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#!/usr/bin/env bash | |
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
# This script is unmaintained | |
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
# This script is unmaintained | |
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
# This script is unmaintained | |
# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
# Please check out these fork(s) instead | |
# https://gist.github.com/zany130/ba610a7391fcee4e4e7a20cbd06bc754 | |
# * more might be in the gist's comments | |
set -e # Exit on error | |
if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then | |
echo "To ensure correct permissions, this script must be run as root." | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
install_location="/var/lib/safing-portmaster" # Must not include trailing slash | |
echo "-> Creating Portmaster program directory at '${install_location}'" | |
mkdir -p "${install_location}" | |
echo "-> Creating Portmaster exports directory at '${install_location}/exports'" | |
mkdir -p "${install_location}/exports/share/applications" | |
mkdir -p "${install_location}/exports/share/icons" | |
mkdir -p "${install_location}/exports/units" | |
temp_dir=$(mktemp -d) | |
echo "-> Downloading 'portmaster-start'" | |
wget -q --show-progress -O "$temp_dir/portmaster-start" https://updates.safing.io/latest/linux_amd64/start/portmaster-start | |
echo "-> Downloading 'portmaster.service'" | |
wget -q --show-progress -O "$temp_dir/portmaster.service" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/safing/portmaster-packaging/master/linux/portmaster.service | |
echo "-> Downloading 'portmaster.desktop'" | |
wget -q --show-progress -O "$temp_dir/portmaster.desktop" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/safing/portmaster-packaging/master/linux/portmaster.desktop | |
echo "-> Downloading 'portmaster_notifier.desktop'" | |
wget -q --show-progress -O "$temp_dir/portmaster_notifier.desktop" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/safing/portmaster-packaging/master/linux/portmaster_notifier.desktop | |
echo "-> Downloading 'portmaster_logo.png'" | |
wget -q --show-progress -O "$temp_dir/portmaster_logo.png" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/safing/portmaster-packaging/master/linux/portmaster_logo.png | |
echo "-> Patching paths in 'portmaster.service'" | |
sed -i "s|/opt/safing/portmaster|${install_location}|g" "$temp_dir/portmaster.service" | |
echo "-> Patching paths in 'portmaster.desktop'" | |
sed -i "s|/opt/safing/portmaster|${install_location}|g" "$temp_dir/portmaster.desktop" | |
echo "-> Patching paths in 'portmaster_notifier.desktop'" | |
sed -i "s|/opt/safing/portmaster|${install_location}|g" "$temp_dir/portmaster_notifier.desktop" | |
echo "-> Installing 'portmaster-start' and setting security context" | |
install -m 0755 "$temp_dir/portmaster-start" "${install_location}/portmaster-start" | |
chcon -t bin_t "${install_location}/portmaster-start" | |
echo "-> Installing 'portmaster.service'" | |
install -m 0644 "$temp_dir/portmaster.service" "${install_location}/exports/units/portmaster.service" | |
echo "-> Installing 'portmaster.desktop'" | |
install -m 0644 "$temp_dir/portmaster.desktop" "${install_location}/exports/share/applications/portmaster.desktop" | |
echo "-> Installing 'portmaster_notifier.desktop'" | |
install -m 0644 "$temp_dir/portmaster_notifier.desktop" "${install_location}/exports/share/applications/portmaster_notifier.desktop" | |
echo "-> Installing 'portmaster_logo.png' (as 'portmaster.png')" | |
install -m 0644 "$temp_dir/portmaster_logo.png" "${install_location}/exports/share/icons/portmaster.png" | |
echo "-> Running 'portmaster-start update' to download Portmaster data" | |
"${install_location}/portmaster-start" update --data="${install_location}" | |
echo "-> (Workaround) Moving 'portmaster.service' to '/etc/systemd/system' and reverse-symlinking it since systemd wants units on the same filesystem" | |
mv "${install_location}/exports/units/portmaster.service" /etc/systemd/system/portmaster.service | |
ln -s /etc/systemd/system/portmaster.service "${install_location}/exports/units/portmaster.service" | |
echo "-> Enabling 'portmaster' service" | |
systemctl daemon-reload | |
systemctl enable "portmaster.service" | |
echo "-> Creating 'portmaster_notifier' autostart" | |
ln -s "${install_location}/exports/share/applications/portmaster_notifier.desktop" /etc/xdg/autostart/portmaster_notifier.desktop | |
echo "-> Adding '$install_location' to \$XDG_DATA_DIRS to show desktop entries (applies after next login)" | |
echo "XDG_DATA_DIRS=$install_location/exports/share:\$XDG_DATA_DIRS" >/etc/profile.d/zzz-portmaster-to-xdg-data-dirs.sh # We prepend 'zzz' since profile.d scripts aren't numbered on Fedora, and we want to run after any other scripts that modify XDG_DATA_DIRS. | |
echo "-> Removing '${temp_dir}'" | |
rm -rf "$temp_dir" | |
echo "-> Done, Portmaster and its tray/notifier application will start with the next boot." |
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I just updated using Zany130's script and it seems peachy so far (although there was one issue) I wrote an upgrade install guide here.