diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ddfa2ca..7c69211 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ target_sources(izo
         src/time.cpp
         $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:src/interaction_windows.cpp>
         $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:src/platform_windows.cpp>
+        $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Linux>:src/interaction_linux.cpp>
+        $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Linux>:src/platform_linux.cpp>
         $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:src/dialogs_windows.cpp>
         $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Linux>:src/dialogs_linux.cpp>
 )
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ if(WIN32)
 elseif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     # No link-time desktop dependency. The Linux backend discovers zenity or
     # kdialog at runtime so applications do not inherit GTK or Qt dependencies.
+    target_link_libraries(izo PRIVATE dl)
 else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "iZo currently supports Windows and Linux")
 endif()
diff --git a/src/interaction_linux.cpp b/src/interaction_linux.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28652d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interaction_linux.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#include <izo/clipboard.hpp>
+#include <izo/message_box.hpp>
+
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace izo {
+namespace {
+
+bool on_path(const char* name) {
+    const char* path = std::getenv("PATH");
+    if (!path) return false;
+    std::stringstream stream(path);
+    std::string directory;
+    while (std::getline(stream, directory, ':')) {
+        if (directory.empty()) directory = ".";
+        if (access((directory + '/' + name).c_str(), X_OK) == 0) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+struct command_result { int code; std::string output; std::string error; };
+
+command_result run(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string_view input = {}) {
+    int output_pipe[2];
+    int input_pipe[2];
+    if (pipe(output_pipe) || pipe(input_pipe)) return {-1, {}, std::strerror(errno)};
+    const pid_t child = fork();
+    if (child < 0) return {-1, {}, std::strerror(errno)};
+    if (child == 0) {
+        dup2(input_pipe[0], STDIN_FILENO);
+        dup2(output_pipe[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
+        dup2(output_pipe[1], STDERR_FILENO);
+        close(input_pipe[0]); close(input_pipe[1]); close(output_pipe[0]); close(output_pipe[1]);
+        std::vector<char*> argv;
+        for (const auto& arg : args) argv.push_back(const_cast<char*>(arg.c_str()));
+        argv.push_back(nullptr);
+        execvp(argv[0], argv.data());
+        _exit(127);
+    }
+    close(input_pipe[0]); close(output_pipe[1]);
+    std::size_t written = 0;
+    while (written < input.size()) {
+        const auto count = write(input_pipe[1], input.data() + written, input.size() - written);
+        if (count <= 0) break;
+        written += static_cast<std::size_t>(count);
+    }
+    close(input_pipe[1]);
+    std::string output;
+    char buffer[4096];
+    ssize_t count;
+    while ((count = read(output_pipe[0], buffer, sizeof(buffer))) > 0)
+        output.append(buffer, static_cast<std::size_t>(count));
+    close(output_pipe[0]);
+    int status = 0;
+    while (waitpid(child, &status, 0) < 0 && errno == EINTR) {}
+    return {WIFEXITED(status) ? WEXITSTATUS(status) : -1, std::move(output), {}};
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+message_response show_message_box(const message_box_options& options, std::string* error_message) {
+    std::vector<std::string> args;
+    if (on_path("zenity")) {
+        args = {"zenity"};
+        if (options.buttons == message_buttons::yes_no || options.buttons == message_buttons::yes_no_cancel)
+            args.push_back("--question");
+        else if (options.icon == message_icon::error) args.push_back("--error");
+        else if (options.icon == message_icon::warning) args.push_back("--warning");
+        else args.push_back("--info");
+        args.push_back("--title=" + options.title);
+        args.push_back("--text=" + options.message);
+        if (options.buttons == message_buttons::yes_no_cancel) {
+            args.push_back("--extra-button=No"); args.push_back("--cancel-label=Cancel");
+        }
+        if (options.buttons == message_buttons::ok_cancel) {
+            args.push_back("--ok-label=OK"); args.push_back("--cancel-label=Cancel");
+        }
+    } else if (on_path("kdialog")) {
+        args = {"kdialog"};
