feat(linux): TablePro for Linux on every page, as a beta

app/Http/Controllers/CompareController.php

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Services\Releases\LinuxReleaseService;
 use App\Services\Releases\PlatformCatalog;
 use App\Support\Content\ContentRepository;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
@@ -29,13 +30,13 @@
  */
 class CompareController extends Controller
 {
-    public function index(ContentRepository $content, PlatformCatalog $platforms): Response
+    public function index(ContentRepository $content, PlatformCatalog $platforms, LinuxReleaseService $linux): Response
     {
         $locale = App::getLocale();
         $data = $this->comparisons();
         $products = $this->comparedProducts($data);
         $checkedAt = is_string($data['checkedAt'] ?? null) ? $data['checkedAt'] : null;
-        $tablepro = $this->tablepro($platforms);
+        $tablepro = $this->tablepro($platforms, $linux);
 
         return Inertia::render('Compare/Index', [
             'content' => $content->page('compare/index', $locale),
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public function index(ContentRepository $content, PlatformCatalog $platforms): R
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function show(ContentRepository $content, PlatformCatalog $platforms, string $slug): Response
+    public function show(ContentRepository $content, PlatformCatalog $platforms, LinuxReleaseService $linux, string $slug): Response
     {
         $locale = App::getLocale();
         $data = $this->comparisons();
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public function show(ContentRepository $content, PlatformCatalog $platforms, str
 
         abort_if($product === null, 404);
 
-        $tablepro = $this->tablepro($platforms);
+        $tablepro = $this->tablepro($platforms, $linux);
 
         return Inertia::render('Compare/Show', [
             'slug' => $slug,
@@ -169,16 +170,21 @@ private function others(ContentRepository $content, array $products, string $cur
     /**
      * The TablePro facts the page states but should not bundle: the featured
      * engine names, and the Mac and iPhone and iPad releases the column
-     * describes (`platforms.json` → `release`).
+     * describes (`platforms.json` → `release`). Linux reports its newest
+     * release on its channel, and is null until platforms.json releases it.
      *
-     * @return array{featuredEngines: list<string>, mac: array{version: string, date: string}|null, ios: array{version: string, date: string}|null}
+     * @return array{featuredEngines: list<string>, mac: array{version: string, date: string}|null, ios: array{version: string, date: string}|null, linux: array{version: string|null, date: string|null, deviceNames: list<string>, channel: string, distributions: list<array{id: string, name: string|null, versions: list<string>, via: string}>}|null}
      */
-    private function tablepro(PlatformCatalog $platforms): array
+    private function tablepro(PlatformCatalog $platforms, LinuxReleaseService $linux): array
     {
+        $summary = $platforms->linuxSummary();
+        $release = $summary !== null ? $linux->latest() : null;
+
         return [
             'featuredEngines' => $this->featuredEngines(),
             'mac' => $this->release($platforms, 'mac'),
             'ios' => $this->release($platforms, 'ios'),
+            'linux' => $summary === null ? null : ['version' => $release?->version, 'date' => $release?->publishedAt, ...$summary],
         ];
     }
 

app/Http/Controllers/DatabaseController.php

@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ private function summary(array $engine, bool $detailed = false): array
                 'inPicker' => ($engine['ios']['inPicker'] ?? false) === true,
                 'openable' => ($engine['ios']['openable'] ?? false) === true,
             ],
+            'linux' => $this->linuxSupport($engine),
             'limits' => array_map(
                 fn(array $limit): array => ['id' => (string) $limit['id'], 'value' => is_int($limit['value'] ?? null) ? $limit['value'] : null],
                 is_array($engine['limits'] ?? null) ? $engine['limits'] : [],
@@ -342,13 +343,29 @@ private function product(): array
      * list and the closing band's requirement line. Null for an app that is
      * not released.
      *
-     * @return array{mac: array{deviceNames: list<string>, requirements: array{systems: list<string>, minVersion: string, displayVersion: string, releaseName: string|null}}|null, ios: array{deviceNames: list<string>, requirements: array{systems: list<string>, minVersion: string, displayVersion: string, releaseName: string|null}}|null}
+     * @return array{mac: array{deviceNames: list<string>, requirements: array{systems: list<string>, minVersion: string, displayVersion: string, releaseName: string|null}}|null, ios: array{deviceNames: list<string>, requirements: array{systems: list<string>, minVersion: string, displayVersion: string, releaseName: string|null}}|null, linux: array{deviceNames: list<string>, channel: string, distributions: list<array{id: string, name: string|null, versions: list<string>, via: string}>}|null}
      */
     private function platformSummaries(): array
     {
         return [
             'mac' => $this->platforms->summary('mac'),
             'ios' => $this->platforms->summary('ios'),
+            'linux' => $this->platforms->linuxSummary(),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  array<string, mixed>  $engine
+     * @return array{support: string, tested: list<string>}
+     */
+    private function linuxSupport(array $engine): array
+    {
+        $linux = is_array($engine['linux'] ?? null) ? $engine['linux'] : [];
+        $support = in_array($linux['support'] ?? null, ['tested', 'untested', 'blocked', 'none'], true) ? $linux['support'] : 'none';
+
+        return [
+            'support' => $support,
+            'tested' => $support === 'tested' ? array_values(array_filter(is_array($linux['tested'] ?? null) ? $linux['tested'] : [], 'is_string')) : [],
         ];
     }
 

