setup franz on ubuntu

setup-franz-ubuntu.sh

#!/bin/bash

sudo rm -fr /opt/franz
sudo rm -fr /usr/share/applications/franz.desktop


# create installation dir
sudo mkdir -p /opt/franz

#install franz
wget -qO- https://github.com/meetfranz/franz-app/releases/download/4.0.4/Franz-linux-x64-4.0.4.tgz | sudo tar xvz -C /opt/franz/

# add app icon
sudo wget "https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/360/1*v86tTomtFZIdqzMNpvwIZw.png" -O /opt/franz/franz-icon.png

# configure app for desktop use
sudo bash -c "cat <<EOF > /usr/share/applications/franz.desktop                                                                 
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Franz
Comment=
Exec=/opt/franz/Franz
Icon=/opt/franz/franz-icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Messaging,Internet
EOF"

Hey, thanks for making this bash script. Where should you create the installation dir?

It will create a franz folder inside /opt/, you don't need any installation dir 😉

It would be great to make an updater script 😄

+1

thanks

Good work Bro !

thanks

I tried my version of Desktop Entry, tried yours. Still don't working. I't does not appear in the menu.I already create Desktop Entries in other situation. But now I'm using fedora 25 with Wayland. It could be because of Wayland? 😕

❤️

@andreppires Try doing this: cp /usr/share/applications/franz.desktop /home/andreppires/.local/share/applications/franz.desktop

Works for me.

Hi, does anyone knows how to create or add an icon to the tray area on KDE 4? It seems like the icon is missing for Kubuntu 14.04

Thanks man.

Thanks a lot!!

How do I uninstall it?

Ya anyone know how to uninstall Franz ?

@Shaglock, @tenken
Try:
sudo rm -fr /opt/franz /usr/share/applications/franz.desktop

Yo thanks man!

coming from ubuntu gnome user,

+10000000000000000000000000

Thanks guy. It works.

great. thanks a lot.

Thanks Mate!

thanks, your script help me

Gracias

Thank you for this bash script

Thx a million times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like we can now directly download the deb and just click to install: https://meetfranz.com/#download

@mdeggies I seem to be having issues with that install option and the icon appearing properly in Kubuntu 17.04. I know I can wire up the desktop entry, etc., but it just seems like it should be unnecessary