A script that downloads Zen browser and installs it to /usr/local/src/zen

download_zen_browser.sh

#!/bin/bash

VERSION=${1:-1.0.2-b.2}

echo "Downloading version ${VERSION}..."

wget "https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/download/${VERSION}/zen.linux-specific.tar.bz2" -O /tmp/zen.linux-specific.tar.bz2


echo "Removing old build (if it exists)..."

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/src/zen


echo "Extracting new build"

sudo tar -xvf /tmp/zen.linux-specific.tar.bz2 -C /usr/local/src
sudo chown -R root:root /usr/local/src/zen


echo "Extraction complete, downloading desktop icon..."

wget "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/kerren/b0b599166e522184d3884a1abbd4047b/raw/965ca18b0eb8b330275c4f446039224d6475b965/zen-browser.desktop" -O /tmp/zen-browser.desktop
sudo mv /tmp/zen-browser.desktop /usr/share/applications/zen-browser.desktop
sudo chown root:root /usr/share/applications/zen-browser.desktop