install-plex-odroid.sh

#!/bin/bash
# This script is to facilitate installing/upgrading
# `plexmediaserver` on the ODROID-XU4 platform.
# Pass the Synology/ARMV7 package as the first argument
#
# Credit to youtuber femtronic.com for most of this.
# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcCRfbzlhUo

# failure function
function failure() {
  echo "Failed!"
  cd "$oldpwd"
  rm -rf "$tempdir"
  exit 1
}

# Check input
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  echo "Error: The Synology/ARMV7 package was not specified"
  exit 1
elif [ ! -f "$1" ]; then
  echo "Error: The specified Synology/ARMV7 package does not exist"
  exit 1
elif [ "$(echo "$1" | egrep -ci '^PlexMediaServer-.*\.spk$')" -ne 1 ]; then
  echo -n "Warning: the Synology/ARMV7 package name doesn't look right. "
  echo "Looking for 'PlexMediaServer-*.spk'"
  echo -n "Continue? "
  read response
  if [ "${response:0:1}" != 'Y' -a \
       "${response:0:1}" != 'y' ]; then
    exit 1
  fi
fi

# Variables
oldpwd="$(pwd)"
tempdir="/tmp/odroid-plex/"
package="$1"

# Make sure some software is installed
echo -n "Installing libexpat1 and fakeroot..."
sudo apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1 || failure
sudo apt-get install -y libexpat1 fakeroot >/dev/null 2>&1 || failure
echo "Done!"

# Copy package and change directories
echo -n "Moving to a temporary directory..."
rm -rf "$tempdir" || failure
mkdir -p "$tempdir" || failure
cp "$package" "$tempdir" || failure
cd "$tempdir"
echo "Done!"

# Get skeleton
echo -n "Downloading a skeleton deb package..."
wget --quiet 'http://www.dev2day.de/skeleton.tgz' || failure
tar -xzf "skeleton.tgz" || failure
echo "Done!"

# Prepare for *.deb package creation
echo -n "Preparing to package plexmediaserver..."
tar -xf "$package" -C skeleton/usr/lib/plexmediaserver/ || failure
rm -rf skeleton/usr/lib/plexmediaserver/dsm_config
find skeleton/usr/lib/plexmediaserver/ -iname "*.so*" -exec chmod 644 {} \;
cd "$tempdir/skeleton/lib"
rm ld-linux.so.3 || failure
ln -s /lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/ld-2.*.so ld-linux.so.3 || failure
cd "$tempdir/skeleton/usr/lib/plexmediaserver"
tar -xf package.tgz || failure
rm package.tgz
touch start.sh
cd "$tempdir"
echo "Done!"

# Create and install the *.deb package
echo -n "Packaging plexmediaserver..."
fakeroot dpkg-deb --build skeleton ./ >/dev/null || failure
echo "Done!"
echo "Installing plexmediaserver..."
sudo dpkg -i plexmediaserver_*.deb || failure
echo "Done!"

# extra clean up and configuration steps
echo -n "Cleaning up..."
cp plexmediaserver_*.deb "$oldpwd" || failure
cd "$oldpwd"
rm -rf "$tempdir" || failure
echo "Done!"

# Restart plex
echo -n "Restarting plexmediaserver..."
sudo service plexmediaserver restart || failure
echo "Done!"

wget http://dev2day.de/skeleton.tgz fails