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| #!/bin/bash | |
| set -euo pipefail | |
| # Directory setup | |
| APP_DIR="${HOME}/Applications" | |
| ICON_DIR="${HOME}/.local/share/icons" | |
| DESKTOP_DIR="${HOME}/.local/share/applications" | |
| BIN_DIR="${HOME}/.local/bin" | |
| # File paths | |
| DOWNLOAD_URL="https://downloader.cursor.sh/linux/appImage/x64" | |
| ICON_DOWNLOAD_URL="https://www.cursor.com/brand/icon.svg" | |
| APPIMAGE_NAME="cursor.AppImage" | |
| APPIMAGE_PATH="${APP_DIR}/${APPIMAGE_NAME}" | |
| ICON_PATH="${ICON_DIR}/cursor-icon.png" | |
| DESKTOP_FILE_PATH="${DESKTOP_DIR}/cursor.desktop" | |
| LAUNCHER_SCRIPT="${BIN_DIR}/cursor" | |
| # Utility functions | |
| log() { printf '%s\n' "$*"; } | |
| error() { printf 'Error: %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; } | |
| # Create necessary directories | |
| mkdir -p "${APP_DIR}" "${ICON_DIR}" "${DESKTOP_DIR}" "${BIN_DIR}" | |
| # Download the latest Cursor AppImage | |
| log "Downloading the latest Cursor AppImage..." | |
| curl -L "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" -o "${APPIMAGE_PATH}" || error "Failed to download Cursor AppImage" | |
| chmod +x "${APPIMAGE_PATH}" | |
| log "Downloaded and made executable: ${APPIMAGE_PATH}" | |
| # Download the Cursor icon if it doesn't exist | |
| if [ ! -f "${ICON_PATH}" ]; then | |
| curl -sSo "${ICON_PATH}" "${ICON_DOWNLOAD_URL}" || error "Failed to download icon" | |
| log "Downloaded logo to: ${ICON_PATH}" | |
| fi | |
| # Create or update the .desktop file | |
| cat > "${DESKTOP_FILE_PATH}" << EOF | |
| [Desktop Entry] | |
| Name=Cursor | |
| Exec=${LAUNCHER_SCRIPT} %F | |
| Terminal=false | |
| Type=Application | |
| Icon=${ICON_PATH} | |
| StartupWMClass=Cursor | |
| X-AppImage-Version=latest | |
| Comment=Cursor is an AI-first coding environment. | |
| MimeType=x-scheme-handler/cursor; | |
| Categories=Utility;Development | |
| EOF | |
| chmod +x "${DESKTOP_FILE_PATH}" | |
| log "Updated .desktop file at: ${DESKTOP_FILE_PATH}" | |
| # Create the launcher script | |
| cat > "${LAUNCHER_SCRIPT}" << EOF | |
| #!/bin/bash | |
| nohup ${APPIMAGE_PATH} "\$@" > ~/.cursor_log 2>&1 & | |
| EOF | |
| chmod +x "${LAUNCHER_SCRIPT}" | |
| log "Created launcher script: ${LAUNCHER_SCRIPT}" | |
| # Update the desktop database | |
| update-desktop-database "${DESKTOP_DIR}" || log "Failed to update desktop database. You may need to restart your session." | |
| # Update icon cache | |
| gtk-update-icon-cache -f -t ~/.local/share/icons || log "Failed to update icon cache. You may need to restart your session." | |
| log "Cursor has been successfully installed and updated." | |
| log "To run Cursor, you can now:" | |
| log "1. Look for 'Cursor' in your application launcher" | |
| log "2. Run it from the terminal with: cursor" | |
| log "3. Run it directly with: ${APPIMAGE_PATH}" | |
| log "You can also open files or directories with Cursor by using: cursor <file_or_directory>" | |
| log "You may need to log out and log back in for all changes to take effect." | |
| log "If you encounter any issues, check the ~/.cursor_log file for error messages." |
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