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Linux bash script to download the latest version of Jetbrains toolbox and install it. Make the script executable (chmod +x) and move it to the ~/.local/bin directory. Run the command "install-toolbox" in a new terminal to begin installation
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| set -euo pipefail | |
| API_URL="https://data.services.jetbrains.com/products/releases?code=TBA&latest=true&type=release" | |
| INSTALL_DIR="/opt/jetbrains-toolbox" | |
| echo "Fetching latest Toolbox release info..." | |
| ALL_URLS="$(curl -fsSL "$API_URL" | grep -oP '"link":\s*"\Khttps://download\.jetbrains\.com/toolbox/[^"]+\.tar\.gz')" | |
| case "$(uname -m)" in | |
| x86_64) DOWNLOAD_URL="$(echo "$ALL_URLS" | grep -v -- '-arm64' | head -n1)" ;; | |
| aarch64|arm64) DOWNLOAD_URL="$(echo "$ALL_URLS" | grep -- '-arm64' | head -n1)" ;; | |
| *) echo "Error: unsupported architecture $(uname -m)" >&2; exit 1 ;; | |
| esac | |
| if [[ -z "$DOWNLOAD_URL" ]]; then | |
| echo "Error: could not parse download URL from $API_URL" >&2 | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| echo "Latest: $DOWNLOAD_URL" | |
| if pgrep -f jetbrains-toolbox >/dev/null; then | |
| echo "Stopping running Toolbox..." | |
| pkill -f jetbrains-toolbox | |
| sleep 2 | |
| fi | |
| TMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)" | |
| trap 'rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"' EXIT | |
| TARBALL="$TMP_DIR/$(basename "$DOWNLOAD_URL")" | |
| echo "Downloading to $TARBALL..." | |
| curl -fL --progress-bar -o "$TARBALL" "$DOWNLOAD_URL" | |
| echo "Extracting..." | |
| tar -xzf "$TARBALL" -C "$TMP_DIR" | |
| EXTRACTED_BIN="$(find "$TMP_DIR" -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d -name bin | head -n1)" | |
| if [[ -z "$EXTRACTED_BIN" ]]; then | |
| echo "Error: could not find bin/ directory in tarball" >&2 | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| echo "Replacing $INSTALL_DIR (sudo required)..." | |
| sudo rm -rf "$INSTALL_DIR" | |
| sudo mv "$EXTRACTED_BIN" "$INSTALL_DIR" | |
| echo "Launching Toolbox..." | |
| nohup "$INSTALL_DIR/jetbrains-toolbox" >/dev/null 2>&1 & | |
| disown | |
| echo "Done." |
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