telegram-installer.sh

telegram-installer.sh

#!/bin/bash

echo "============================================="
echo "==     Telegram Script Installer           =="
echo "==                                         =="
echo "==      for www.LinuxRussia.com            =="
echo "============================================="

echo "Downloading necesary files..."
cd /tmp
wget -O - https://tdesktop.com/linux > tsetup.tar.xz

echo "Extracting files..."
tar -xJvf tsetup.tar.xz

echo "Checking destination folder..."
installdir="/opt/telegram" 
if [ -d ${installdir} ];then
sudo rm -r ${installdir}
else
echo "${installdir} is not exists...moving on"
fi

echo "Moving new files..."
sudo mv Telegram /opt/telegram

echo "Change ownership to root"
sudo chown -R root:root /opt/telegram/

echo "Remove duplicating shortcut file if exists"
telegramdesktop="$HOME/.local/share/applications/telegramdesktop.desktop" 
if [ -f ${telegramdesktop} ];then
sudo rm ${telegramdesktop}
else
echo "${telegramdesktop} is not exists...moving on"
fi

echo "Remove older config"
older_data="$HOME/.local/share/TelegramDesktop"
if [ -d ${older_data} ];then
sudo rm -r ${older_data}
else
echo "${older_data} is not exists...moving on"
fi

echo "Removing old files...."
rm /tmp/tsetup.tar.xz

echo "Installation Complete! Launching Telegram for initial configuration"
/opt/telegram/Updater > /dev/null 2>&1 &