+        if (options.buttons == message_buttons::yes_no_cancel) args.push_back("--yesnocancel");
+        else if (options.buttons == message_buttons::yes_no) args.push_back("--yesno");
+        else if (options.icon == message_icon::error) args.push_back("--error");
+        else if (options.icon == message_icon::warning) args.push_back("--sorry");
+        else args.push_back("--msgbox");
+        args.push_back(options.message);
+        args.push_back("--title"); args.push_back(options.title);
+    } else {
+        if (error_message) *error_message = "No supported message box provider found; install zenity or kdialog";
+        return message_response::error;
+    }
+    const auto result = run(args);
+    if (options.buttons == message_buttons::yes_no_cancel && result.output == "No\n")
+        return message_response::no;
+    if (result.code == 0)
+        return (options.buttons == message_buttons::yes_no || options.buttons == message_buttons::yes_no_cancel)
+            ? message_response::yes : message_response::ok;
+    if (result.code == 1)
+        return (options.buttons == message_buttons::yes_no) ? message_response::no : message_response::cancel;
+    if (result.code == 2 && options.buttons == message_buttons::yes_no_cancel)
+        return message_response::cancel;
+    if (error_message) *error_message = result.output.empty() ? "Message box failed" : result.output;
+    return message_response::error;
+}
+
+bool set_clipboard_text(std::string_view text, std::string* error_message) {
+    std::vector<std::string> args;
+    if (on_path("wl-copy")) args = {"wl-copy", "--type", "text/plain;charset=utf-8"};
+    else if (on_path("xclip")) args = {"xclip", "-selection", "clipboard", "-in"};
+    else {
+        if (error_message) *error_message = "No clipboard provider found; install wl-clipboard or xclip";
+        return false;
+    }
+    const auto result = run(args, text);
+    if (result.code == 0) return true;
+    if (error_message) *error_message = result.output.empty() ? "Setting clipboard text failed" : result.output;
+    return false;
+}
+
+std::optional<std::string> get_clipboard_text(std::string* error_message) {
+    std::vector<std::string> args;
+    if (on_path("wl-paste")) args = {"wl-paste", "--no-newline", "--type", "text"};
+    else if (on_path("xclip")) args = {"xclip", "-selection", "clipboard", "-out"};
+    else {
+        if (error_message) *error_message = "No clipboard provider found; install wl-clipboard or xclip";
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    auto result = run(args);
+    if (result.code == 0) return std::move(result.output);
+    if (error_message) *error_message = result.output.empty() ? "Reading clipboard text failed" : result.output;
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+} // namespace izo
diff --git a/src/platform_linux.cpp b/src/platform_linux.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaa1681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform_linux.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+#include <izo/debug.hpp>
+#include <izo/dynamic_library.hpp>
+#include <izo/environment.hpp>
+#include <izo/paths.hpp>
+#include <izo/process.hpp>
+#include <izo/system.hpp>
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace izo {
+namespace {
+
+std::filesystem::path home() {
+    const char* value = std::getenv("HOME");
+    return value ? std::filesystem::path(value) : std::filesystem::path{};
+}
+
+std::filesystem::path env_path(const char* name, std::filesystem::path fallback) {
+    const char* value = std::getenv(name);
+    return value && *value ? std::filesystem::path(value) : std::move(fallback);
+}
+
+crash_callback crash_handler = nullptr;
+void* crash_user_data = nullptr;
+
+void signal_handler(int value) {
+    if (crash_handler) crash_handler(strsignal(value), crash_user_data);
+    signal(value, SIG_DFL);
+    raise(value);
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+std::filesystem::path get_known_path(known_path path, std::string* error_message) {
+    switch (path) {
+    case known_path::app_data: return env_path("XDG_DATA_HOME", home() / ".local/share");
+    case known_path::local_app_data: return env_path("XDG_DATA_HOME", home() / ".local/share");
+    case known_path::config: return env_path("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", home() / ".config");
+    case known_path::cache: return env_path("XDG_CACHE_HOME", home() / ".cache");
+    case known_path::documents: return home() / "Documents";
+    case known_path::downloads: return home() / "Downloads";
+    case known_path::desktop: return home() / "Desktop";
+    case known_path::temporary: return env_path("TMPDIR", "/tmp");
+    case known_path::executable_directory: {
