Chromium Upgrader for Mac OS X
(using FreeSMUG builds)
Chromium is a free open source Web browser based on Webkit and represents a credible alternative to Chrome, the Google Web browser.
While Chrome offers built-in automatic updates, Chromium.app strangely doesn't: you're supposed to download manually the latest build, unzip it and replace your previous version with it. As it may sound dead simple at first glance, this task can become especially boring when done on a daily basis. So this script will try to upgrade to latest OS X Chromium build on your system via the command line.
Installation
I suggest to install the script just via download as zip from github.
You can then copy it where ever you want e.g. under /usr/local/ or /Users/$USER/scripts/
Then you can just link the script
$ ln -s /Users/$USER/scripts/chromium-updater.sh /usr/local/bin/chromium-update
Last, don't forget to add the execution bit to the script:
$ chmod +x /Users/$USER/scripts/chromium-updater.sh
Usage
Run it that way:
$ chromium-update
CAUTION: The script will replace your previous installation of Chromium.app. Make backups if you're paranoid. Anyway, your profile will ever be safe because it's stored elsewhere on the system.
Run as Daemon
Run the script with the switch -d in a cronjob or LaunchAgent.
$ chromium-update -d
When an update is found:
1. When Chromium is running
The script will send a Message via OS X Notification Center, telling you to install the update manually by running $ chromium-update. You could also quit Chromium and wait for the daemon to re-run. But depending on the schedule you set, this could take some time.
2. When Chromium is not running
The script will install the new version of Chromium in the background, and send a message via Notification Center when the installation is done.
Run the daemon as a cronjob in crontab every 2 hours
In crontab (user):
0 */2 * * * /Users/$USER/scripte/chromium-updater.sh -d
Notes
This is a fork of n1k0/chromium-updater to update to the latest FreeSMUG Chromium 64bit build from command line.
I was using n1k0/chromium-updater before, but I wanted to use a more "stable" version and with PepperFlash integrated.
I'm using FreeSMUG Sourceforge RSS to get the latest version from them, mounting the archive and copying everything in place. You can sure change the destination path from the script.
The script is intended and only intended to be used on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.x) and up. Feel free to send any patch or pull request if you want to contribute enhancements.
Notes, Additions:
2016-03-18, 3vincent: I wanted to have a simple way to update FreeSmug-Chromium under OS X to the newest version, since neither the Chromium Plug-In nor the Sparkle Update Kit still work. I updated this script to make it work again, by adding the SSL/TLS Path to sourceforge (https://...) – Please look at the list of Contributers! I did not do anything valuable to make this script work the way it does other than adding one character "s".
2016-03-19, 3vincent: Added an Update-Checker function
2016-03-19, 3vincent: Created a simple Daemon that checks for updates in the background. If an Update is available it notifies the User via Apple Script Alert: "Press OK to quit Chromium and install the update. Else cancel." You can install the Daemon with cron or launchd (Check http://launchd.info/ for more info on launchd.) A launchd file and installation guide will be available soon.