app/Http/Controllers/DownloadController.php

@@ -80,22 +80,11 @@ private function ios(PlatformCatalog $platforms, SiteFacts $facts, string $local
     private function linux(PlatformCatalog $platforms, ?LinuxRelease $release, string $locale): array
     {
         $platform = $platforms->find('linux') ?? [];
+        $summary = $platforms->linuxSummary() ?? ['deviceNames' => [], 'channel' => $platforms->linuxChannel(), 'distributions' => []];
         $packages = $platforms->linuxPackages();
         $architectures = $this->strings($platform['architectures'] ?? []);
         $desktop = $platform['desktop'] ?? null;
-
-        $distributions = [];
-
-        foreach (is_array($platform['distributions'] ?? null) ? $platform['distributions'] : [] as $distribution) {
-            if (is_array($distribution) && is_string($distribution['id'] ?? null) && is_string($distribution['via'] ?? null)) {
-                $distributions[] = [
-                    'id' => $distribution['id'],
-                    'name' => $this->string($distribution['name'] ?? null),
-                    'versions' => $this->strings($distribution['versions'] ?? []),
-                    'via' => $distribution['via'],
-                ];
-            }
-        }
+        $distributions = $summary['distributions'];
 
         $methods = [];
 
@@ -134,8 +123,8 @@ private function linux(PlatformCatalog $platforms, ?LinuxRelease $release, strin
         }
 
         return [
-            'deviceNames' => $this->strings($platform['deviceNames'] ?? []),
-            'channel' => $platforms->linuxChannel(),
+            'deviceNames' => $summary['deviceNames'],
+            'channel' => $summary['channel'],
             'distributions' => $distributions,
             'desktop' => is_array($desktop) && is_string($desktop['name'] ?? null) && is_string($desktop['version'] ?? null) ? ['name' => $desktop['name'], 'version' => $desktop['version']] : null,
             'architectures' => $architectures,

app/Http/Controllers/FeatureController.php

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Services\Releases\PlatformCatalog;
 use App\Support\Content\ContentRepository;
 use App\Support\Content\Slugs\FeatureSlugs;
 use App\Support\Features\FeatureFacts;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public function index(ContentRepository $content, FeatureFacts $facts): Response
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function show(ContentRepository $content, FeatureFacts $facts, string $slug): Response
+    public function show(ContentRepository $content, FeatureFacts $facts, PlatformCatalog $platforms, string $slug): Response
     {
         $locale = App::getLocale();
         $page = $content->page("features/{$slug}", $locale);
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ public function show(ContentRepository $content, FeatureFacts $facts, string $sl
             'content' => $page,
             'labels' => $labels,
             'facts' => $facts->for($page),
+            'linux' => $platforms->linuxSummary(),
         ]);
     }
 