+        std::string value(4096, '\0');
+        const auto count = readlink("/proc/self/exe", value.data(), value.size());
+        if (count < 0) {
+            if (error_message) *error_message = std::strerror(errno);
+            return {};
+        }
+        value.resize(static_cast<std::size_t>(count));
+        return std::filesystem::path(value).parent_path();
+    }
+    case known_path::current_directory: {
+        std::error_code ec;
+        auto result = std::filesystem::current_path(ec);
+        if (ec && error_message) *error_message = ec.message();
+        return result;
+    }
+    }
+    return {};
+}
+
+process_result launch_process(const process_options& options) {
+    if (options.executable.empty()) return {false, 0, "Executable path is required"};
+    const pid_t child = fork();
+    if (child < 0) return {false, 0, std::strerror(errno)};
+    if (child == 0) {
+        if (options.detached) setsid();
+        if (!options.working_directory.empty() && chdir(options.working_directory.c_str()) != 0) _exit(126);
+        std::vector<std::string> values{options.executable.string()};
+        values.insert(values.end(), options.arguments.begin(), options.arguments.end());
+        std::vector<char*> argv;
+        for (auto& value : values) argv.push_back(value.data());
+        argv.push_back(nullptr);
+        execvp(argv[0], argv.data());
+        _exit(127);
+    }
+    std::thread([child] {
+        int status = 0;
+        while (waitpid(child, &status, 0) < 0 && errno == EINTR) {}
+    }).detach();
+    return {true, static_cast<std::uint32_t>(child), {}};
+}
+
+dynamic_library::~dynamic_library() { reset(); }
+dynamic_library::dynamic_library(dynamic_library&& other) noexcept : handle_(other.handle_) {
+    other.handle_ = nullptr;
+}
+dynamic_library& dynamic_library::operator=(dynamic_library&& other) noexcept {
+    if (this != &other) { reset(); handle_ = other.handle_; other.handle_ = nullptr; }
+    return *this;
+}
+void dynamic_library::reset() noexcept { if (handle_) dlclose(handle_); handle_ = nullptr; }
+void* dynamic_library::symbol(std::string_view name, std::string* error_message) const {
+    if (!handle_) {
+        if (error_message) *error_message = "Dynamic library is not loaded";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    dlerror();
+    std::string terminated(name);
+    void* result = dlsym(handle_, terminated.c_str());
+    if (const char* error = dlerror()) {
+        if (error_message) *error_message = error;
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+dynamic_library load_dynamic_library(const std::filesystem::path& path, std::string* error_message) {
+    void* handle = dlopen(path.c_str(), RTLD_NOW | RTLD_LOCAL);
+    if (!handle && error_message) *error_message = dlerror();
+    return dynamic_library(handle);
+}
+
+std::optional<std::string> get_environment_variable(std::string_view name) {
+    std::string key(name);
+    const char* value = std::getenv(key.c_str());
+    return value ? std::optional<std::string>(value) : std::nullopt;
+}
+bool set_environment_variable(std::string_view name, std::string_view value, std::string* error_message) {
+    const int result = setenv(std::string(name).c_str(), std::string(value).c_str(), 1);
+    if (!result) return true;
+    if (error_message) *error_message = std::strerror(errno);
+    return false;
+}
+bool unset_environment_variable(std::string_view name, std::string* error_message) {
+    const int result = unsetenv(std::string(name).c_str());
+    if (!result) return true;
+    if (error_message) *error_message = std::strerror(errno);
+    return false;
+}
+
+system_info get_system_info() {
+    struct sysinfo memory{};
+    sysinfo(&memory);
+    struct utsname os{};
+    uname(&os);
+    return {std::thread::hardware_concurrency(),
+            static_cast<std::uint64_t>(memory.totalram) * memory.mem_unit,
+            static_cast<std::uint64_t>(memory.freeram + memory.bufferram) * memory.mem_unit,
+            os.sysname, os.release};
+}
+
+void install_crash_handler(crash_callback callback, void* user_data) {
+    crash_handler = callback;
+    crash_user_data = user_data;
+    for (int value : {SIGSEGV, SIGABRT, SIGFPE, SIGILL}) signal(value, callback ? signal_handler : SIG_DFL);
+}
+bool is_debugger_attached() noexcept {
+    std::ifstream status("/proc/self/status");
+    std::string line;
+    while (std::getline(status, line))
+        if (line.rfind("TracerPid:", 0) == 0) return std::atoi(line.c_str() + 10) != 0;
+    return false;
+}
+void debug_break() noexcept { if (is_debugger_attached()) raise(SIGTRAP); }
+void debug_output(std::string_view message) { write(STDERR_FILENO, message.data(), message.size()); }
+
+} // namespace izo