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#!/usr/bin/env bash |
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# inspired by https://gitrollup.com/r/install-cursor.sh |
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set -euo pipefail |
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# ========================= |
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# Cursor (Patched) Installer |
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# ========================= |
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INSTALL_DIR="/opt" |
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APP_DIR_NAME="Cursor-patched" |
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FINAL_APP_PATH="$INSTALL_DIR/$APP_DIR_NAME" |
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EXECUTABLE_SYMLINK="/usr/local/bin/cursor" |
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ICON_NAME="cursor-ai.png" |
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ICON_PATH="/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/$ICON_NAME" |
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ICON_URL="https://img.icons8.com/nolan/512/cursor-ai.png" |
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DESKTOP_ENTRY_NAME="cursor-patched.desktop" |
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DESKTOP_ENTRY_PATH="/usr/share/applications/$DESKTOP_ENTRY_NAME" |
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ARCH_DEFAULT="$(uname -m)" |
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case "$ARCH_DEFAULT" in |
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x86_64) ARCH="x64" ;; |
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aarch64|arm64) ARCH="arm64" ;; |
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*) ARCH="x64" ;; |
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esac |
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ARCH="${ARCH:-x64}" |
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# stable = download-page / "golden" channel (can lag) |
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# latest = newest public build (recommended) |
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RELEASE_TRACK="${RELEASE_TRACK:-latest}" |
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PATCH_MARKETPLACE="${PATCH_MARKETPLACE:-0}" |
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DOWNLOAD_API="https://cursor.com/api/download" |
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UA="Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 Chrome/126 Safari/537.36" |
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TEMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(mktemp -d)" |
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APPIMAGE_PATH="$TEMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Cursor.AppImage" |
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cleanup() { rm -rf "$TEMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true; } |
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trap cleanup EXIT |
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require_root() { |
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if [ "${EUID:-$(id -u)}" -ne 0 ]; then |
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echo "Please run this script as root (e.g., sudo)." >&2 |
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exit 1 |
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fi |
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} |
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ensure_deps() { |
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echo "--> Ensuring dependencies..." >&2 |
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if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then |
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apt-get update -y >/dev/null 2>&1 || true |
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apt-get install -y curl wget libfuse2 gtk-update-icon-cache >/dev/null 2>&1 || true |
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fi |
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command -v curl >/dev/null || { echo "curl is required" >&2; exit 1; } |
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command -v wget >/dev/null || { echo "wget is required" >&2; exit 1; } |
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} |
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# Extract a JSON string field without requiring jq. |
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json_string_field() { |
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local json="$1" field="$2" |
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printf '%s' "$json" | sed -n "s/.*\"${field}\"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*\"\\([^\"]*\\)\".*/\\1/p" | head -n1 |
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} |
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resolve_cursor_appimage() { |
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local arch="${1:-x64}" |
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local platform track api_url json url ver |
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case "$arch" in |
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arm64) platform="linux-arm64" ;; |
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*) platform="linux-x64" ;; |
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esac |
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track="${RELEASE_TRACK}" |
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api_url="${DOWNLOAD_API}?platform=${platform}&releaseTrack=${track}" |
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echo "--> Fetching $api_url ..." >&2 |
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json="$(curl -fSsSL -A "$UA" --max-time 25 "$api_url")" |
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url="$(json_string_field "$json" "downloadUrl")" |
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ver="$(json_string_field "$json" "version")" |
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# Fallback: Cursor update feed (returns .zsync URL; strip suffix for AppImage) |
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if [ -z "$url" ]; then |
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local feed="https://api2.cursor.sh/updates/api/update/${platform}/cursor/0.0.0/stable" |
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echo "--> Download API missed; trying update feed: $feed ..." >&2 |
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json="$(curl -fSsSL -A "$UA" --max-time 25 "$feed")" |
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url="$(json_string_field "$json" "url")" |
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ver="$(json_string_field "$json" "productVersion")" |
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[ -z "$ver" ] && ver="$(json_string_field "$json" "version")" |
