diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c648f231..acb44d98 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ message(STATUS "Multi Protocol: ${HAS_MULTIPROTOCOL}")
 option(HAS_COREDUMP "Core Dump" ON)
 message(STATUS "Core Dump: ${HAS_COREDUMP}")
 
+# Feature - Static Go library
+option(HAS_STATICGOLIB "Static Go" ON)
+message(STATUS "Static Go: ${HAS_STATICGOLIB}")
+
 # Check Golang version for whatsmeow minimum requirement
 set(GO_VERSION_MIN 1.21)
 execute_process(COMMAND bash "-c" "go version 2> /dev/null | cut -c14- | cut -d' ' -f1 | tr -d '\n'" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GO_VERSION)
diff --git a/lib/common/src/version.h b/lib/common/src/version.h
index 0c6b86c7..890b5622 100644
--- a/lib/common/src/version.h
+++ b/lib/common/src/version.h
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#define NCHAT_VERSION "5.2.7"
+#define NCHAT_VERSION "5.2.8"
diff --git a/lib/wmchat/go/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/wmchat/go/CMakeLists.txt
index de4d220c..170f1a8c 100644
--- a/lib/wmchat/go/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/wmchat/go/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@ project(libcgowm)
 
 # Check Golang version
 execute_process(COMMAND bash "-c" "go version | cut -c14- | cut -d' ' -f1 | tr -d '\n'" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GO_VERSION)
-if (GO_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 1.16.0)
-  message(STATUS "Go version ${GO_VERSION} (enable modcacherw).")
-  SET(CUSTOM_GO_FLAGS -modcacherw -mod=mod) # @todo: remove -mod=mod eventually, see https://github.com/golang/go/issues/44129
-else ()
-  message(STATUS "Go version ${GO_VERSION}.")
-  SET(CUSTOM_GO_FLAGS "")
-endif ()
+message(STATUS "Go version ${GO_VERSION}.")
+set(CUSTOM_GO_FLAGS -modcacherw)
 
 # Check Go package
 execute_process(COMMAND bash "-c" "go version | grep -v -q gccgo" RESULT_VARIABLE GO_GCC)
@@ -22,24 +17,39 @@ else ()
   set(GO_LIBRARIES "" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endif ()
 
+# Config params
+if (HAS_STATICGOLIB)
+  set(BUILDMODE c-archive)
+  set(OUTPUT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+else()
+  set(BUILDMODE c-shared)
+  set(OUTPUT_DIR ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+endif()
+
 # Build Go library / C archive
 set(TARGET cgowm)
-set(GOPATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+set(GOPATH ${OUTPUT_DIR})
 set(SRCS gowm.go cgowm.go)
 set(LIB "libcgowm${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${LIB}
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${OUTPUT_DIR}/${LIB}
   DEPENDS ${SRCS}
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-  COMMAND env GOPATH=${GOPATH} CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -buildmode=c-archive ${CUSTOM_GO_FLAGS}
-  -o "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${LIB}"
+  COMMAND env GOPATH=${GOPATH} CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -buildmode=${BUILDMODE} ${CUSTOM_GO_FLAGS}
+  -o "${OUTPUT_DIR}/${LIB}"
   ${CMAKE_GO_FLAGS} ./...
   COMMENT "Building Go library")
-add_custom_target(${TARGET} DEPENDS ${LIB} ${HEADER})
+add_custom_target(${TARGET} DEPENDS ${OUTPUT_DIR}/${LIB} ${HEADER})
 
 # Build shared library
 add_library(ref-cgowm SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
 add_dependencies(ref-cgowm ${TARGET})
 set_target_properties(ref-cgowm
   PROPERTIES
-  IMPORTED_LOCATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${LIB}
-  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+  IMPORTED_NO_SONAME TRUE
+  IMPORTED_LOCATION ${OUTPUT_DIR}/${LIB}
+  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${OUTPUT_DIR})
+
+# Install
+if (NOT HAS_STATICGOLIB)
+  install(FILES ${OUTPUT_DIR}/${LIB} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+endif()
diff --git a/lib/wmchat/go/gowm.go b/lib/wmchat/go/gowm.go
index 2ce2b896..6bf494b9 100644
--- a/lib/wmchat/go/gowm.go
+++ b/lib/wmchat/go/gowm.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func ShowImage(path string) {
 		LOG_DEBUG("open " + path)
 		exec.Command("open", path).Start()
 	default:
-		LOG_WARNING("unsupported os")
+		LOG_WARNING(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported os \"%s\"", runtime.GOOS))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -392,9 +392,9 @@ func HasGUI() bool {
 		}
 
 	default:
-		LOG_INFO(fmt.Sprintf("has gui"))
-		LOG_DEBUG(fmt.Sprintf("gui check: [other default true]"))
-		return true
+		LOG_INFO(fmt.Sprintf("no gui"))
+		LOG_DEBUG(fmt.Sprintf("gui check: [other \"%s\" default false]", runtime.GOOS))
+		return false
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1745,6 +1745,7 @@ func WmInit(path string, proxy string, sendType int) int {
 	case "darwin":
 		store.DeviceProps.Os = proto.String("Mac OS")
 	default:
+		store.DeviceProps.Os = proto.String("Linux")
 	}
 
 	// create new whatsapp connection
diff --git a/src/nchat.1 b/src/nchat.1
index 01a39598..d64aefdc 100644
--- a/src/nchat.1
+++ b/src/nchat.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man.
-.TH NCHAT "1" "September 2024" "nchat 5.2.7" "User Commands"
+.TH NCHAT "1" "September 2024" "nchat 5.2.8" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 nchat \- ncurses chat
 .SH SYNOPSIS