tuxgenie 5.97.0

AI-powered Linux assistant — fix any Linux problem in plain English

TuxGenie 🧞

Your wish is my command. AI-powered Linux assistant — fix any problem in plain English.

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  TuxGenie — Claude or Gemini · Free forever · Open Source

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What is TuxGenie?

TuxGenie is your AI co-pilot for Linux. Describe any problem in plain English and TuxGenie will diagnose it, explain what's wrong, and fix it — step by step, with your approval at every stage.

No more Googling error messages. No more copying random commands from Stack Overflow. Just tell TuxGenie what's wrong.

$ tuxgenie
TuxGenie > my nginx won't start after I edited the config

  ✦ Step 1 [SAFE]  Check nginx config for syntax errors
    nginx -t
  Run this step? [y/n/skip/abort]: y

  nginx: [emerg] unexpected "}" in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:42
  nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed

  ✦ Step 2 [SAFE]  Show the problem line in context
    sed -n '38,46p' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
  Run this step? [y/n/skip/abort]: y

  ✦ Step 3 [MODERATE]  Fix the missing semicolon on line 41
    ...

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Install

Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint

# Download the latest .deb from GitHub Releases, then:
sudo dpkg -i tuxgenie_5.79.0_all.deb

Download latest .deb →

Any Linux distro (pip)

pip install tuxgenie

From source

git clone https://github.com/ramchandragada/tuxgenie.git
cd tuxgenie
pip install .

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First run

On first launch TuxGenie asks which AI you'd like to use (Gemini is the default — just press Enter):

• Google Gemini — free tier, no credit card (recommended). Get a free key at aistudio.google.com/apikey.
• Claude (Anthropic) — best quality. Free trial credit, then ~$0.01/session. Get a key at console.anthropic.com.

You can also set a key via environment variable and skip the prompt:

export GEMINI_API_KEY="..."             # Google Gemini (free tier)
# or
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."   # Claude

tuxgenie

Switch providers anytime from Settings → Switch AI provider. Terminal commands (apt, systemctl, …) run without any key — always free.

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Features

You never have to pick a number — just type what you need in plain English. But every capability also has a menu entry:

🚀 Start here

#	Feature	What it does
1	Fix a Problem	Describe any issue in plain English — TuxGenie diagnoses and fixes it
2	Health Check	Full dashboard: CPU, memory, disk, temps, failed services

🔧 Fix something

#	Feature	What it does
3	Internet / WiFi	DNS, routing, firewall, connectivity — finds the real problem
4	Sound / Audio	No audio, mic not working, HDMI sound
5	Display	Wrong resolution, monitor not detected
6	Bluetooth	Pairing fails, device keeps disconnecting
7	Printer Setup	Install a printer or fix printing problems
8	Webcam Fix	Camera not detected or black screen in Zoom / Teams / Meet
9	Missing Drivers	Detect & install missing WiFi / GPU / printer drivers
10	Permissions	Diagnose & fix "permission denied" errors

📦 Install & update

#	Feature	What it does
11	Install Software	Find & install software by description
12	Check for Updates	Safe upgrade analysis — flags packages likely to break things
13	Upgrade OS Version	Move to the latest Ubuntu / Fedora / Debian release
14	Find Linux App	Find Linux equivalents of Windows / macOS apps

🛡️ Protect & recover

#	Feature	What it does
15	Security Check	Harden firewall, SSH, open ports; find weak permissions
16	Backup Settings	Snapshot all system configs to a .tar.gz before changes
17	Undo Changes	Roll back changes TuxGenie made in a previous session

⚡ Speed & maintenance

#	Feature	What it does
18	Performance Boost	Full audit + apply all safe speed fixes
19	Disk Cleanup	Find space hogs & clean up safely
20	Speed Up Boot	Find why boot is slow & fix it
21	Battery & Power	Improve battery life, fix overheating
22	Manage Services	Optimise startup & debug systemd services

📊 Inspect

#	Feature	What it does
23	Hardware Info	Full hardware report & health check
24	Running Programs	Tame CPU / memory hogs & zombie processes
25	Explain Logs	Decode cryptic errors & system logs in plain English

⚙️ For developers

#	Feature	What it does
26	Generate Script	Describe a task → get a tested bash script
27	Schedule Task	Create & debug cron jobs in plain English
28	Docker Help	Container health, network issues, log analysis
29	SSH Setup	Set up & harden SSH securely
30	Git Helper	Understand diffs, fix conflicts, undo commits