app/Services/Releases/PlatformCatalog.php

@@ -157,12 +157,6 @@ public function macFloorVersion(): ?string
         return is_string($floor) && $floor !== '' ? $floor : null;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * The facts the download page states about a released platform, or null
-     * when the platform is not released.
-     *
-     * @return array{deviceNames: list<string>, requirements: array{systems: list<string>, minVersion: string, displayVersion: string, releaseName: string|null}}|null
-     */
     /**
      * The Linux packages destination: GitHub release file templates, the tag prefix and how to verify a file.
      *
@@ -184,6 +178,36 @@ public function linuxChannel(): string
         return ($this->find('linux')['channel'] ?? null) === 'stable' ? 'stable' : 'beta';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array{deviceNames: list<string>, channel: string, distributions: list<array{id: string, name: string|null, versions: list<string>, via: string}>}|null
+     */
+    public function linuxSummary(): ?array
+    {
+        if (! $this->isReleased('linux')) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $platform = $this->find('linux') ?? [];
+        $distributions = [];
+
+        foreach (is_array($platform['distributions'] ?? null) ? $platform['distributions'] : [] as $distribution) {
+            if (is_array($distribution) && is_string($distribution['id'] ?? null) && is_string($distribution['via'] ?? null)) {
+                $distributions[] = [
+                    'id' => $distribution['id'],
+                    'name' => is_string($distribution['name'] ?? null) && $distribution['name'] !== '' ? $distribution['name'] : null,
+                    'versions' => array_values(array_filter(is_array($distribution['versions'] ?? null) ? $distribution['versions'] : [], 'is_string')),
+                    'via' => $distribution['via'],
+                ];
+            }
+        }
+
+        return [
+            'deviceNames' => array_values(array_filter(is_array($platform['deviceNames'] ?? null) ? $platform['deviceNames'] : [], 'is_string')),
+            'channel' => $this->linuxChannel(),
+            'distributions' => $distributions,
+        ];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Every file a Linux release carries for each format, series and architecture, in data order.
      *
@@ -232,6 +256,9 @@ public function linuxDataRelease(): ?array
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array{deviceNames: list<string>, requirements: array{systems: list<string>, minVersion: string, displayVersion: string, releaseName: string|null}}|null
+     */
     public function summary(string $id): ?array
     {
         $platform = $this->find($id);

docs/rebuild/design/positioning.md

@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ promote the badge on an iPhone or iPad. The labels do not change, nothing auto-d
 - A file size.
 - A star count or "#1 trending".
 - "No account".
-- Any Linux or Windows line.
+- Any Windows line. Linux appears in the hero only as the visitor's own system's action, decided in the browser
+  (the Home redesign), never as a list of platforms.
 - "View source". Open source is in the line under both actions. GitHub is linked from the header, the footer and the
   homepage open-source section (sitemap §B.1, §B.3, §D).
 
@@ -725,7 +726,7 @@ Structured data and OG cards take their text from those sources, so they need no
 | Class | About | Banned (EN) | Banned (VI) | Allowed form |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
 | Universals | TablePro | every database, all databases, any database, all platforms, every platform, cross-platform, one app everywhere, works everywhere | mọi cơ sở dữ liệu, tất cả cơ sở dữ liệu, mọi nền tảng, đa nền tảng, trên mọi thiết bị | "{featuredEngines} and more"; "each platform it supports". A link to the hub says "Supported databases" / "Cơ sở dữ liệu được hỗ trợ" |
-| Platform futures | TablePro | coming soon, waitlist, release dates for unreleased platforms; any Windows or Linux availability (a reviewer check, because comparison pages name competitors' Windows and Linux builds) | sắp ra mắt, danh sách chờ | TablePro's Windows and Linux status appears only in the FAQ ("a prototype exists, nothing to install, no date") and on `/download#other-platforms` ("not available, no date", sitemap §A.1) |
+| Platform futures | TablePro | coming soon, waitlist, release dates for unreleased platforms; any Windows availability (a reviewer check, because comparison pages name competitors' Windows builds) | sắp ra mắt, danh sách chờ | TablePro's Windows status appears only in the FAQ and on `/download` ("not available, no date"). Linux shipped as a beta on 2026-11-06: say "beta" beside it, name its engines from `engines.json`, and never claim a Mac-only feature or a paid feature for it (the feature pages' "Where it works" tables and `/databases#linux` hold what runs where) |
 | Brand defined by Mac | TablePro | "Mac database client", or "for Mac" as the identity (tested on identity keys by §13; reviewers check the rest); "TablePro Mobile"; Universal, Universal Binary; Mac App Store; Setapp; visionOS app | TablePro Mobile | "Download for Mac" on Mac actions; platform-specific page titles; "separate builds for Apple silicon and Intel". On `/ios`, "one app for iPhone and iPad" rather than "universal app" |
 | Unscoped free | Any | the whole app is free, all of it, no feature gating, no per-feature gate, no paywall, free forever, completely free, 100% free, free software as a price | hoàn toàn miễn phí, miễn phí hoàn toàn, miễn phí mãi mãi, miễn phí trọn đời | "free to use" next to "paid plans add optional features"; "free, with no in-app purchases" for iPhone |
 | Unlock framing | Any | unlock, unlocks | mở khóa | "adds" / "bổ sung" for paid features. iPhone App Lock is written "lock the app with Face ID" / "khóa ứng dụng bằng Face ID", as in the App Store listing |
@@ -773,7 +774,7 @@ Structured data and OG cards take their text from those sources, so they need no
   hits ordinary prose. A reviewer treats an "anywhere" claim about TablePro as a Universal.
 - **Reviewers check these by hand, not the test:**
   - safety-overreach paraphrases, against the allowed form;
-  - TablePro's Windows and Linux availability;
+  - TablePro's Windows availability, and any Linux claim against the feature pages' "Where it works" tables and `/databases#linux`;
   - "fast" as a claim;
   - "for Mac" as the identity outside the identity keys;
   - counts that `Content/NoTypedCountsTest` cannot see.

