@livedesk/client 0.1.16 → 0.1.18

package/README.md

@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ playback. When file transfer is enabled by the manager, received files are saved
 to `Desktop/LiveDeskFiles` unless the manager sets another destination folder.
 
 By default, the launcher uses the packaged C# RemoteFast engine when supported.
-It falls back to the Node engine for AI assist or when a compatible .NET runtime
-is unavailable.
+It falls back to the Node engine for AI assist or when a compatible RemoteFast
+runtime is unavailable. Linux currently uses the Node engine with native
+`node-screenshots` capture for thumbnails and live frames.
 
 Useful flags:
 

package/bin/livedesk-client-node.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 import { promises as fs, statfsSync } from 'fs';
 
-const AGENT_VERSION = '0.1.16-livedesk.1';
+const AGENT_VERSION = '0.1.17-livedesk.1';
 const DEFAULT_MANAGER = '127.0.0.1:5197';
 const DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_MS = 5000;
 const DEFAULT_AI_MODEL = 'gpt-5.4-mini';
@@ -58,8 +58,20 @@ function isFalsy(value) {
     return /^(0|false|no|off)$/i.test(String(value || '').trim());
 }
 
+function isNativeDesktopCaptureEnabledByDefault() {
+    const platform = os.platform();
+    const arch = os.arch();
+    if (platform === 'win32' || platform === 'darwin') {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (platform === 'linux') {
+        return ['x64', 'arm64', 'loong64'].includes(arch);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 function parseArgs(argv) {
-    const defaultDesktopCaptureEnabled = os.platform() === 'win32';
+    const defaultDesktopCaptureEnabled = isNativeDesktopCaptureEnabledByDefault();
     const result = {
         command: 'connect',
         manager: process.env.LIVEDESK_CLIENT_MANAGER || process.env.MINDEXEC_REMOTE_MANAGER || DEFAULT_MANAGER,

package/bin/livedesk-client.js

@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ when a packaged RemoteFast runtime is unavailable.
 `.trimStart());
 }
 
+function readPackageVersion() {
+    try {
+        const packageInfo = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(packageRoot, 'package.json'), 'utf8'));
+        return packageInfo.version || '0.0.0';
+    } catch {
+        return '0.0.0';
+    }
+}
+
 function normalizeEngine(value) {
     const engine = String(value || 'auto').trim().toLowerCase();
     if (engine === 'c#' || engine === 'csharp' || engine === 'fast') {
@@ -806,16 +815,27 @@ function shouldUseFast(parsed) {
     return !parsed.nodeOnlyFeature;
 }
 
+function shouldTryFast(parsed, runtime) {
+    if (parsed.engine === 'fast') {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return shouldUseFast(parsed) && !!runtime;
+}
+
 async function main() {
     const parsed = parseLauncherArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
     if (parsed.help) {
         printHelp();
         return;
     }
+    if (parsed.version) {
+        console.log(readPackageVersion());
+        return;
+    }
 
     const prepared = await prepareLoginConnection(parsed);
     const fastRuntime = getFastRuntime();
-    const useFast = shouldUseFast(prepared);
+    const useFast = shouldTryFast(prepared, fastRuntime);
     if (useFast) {
         const fastArgs = buildFastArgs(prepared.forwarded, prepared.fakeThumbnail);
         const fastLaunch = resolveFastLaunch(fastRuntime);

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@livedesk/client",
-  "version": "0.1.16",
+  "version": "0.1.18",
   "description": "LiveDesk local remote client",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {