Install CrashPlan for Linux without the hassle of all the interactive prompts. This uses all the defaults, except opening the GUI interface at the end.

README.md

CrashPlan Simple Install

CrashPlan is a great backup service allowing local, remote, and premium hosted backups. They even support Windows, Mac, and Linux.

While I can't speak to the install experience for Windows or Mac, on Linux, it's horrible.

It's an interactive install that doesn't take any flags to accept defaults. As a Ubuntu user, there is a new version every 6 months and to make the upgrade process easier, I bash script the installation of all my core programs so I can reformat and be back up an running with ease.

This bash script will download a recent version, untar it, and install it with all the defaults.

gistfile1.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

if [[ ! "$(type -P /usr/local/bin/CrashPlanDesktop)" ]]; then
  pushd /tmp &> /dev/null
    mkdir CrashPlan && cd CrashPlan
    echo "Downloading CrashPlan 3.5.3 for Linux"
    curl -L http://download.crashplan.com/installs/linux/install/CrashPlan/CrashPlan_3.5.3_Linux.tgz | tar -zx
    cd CrashPlan-install
    # Lots of SED to answer all the questions with the defaults...
    sed -i 's@more ./EULA.txt@@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@read YN_PD@@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@read JAVADL@@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@read ENTER@@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@agreed=0@agreed=1@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@read TARGETDIR_X@@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@read BINSDIR_X@@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@read MANIFESTDIR_X@@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@read INITDIR_X@@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@read RUNLVLDIR_X@@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@read YN@@' install.sh
    sed -i 's@read reply@reply=no@' install.sh
    # Go ...
    echo "CrashPlan in downloaded, starting installation now..."
    sudo `pwd`/install.sh
    echo "All done. Launch CrashPlan, login, and enjoy backup paradise"
  popd &> /dev/null
fi