Debian discord updater

Debian_Discord_Updater_README.md

Debian Discord Updater

Keeping your Discord client up-to-date is now hassle-free with this simple updater script.

Usage

Just execute the script, and it will handle the update process seamlessly.

Setting Up Automatic Updates

To ensure Discord update on boot, follow these steps:

1. Open the crontab file using the command:

   sudo crontab -e

2. When prompted to select an editor, choose your preferred one. For example:

   Select an editor. To change later, run 'select-editor'.
     1. /bin/nano        <---- easiest
     2. /usr/bin/vim.tiny
     3. /bin/ed
   
   Choose 1-3 [1]: 1
   

3. Add the following line to the end of the file, replacing <path/to/discord-updater.sh> with the actual path to your discord-updater.sh script:

   @reboot /path/to/discord-updater.sh

4. In some cases, you may need to enable the cron service by running:

   sudo systemctl enable cron.service

Now, your Discord client will automatically update upon system reboot.

discord-updater.sh

#!/bin/bash

discordUrl="https://discord.com/api/download?platform=linux&format=deb"
build_info=$(cat /usr/share/discord/resources/build_info.json)
version=$(echo $build_info | grep -o '"version": "[^"]*"' | sed 's/"version": "\(.*\)"/\1/')

echo "Checking discord version..."
if [[ $(curl -Ls -o /dev/null -w %{url_effective} $discordUrl | grep -o '[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.deb') != "$version.deb" ]] ;
then
  echo "Updating discord to new version..."
  curl -L -o /tmp/discord.deb $discordUrl
  sudo dpkg -i /tmp/discord.deb
  discord
else
  echo "Discord is updated."
fi