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Download and install the latest release of an app from a GitHub repo
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| #!bin/bash | |
| repo=$1 | |
| release=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest | jq '.assets[] | select(.name | endswith("aarch64.dmg"))') | |
| outfile=~/Downloads/$(jq -r .name <<<$release) | |
| curl -L $(jq -r .browser_download_url <<<$release) --output $outfile |
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| $repo = $args[0]; | |
| $outdir = $args[1] | |
| $release = (curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/scito/extract_otp_secrets/releases/latest | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | where { $_.name -like "*.msi" -or $_.name -like "*.exe" } | |
| # TODO: check there's only one item | |
| $outFile = "$outdir\$($release.name)"; | |
| curl -L $release.browser_download_url --output $outFile; | |
| & $outFile |
Requires PowerShell 7+ as the curl command in previous PS versions is an alias of Invoke-WebRequest
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For apps that are unavailable via WinGet or Chocolatey, this script can be used to download and install the latest version of an app when it notifies you that there's an update available.
Replace value of
$repowith any repo which contains Windows Installer releases, e.g.$repo = "JPersson77/LGTVCompanion"