Rustdesk - install oneliner

README.md

RustDesk Installation Script

This script provides an easy way to install and uninstall RustDesk on Debian-based Linux systems (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.).

Features

• Automatic detection of the latest RustDesk version
• Architecture detection (x86_64, aarch64, etc.)
• Handles all dependencies
• Supports both install and uninstall

Requirements

• Debian-based Linux system
• Root privileges (sudo)
• Internet connection

Usage

Install

To install the latest version of RustDesk, run:

sudo wget -O - https://gist.githubusercontent.com/R0GGER/ff39de853003c25d078cf9ead78bfba8/raw/6fee04063f0b74901d71e866fbfd122bc84da06b/rustdesk.sh | bash

Uninstall

To remove RustDesk from your system, run:

sudo wget -O - https://gist.githubusercontent.com/R0GGER/ff39de853003c25d078cf9ead78bfba8/raw/6fee04063f0b74901d71e866fbfd122bc84da06b/rustdesk.sh | bash -s uninstall

What the script does

Install:

1. Checks for root privileges
2. Fetches the latest RustDesk version from GitHub
3. Installs required dependencies
4. Downloads and installs the RustDesk package
5. Cleans up temporary files

Uninstall:

1. Removes RustDesk package
2. Removes any unused dependencies

Support

For RustDesk related issues, please visit the RustDesk GitHub repository.

rustdesk.sh

#!/bin/bash

# If not running with sudo, restart the script with sudo
if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then 
    echo "Requesting sudo privileges..."
    exec sudo "$0" "$@"
    exit $?
fi

ARCH=$(uname -m)
VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/rustdesk/rustdesk/releases/latest | grep -Po '"tag_name": "\K.*?(?=")' || echo "1.3.9")
URL="https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/releases/download/$VERSION/rustdesk-$VERSION-$ARCH.deb"

echo "RustDesk version: $VERSION"

# Check for uninstall parameter
if [ "$1" = "uninstall" ]; then
    echo "Uninstalling RustDesk..."
    apt-get remove -y rustdesk
    apt-get autoremove -y
    echo "RustDesk $VERSION has been successfully uninstalled from your system!"
    exit 0
fi

echo "Installing RustDesk dependencies..."
apt-get update
apt-get install -y curl libxdo3 desktop-file-utils gnome-menus hicolor-icon-theme

# Download RustDesk
echo "Downloading RustDesk..."
curl -L -o /tmp/rustdesk.deb $URL

# Install RustDesk
echo "Installing RustDesk..."
dpkg -i /tmp/rustdesk.deb

# Fix any potential dependency issues
apt-get install -f -y

# Clean up
rm /tmp/rustdesk.deb

echo "RustDesk $VERSION has been successfully installed! You can now start RustDesk from your applications menu."

No idea how to do a PR on a gist, but took your script and extended it to be a little smarter so it doesn't just blindly do things when not needed.

Nice one! Great!