diff --git a/apps/studio/__mocks__/electron.ts b/apps/studio/__mocks__/electron.ts
index e37907fe82..7def34fb29 100644
--- a/apps/studio/__mocks__/electron.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/__mocks__/electron.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ export const autoUpdater = {
 	on: vi.fn(),
 };
 
+export const clipboard = {
+	writeText: vi.fn(),
+};
+
 export const session = {
 	defaultSession: {
 		setPermissionRequestHandler: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/tests/updates.test.ts b/apps/studio/src/tests/updates.test.ts
index 03afe86fb4..f50603f871 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/tests/updates.test.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/src/tests/updates.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * @vitest-environment node
  */
-import { app, dialog, shell, type MessageBoxOptions } from 'electron';
+import { app, clipboard, dialog, shell, type MessageBoxOptions } from 'electron';
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/electron/main';
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
 import { manualCheckForUpdates } from 'src/updates';
@@ -68,6 +68,55 @@ describe( 'Linux updater', () => {
 		);
 	} );
 
+	it( 'copies the install command to the clipboard when the user clicks the primary button', async () => {
+		global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue( {
+			status: 200,
+			ok: true,
+			json: async () => ( {
+				version: '1.9.0',
+				downloadUrl: 'https://appscdn.example.com/path/studio_1.9.0_arm64.deb',
+			} ),
+		} as Response );
+		vi.mocked( dialog.showMessageBox ).mockResolvedValue( {
+			response: 0,
+			checkboxChecked: false,
+		} );
+
+		await manualCheckForUpdates();
+
+		await vi.waitFor( () => {
+			expect( shell.openExternal ).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		} );
+
+		expect( clipboard.writeText ).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			'sudo apt install ~/Downloads/studio_1.9.0_arm64.deb'
+		);
+	} );
+
+	it( 'does not copy to the clipboard or open the browser when the user dismisses the dialog', async () => {
+		global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue( {
+			status: 200,
+			ok: true,
+			json: async () => ( {
+				version: '1.9.0',
+				downloadUrl: 'https://appscdn.example.com/path/studio_1.9.0_arm64.deb',
+			} ),
+		} as Response );
+		vi.mocked( dialog.showMessageBox ).mockResolvedValue( {
+			response: 1,
+			checkboxChecked: false,
+		} );
+
+		await manualCheckForUpdates();
+
+		await vi.waitFor( () => {
+			expect( dialog.showMessageBox ).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		} );
+
+		expect( clipboard.writeText ).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect( shell.openExternal ).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	} );
+
 	it( 'shows "No updates available" on a manual check when the server returns 204', async () => {
 		global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue( {
 			status: 204,
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/updates.ts b/apps/studio/src/updates.ts
index 38b55ce0b1..9455ad2ef2 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/updates.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/src/updates.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { app, autoUpdater, dialog } from 'electron';
+import { app, autoUpdater, clipboard, dialog } from 'electron';
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/electron/main';
 import { sprintf, __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { AUTO_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS } from 'src/constants';
@@ -300,20 +300,20 @@ async function showLinuxUpdateAvailableNotice( version: string, downloadUrl: str
 	const mainWindow = await getMainWindow();
 
 	const command = `sudo apt install ~/Downloads/${ debFilenameFromUrl( downloadUrl ) }`;
-	const introLine = __(
-		'After downloading, quit Studio and run this command from a terminal to install:'
+	const actionDescription = __(
+		'Clicking the button below will download the new package and copy the install command to your clipboard.'
 	);
-	const doubleClickHint = __(
-		'On some distributions, double-clicking the downloaded file may also work.'
+	const followUpInstruction = __(
+		'Once the download finishes, quit Studio, open a terminal, and paste the command to install:'
 	);
 
 	const { response } = await dialog.showMessageBox( mainWindow, {
 		type: 'info',
-		buttons: [ __( 'Download' ), __( 'Later' ) ],
+		buttons: [ __( 'Download & copy command' ), __( 'Later' ) ],
 		title: __( 'New Version Available' ),
 		// translators: %s is the version number, e.g. "1.9.0".
 		message: sprintf( __( 'Studio %s is available' ), version ),
-		detail: `${ introLine }\n\n${ command }\n\n${ doubleClickHint }`,
+		detail: `${ actionDescription }\n\n${ followUpInstruction }\n\n${ command }`,
 		defaultId: 0,
 		cancelId: 1,
 	} );
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ async function showLinuxUpdateAvailableNotice( version: string, downloadUrl: str
 			);
 			return;
 		}
+		clipboard.writeText( command );
 		void shellOpenExternalWrapper( parsedUrl.toString() );
 	} catch {
 		Sentry.captureException( new Error( `Malformed downloadUrl: ${ downloadUrl }` ) );