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url="${url%.zsync}" |
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fi |
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if [ -z "$url" ]; then |
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echo "Error: could not resolve a Linux/${arch} AppImage download URL." >&2 |
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exit 1 |
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fi |
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# Prefer version from filename if API omitted it |
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if [ -z "$ver" ]; then |
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ver="$(basename "$url" | sed -n 's/^Cursor-\([0-9][0-9.]*\).*/\1/p')" |
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fi |
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echo "--> Found AppImage:" >&2 |
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echo " URL: $url" >&2 |
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[ -n "$ver" ] && echo " Version: $ver" >&2 || echo " Version: (unparsed)" >&2 |
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# stdout: just the URL (captured by caller) |
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printf '%s\n' "$url" |
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} |
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download_appimage() { |
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local url="$1" |
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echo "--> Downloading AppImage..." >&2 |
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curl -fL -A "$UA" "$url" -o "$APPIMAGE_PATH" |
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chmod +x "$APPIMAGE_PATH" |
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} |
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extract_appimage() { |
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echo "--> Extracting AppImage to $FINAL_APP_PATH ..." >&2 |
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rm -rf "$FINAL_APP_PATH" |
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( cd "$TEMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR" && "$APPIMAGE_PATH" --appimage-extract ) |
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mv "$TEMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/squashfs-root" "$FINAL_APP_PATH" |
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} |
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maybe_patch_marketplace() { |
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local product_json |
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product_json="$(find "$FINAL_APP_PATH" -type f -path '*/resources/app/product.json' | head -n1 || true)" |
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if [ -z "$product_json" ]; then |
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echo " product.json not found. Skipping marketplace patch." >&2 |
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return |
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fi |
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if [ "$PATCH_MARKETPLACE" = "1" ]; then |
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echo "--> Applying legacy VS Code marketplace patch..." >&2 |
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sed -i 's|"serviceUrl": "https://marketplace.cursorapi.com/_apis/public/gallery"|"serviceUrl": "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery"|g' "$product_json" |
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sed -i 's|"itemUrl": "https://marketplace.cursorapi.com/items"|"itemUrl": "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items"|g' "$product_json" |
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sed -i 's|"resourceUrlTemplate": "https://marketplace.cursorapi.com/{publisher}/{name}/{version}/{path}"|"resourceUrlTemplate": "https://{publisher}.vscode-unpkg.net/{publisher}/{name}/{version}/{path}"|g' "$product_json" |
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else |
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echo " Skipping marketplace patch (PATCH_MARKETPLACE=0)." >&2 |
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fi |
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} |
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install_icon_and_launcher() { |
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echo "--> Installing icon and launcher..." >&2 |
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mkdir -p "$(dirname "$ICON_PATH")" |
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wget -q -O "$ICON_PATH" "$ICON_URL" || true |
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gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor >/dev/null 2>&1 || true |
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ln -sf "$FINAL_APP_PATH/AppRun" "$EXECUTABLE_SYMLINK" |
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cat > "$DESKTOP_ENTRY_PATH" <<EOL |
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[Desktop Entry] |
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Name=Cursor (Patched) |
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Comment=The AI-first Code Editor |
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Icon=$ICON_NAME |
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StartupWMClass=Cursor |
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Exec=$EXECUTABLE_SYMLINK %U |
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Type=Application |
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Categories=Development;IDE; |
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Terminal=false |
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EOL |
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} |
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main() { |
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require_root |
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ensure_deps |
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echo "--> Target architecture: ${ARCH}" >&2 |
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echo "--> Release track: ${RELEASE_TRACK}" >&2 |
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url="$(resolve_cursor_appimage "$ARCH")" |
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download_appimage "$url" |
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extract_appimage |
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maybe_patch_marketplace |
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install_icon_and_launcher |
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echo "✅ Installation complete. Run 'cursor' or find it in your app menu." >&2 |
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} |
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main "$@" |