resources/data/content/de/about.json

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     },
     "maker": {
         "title": "Wer TablePro entwickelt",
-        "body": "{maker} entwickelt die Mac-App mit ihren Plugins, die iPhone- und iPad-App und diese Website.",
+        "body": "{maker} entwickelt die Mac-App mit ihren Plugins, die iPhone- und iPad-App, die Linux-App und diese Website.",
         "identity": "Derselbe Entwickler veröffentlicht TablePro im <appStore>App Store</appStore> und erhält Unterstützung über <sponsorsProgram>GitHub Sponsors</sponsorsProgram>.",
         "facts": {
             "maker": "Entwickler",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     },
     "source": {
         "title": "Quellcode",
-        "body": "Beide Apps sind quelloffen unter der AGPLv3, einschließlich des Codes der Bezahlfunktionen, in einem <source>Repository auf GitHub</source>.",
+        "body": "Die Apps sind quelloffen unter der AGPLv3, einschließlich des Codes der Bezahlfunktionen, in einem <source>Repository auf GitHub</source>.",
         "license": "Der <agpl>Lizenztext</agpl> liegt im selben Repository."
     },
     "contact": {

resources/data/content/de/black-friday.json

@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
         "lifetime": {
             "name": "Pro einmalig",
             "unit": "einmalige Zahlung",
-            "detail": "Kein Ablaufdatum. {activations} Macs."
+            "detail": "Kein Ablaufdatum. {activations} Computer, Mac oder Linux."
         },
         "yearly": {
             "name": "Pro jährlich",
             "unit": "im ersten Jahr",
-            "detail": "Danach {yearlyList} pro Jahr. {activations} Macs."
+            "detail": "Danach {yearlyList} pro Jahr. {activations} Computer, Mac oder Linux."
         },
         "buy": "Für {price} kaufen",
         "soon": "Ab dem {startsOn}",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     },
     "includes": {
         "title": "Was Pro ergänzt",
-        "lead": "TablePro ist kostenlos, auch bei der Arbeit. Pro ergänzt diese Funktionen auf {activations} Macs.",
+        "lead": "TablePro ist kostenlos, auch bei der Arbeit. Pro ergänzt die Mac-App um diese Funktionen.",
         "more": "Außerdem in Pro",
         "link": "Mehr zu {feature}"
     },

resources/data/content/de/compare/beekeeper-studio.json

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             "Eine native App und eine separate kostenlose App für iPhone und iPad."
         ],
         "competitor": [
-            "Derselbe Client auf Windows, macOS und Linux.",
+            "Unterstützung für Windows, mit denselben Funktionen auf macOS und Linux.",
             "Verbindungen zu Firebird, SQL Anywhere oder GreengageDB.",
             "Cloud-Arbeitsbereiche zum Teilen von Verbindungen und Abfragen, ab {cells.sync.edition}."
         ]
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         "intro": "",
         "items": [
             {
-                "text": "TablePro ist eine in Swift geschriebene Mac-App mit nativen Datenbanktreibern. Beekeeper Studio basiert auf {technology}. Beide bieten separate Builds für Apple silicon und Intel-Macs.",
+                "text": "Die Mac-App von TablePro ist in Swift geschrieben, mit nativen Datenbanktreibern. Beekeeper Studio basiert auf {technology}. Beide bieten separate Builds für Apple silicon und Intel-Macs.",
                 "cite": [
                     "technology",
                     "mac"

resources/data/content/de/compare/datagrip.json

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "competitor": [
             "Codeprüfungen und Versionskontrolle neben Abfragen.",
             "Eine vollständige IDE, kostenlos für nichtkommerzielle Nutzung.",
-            "Windows oder Linux oder JDBC-Engines wie Firebird, Informix und Databricks."
+            "Windows oder JDBC-Engines wie Firebird, Informix und Databricks."
         ]
     },
     "glance": {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                 "href": "/privacy#mac-usage-report"
             },
             {
-                "text": "TablePro ist eine in Swift geschriebene Mac-App mit nativen Datenbanktreibern. DataGrip basiert auf {technology}.",
+                "text": "Die Mac-App von TablePro ist in Swift geschrieben, mit nativen Datenbanktreibern. DataGrip basiert auf {technology}.",
                 "cite": [
                     "technology"
                 ],