could not fetch remote status"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local remote_ver updated
+  remote_ver=$(sed -n 's/.*"version":[[:space:]]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' "$tmp_status")
+  updated=$(sed -n 's/.*"updated":[[:space:]]*\([a-z]*\).*/\1/p' "$tmp_status")
+  rm -f "$tmp_status"
+
+  if [ "$updated" != "true" ]; then
+    info "${edition}: not available (not yet released)"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$remote_ver" = "$cur_ver" ]; then
+    info "${edition}: already up-to-date (v${cur_ver})"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  info "${edition}: ${cur_ver:-none} -> v${remote_ver}"
+
+  local md5_file; md5_file="$(mktemp)"
+  if ! download "${BASE_URL}/${edition}/bin/MD5SUM" "$md5_file"; then
+    rm -f "$md5_file"
+    warn "${edition}: could not fetch MD5SUM"
+    return
+  fi
+  local expected_hash; expected_hash=$(tr -cd '[:xdigit:]' < "$md5_file"); rm -f "$md5_file"
+
+  local tmp_bin; tmp_bin="$(mktemp)"
+  if ! download "${BASE_URL}/${edition}/bin/linusware" "$tmp_bin"; then
+    rm -f "$tmp_bin"
+    warn "${edition}: download failed"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local actual_hash
+  actual_hash=$(md5sum "$tmp_bin" | cut -d' ' -f1)
+  if [ "$actual_hash" != "$expected_hash" ]; then
+    rm -f "$tmp_bin"
+    error "${edition}: MD5 mismatch"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  mv "$tmp_bin" "$bin_path"
+  chmod +x "$bin_path"
+  echo "$remote_ver" > "$ver_file"
+  info "${edition}: updated to v${remote_ver}"
+}
+
+# main
+echo -e "${GREEN}------ LinusWare Updater ------${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+for dir in "${INSTALL_DIR}"/*/; do
+  [ -d "$dir" ] || continue
+  update_edition "$(basename "$dir")"
+done
+
+echo ""
+info "Done."