I fucking hate software distribution using AppImage

getcursor.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

echo -e "⚠️ This script needs root permissions, it will request privileges for sudo.\n"

BASE_PATH="/opt/cursor"
APPLICATIONS_PATH="/usr/share/applications"

sudo mkdir -p "$BASE_PATH"

echo "Getting download information..."
API_RESPONSE=$(curl -s "https://www.cursor.com/api/download?platform=linux-x64&releaseTrack=latest")

DOWNLOAD_URL=$(echo "$API_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.downloadUrl')
if [ -z "$DOWNLOAD_URL" ] || [ "$DOWNLOAD_URL" = "null" ]; then
    echo "Error: Could not get download URL"
    exit 1
fi

VERSION=$(echo "$API_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.version')
if [ -z "$VERSION" ] || [ "$VERSION" = "null" ]; then
    echo "Error: Could not get version"
    exit 1
fi

APPIMAGE_FILE=$(basename "$DOWNLOAD_URL")
APPIMAGE_PATH="$BASE_PATH/$APPIMAGE_FILE"
if [ -f "$APPIMAGE_PATH" ]; then
    echo "Latest Cursor version $VERSION is already installed!"
    exit 0
fi

echo "Downloading Cursor version $VERSION..."
sudo curl -L "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$APPIMAGE_PATH"
sudo chmod +x "$APPIMAGE_PATH"
cat << EOL | sudo tee "/usr/local/bin/cursor" > /dev/null
#!/bin/sh
nohup $APPIMAGE_PATH --no-sandbox "\$@" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
EOL
sudo chmod +x "/usr/local/bin/cursor"

ICON_PATH="$BASE_PATH/icon.png"
if [ ! -f "$ICON_PATH" ]; then
    echo "Downloading icon..."
    ICON_URL=$(curl -s "https://forum.cursor.com" | grep -o '<meta property="og:image" content="[^"]*' | cut -d'"' -f4)
    if [ -n "$ICON_URL" ]; then
        sudo curl -L "$ICON_URL" -o "$ICON_PATH"
    else
        echo "Error: Could not get icon URL"
        exit 1
    fi
fi  

cat << EOL | sudo tee "$APPLICATIONS_PATH/cursor.desktop" > /dev/null
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Cursor
Comment=AI-first code editor
Exec=$APPIMAGE_PATH --no-sandbox %F
Icon=$ICON_PATH
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;TextEditor;IDE;
MimeType=application/x-code-workspace;
StartupWMClass=Cursor
Keywords=code;editor;IDE;
EOL

sudo chmod +x "$APPLICATIONS_PATH/cursor.desktop"
sudo update-desktop-database "$APPLICATIONS_PATH"

echo "Removing older versions..."
sudo find "$BASE_PATH" -name "*.AppImage" -not -name "$APPIMAGE_FILE" -delete

echo "Cursor version $VERSION has been installed successfully!"
echo "You can now find Cursor in your applications menu."