Anthropic’s Latest Goof-Up Broke Linux Systems. The AI company was quick to rectify the problem. by Ankush Das
In the tech world, it is all about experiments, mistakes, and building solutions to improve upon the existing system. Nothing is ever perfect, even after multiple iterations.
That being said, when a notable company makes a mistake, it can leave a lasting impression. That is exactly what happened with Anthropic. Although it may have gone unnoticed until now, the situation is worth noting.
Anthropic suggested a dangerous command to users, irrespective of their system configuration, in the process of helping users enable the auto-update feature for the command line interface (CLI). The issue has been fixed as of now.
Sudo is a command in Linux that gives users elevated privileges to make system-level changes. It is advised against using the prefix sudo for any command, unless absolutely necessary.
However, Anthropic recommended a dangerous command through its Claude Code CLI to help users automate updates with the same prefix as part of its configuration instructions, as noticed by Linux users.
