43 lines
1.7 KiB
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43 lines
1.7 KiB
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#!/bin/bash
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# Script adapted for use as a hook in Debian Live-Build
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# to install and allow automatic updates for Firefox
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# Set default locale to English (US)
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locale="en-US"
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# Download the latest version of Firefox
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firefox_version=$(curl -sL "https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest&os=linux64&lang=${locale}" | grep -o 'firefox-[0-9.]*.tar.bz2' | sed 's/firefox-//g' | sed 's/.tar.bz2//g')
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firefox_filename="firefox-${firefox_version}.tar.bz2"
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wget -O /tmp/${firefox_filename} "https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest&os=linux64&lang=${locale}"
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# Extract and install Firefox
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tar -C /opt -xvf /tmp/${firefox_filename}
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# Create a symbolic link for Firefox
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ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
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# Set permissions to allow automatic updates
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# Grant write permissions to the group and others (non-root users).
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# This allows Firefox to update itself while maintaining system security.
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chmod -R 775 /opt/firefox
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# Ensure the directory is owned by a user who can perform updates,
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# typically it is good practice to associate it with the group of the users who will use the system.
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chown -R root:users /opt/firefox
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# Create a .desktop entry for Firefox
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echo "[Desktop Entry]
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Name=Firefox
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Comment=Web Browser
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GenericName=Web Browser
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Exec=/usr/bin/firefox
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Icon=firefox
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Terminal=false
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Type=Application
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Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
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MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;
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StartupNotify=true" > /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
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echo "Firefox latest installed successfully and is ready for auto-updates."
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