Slack Installation

slack.sh

#!/bin/bash

set -e  # Exit on error

# Create temporary directory
TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
echo "Created temporary directory: $TEMP_DIR"

# Cleanup function to remove temp directory on exit
cleanup() {
    echo "Cleaning up temporary directory..."
    rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
}
trap cleanup EXIT

# Download Slack deb package
echo "Downloading Slack..."
SLACK_DEB="$TEMP_DIR/slack.deb"
SLACK_URL=$(curl -sL "https://slack.com/downloads/instructions/linux?ddl=1&build=deb" | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -E -o -m1 'https://.*slack-desktop.*amd64.deb')
curl -s -L -o "$SLACK_DEB" "$SLACK_URL"

# Extract the deb package
echo "Extracting Slack package..."
cd "$TEMP_DIR"
ar x slack.deb
tar xf data.tar.xz

# Create /opt/slack directory if it doesn't exist
echo "Creating /opt/slack directory..."
sudo mkdir -p /opt/slack

# Copy files to /opt/slack
echo "Copying files to /opt/slack..."
sudo cp -r usr/* /opt/slack/

echo "Installation complete!"
echo "Slack files have been copied to /opt/slack"