🧭 Guided setups — get your PC ready for how you actually use it

#	Feature	What it does
31	Gaming Setup	Steam + Proton, GPU drivers, GameMode/MangoHud, controllers — get game-ready
32	New to Linux	Just switched from Windows/Mac? Guided first-day setup: apps, media codecs, drivers, updates
33	Developer Setup	Pick a stack → toolchains, VS Code, git identity, SSH keys, Docker, shell
34	Creator / Streaming	OBS, video/audio editors, virtual camera, PipeWire audio routing, hardware encoding
35	Privacy & Security	Password manager, Signal, Tor, VPN, guided firewall, encrypted DNS, encryption check
36	Student Setup	Free study tools: notes (Obsidian/Xournal++), citations (Zotero), flashcards (Anki), office, optional LaTeX
37	Homelab Setup	Self-hosting stack: Docker + Portainer, Tailscale, Syncthing, Samba/NFS, monitoring, scheduled backups
38	Accessibility	Screen reader (Orca), magnifier, on-screen keyboard, high contrast, larger text — guided per desktop

🎁 One-tap catalogs

#	Feature	What it does
77	Install Apps	One-tap catalog of 111 popular Linux apps — browsers, messaging, office, media, graphics, dev tools, gaming, security … (Brave, Signal, Obsidian, Blender, Bitwarden, Steam, Zoho Mail …)
88	Cloud Sync	Guided rclone wrapper — Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, S3, WebDAV from a single menu
99	AI Tools	One-tap installer for 22 AI tools — Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Ollama, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, Gemini CLI, GPT4All, Whisper, a local-AI starter pack …

Letter shortcuts

Key	Feature	What it does
s	Settings	Configure API key and model
i	Shell Integration	Install the tg!! shortcut in your terminal
m	Error Monitor	Background daemon that notifies you on system errors
u	Self-Update	Check for and install the latest TuxGenie
h	History	Show recent tasks
f	Feature Request	Suggest a new feature

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Safety first

TuxGenie never changes your system without your OK.

• Read-only steps run automatically. Diagnostics that only look at your system (systemctl status, journalctl, ls, df, ip addr, …) run without interrupting you, so troubleshooting stays fast.
• Anything that changes your system asks first. Installs, service restarts, config edits, package removals — each is shown with its command and risk level, then prompts: [y = yes · n = skip · a = abort · A = yes to all]. You're always in control.
• Every step shows a risk badge (SAFE / MODERATE / DANGEROUS), a [SUDO NEEDED] badge when root is required, and a red banner for destructive commands.

Dangerous commands are hard-blocked regardless of what the AI says — and the filter reasons about the actual command, not just text patterns, so reorderings and disguises are caught too:

• rm -rf /, rm -rf /*, rm -Rf /, rm --recursive --force /, and recursive deletes of any system directory (/etc, /usr, /boot, /var, …)
• dd writing to a raw disk (of=/dev/sda), mkfs, fdisk, wipefs, shred
• chmod/chown on / or system dirs, find / -delete, tee to a device
• fork bombs, sudo shells, --no-preserve-root

Ordinary work under your home directory (rm -rf ~/project/node_modules, writing a disk image to a file, chmod -R on your own app) is not blocked.

Power users: prefer the old fully-autonomous flow? Turn on Settings → Auto-approve to run AI commands without the per-step prompt (genuinely dangerous commands are still blocked).

Safe updates

When you update with u, the downloaded .deb is checked for completeness and verified against the release's published SHA-256 digest before installation — a corrupted or tampered download is refused, never installed.

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Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Linux
• An AI key — either Google Gemini (free tier, no credit card) or Anthropic Claude (get one). Terminal commands (apt, systemctl, …) run with no key at all.

The anthropic Python package is installed automatically on first run if missing (only needed for Claude; the Gemini backend uses the standard library).

Privacy & transparency

TuxGenie has no backend, no telemetry, no analytics, and no accounts — nothing is sent anywhere unless you run an AI task, and then only to the provider you chose. Your API key is stored locally (chmod 600) and your sudo password is never saved or sent. Full, plain-English details in PRIVACY.md.

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How it works

You describe the problem
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  System context collected silently (OS, kernel, services, logs…)
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  AI provider (Claude or Gemini) → structured fix plan with risk levels
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  Each step shown with risk badge — you approve or skip
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  Command output fed back to the AI
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  The AI iterates (up to 25 rounds) until resolved

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One-shot mode

# Skip the menu — go straight to fixing
tuxgenie "docker containers can't reach the internet"
tuxgenie "my SSH connection keeps dropping"
tuxgenie "cron job not running"

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Dedicated to Linus Torvalds

TuxGenie is dedicated to Linus Torvalds — creator of the Linux kernel, the greatest gift ever given to computing. His work powers servers, supercomputers, smartphones, satellites, and the entire modern internet.

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License

MIT — free to use, modify, and share forever.

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