Automate the integration of Cursor .AppImage on Linux: updates .desktop, manages icons, ensures the latest version, and configures AppArmor (Required for Ubuntu 24.04).

cursor_appimage_manager.sh

#!/bin/bash

set -euo pipefail

# Definition of colors for terminal output
readonly RED_COLOR="\e[31m"
readonly GREEN_COLOR="\e[32m"
readonly YELLOW_COLOR="\e[33m"
readonly BLUE_COLOR="\e[34m"
readonly MAGENTA_COLOR="\e[35m"
readonly RESET_COLOR="\e[0m"

# General settings
readonly DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR="$HOME/Downloads/.AppImage"
readonly ICON_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/icons"
readonly ICON_URL="https://www.cursor.com/brand/icon.svg"
readonly DESKTOP_FILE_PATH="$HOME/.local/share/applications/cursor.desktop"
readonly APPARMOR_PROFILE="/etc/apparmor.d/cursor-appimage"
readonly DOWNLOAD_URL="https://downloader.cursor.sh/linux/appImage/x64"
readonly TEMP_DIR="/tmp/AppImage"
readonly VERSION_CHECK_TIMEOUT=10

cursor_appimage_path=""
cursor_icon_path=""

# Support function to print steps
print_step() {
  echo -e "${YELLOW_COLOR}$1${RESET_COLOR}"
}

# Support function to print success
print_success() {
  echo -e "${GREEN_COLOR}$1${RESET_COLOR}"
}

# Support function for error handling
error_exit() {
  echo -e "${RED_COLOR}$1${RESET_COLOR}" >&2
  kill $$
}

# Check necessary dependencies
check_dependencies() {
  print_step "Checking necessary dependencies..."
  for cmd in curl chmod find mkdir wget; do
    if ! command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
      error_exit "This script requires $cmd, but it is not installed.\nPlease install it with 'sudo apt install $cmd' and try again."
    fi
  done
  print_success "All necessary dependencies are installed."
}

# Function to get the name of the latest version available for download
fetch_online_version() {
  local HEADERS=$(timeout $VERSION_CHECK_TIMEOUT wget -S "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -q -O /dev/null 2>&1)
  local FILENAME=$(echo "$HEADERS" | grep -o -E 'filename="[^"]+"' | sed 's/filename="//;s/"//')

  if [[ -n "$FILENAME" ]]; then
    echo "$FILENAME"
  else
    error_exit "Failed to fetch the latest version. If your connection is slow, try increasing \"VERSION_CHECK_TIMEOUT\"."
  fi
}

# Function to get the path of latest version of the AppImage in the local directory
get_path_local_version() {
  mkdir -p "$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR" # Ensure the directory exists
  local appimage_files
  mapfile -t appimage_files < <(find "$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR" -name 'cursor-*.AppImage' -printf '%T@ %p\n' | sort -nr | cut -d' ' -f2-)
  if [ "${#appimage_files[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
    return 0
  fi
  echo "${appimage_files[0]}"
}

# Search for the most recent AppImage file path
fetch_app_path() {
  print_step "Searching for the most recent AppImage path of cursor.sh"
  local appimage_files
  mapfile -t appimage_files < <(find "$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR" -name "cursor-*.AppImage" -printf '%T@ %p\n' | sort -rn | cut -d' ' -f2-)
  if [ "${#appimage_files[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
    echo -e "${RED_COLOR}No cursor.sh AppImage files found in $DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR/${RESET_COLOR}"
    error_exit "You need to download the latest version first (OPTION 1) and run this script again."
  fi
  cursor_appimage_path=${appimage_files[0]}
  print_success "Path found: $cursor_appimage_path"
}

# Download the application icon
download_logo() {
  print_step "Downloading the logo"
	cursor_icon_path="$ICON_DIR/cursor-icon.svg"
  mkdir -p "$ICON_DIR"
  if ! curl -s -o "$cursor_icon_path" "$ICON_URL"; then
    error_exit "Failed to download the logo from $ICON_URL"
  fi
  print_success "Logo downloaded: $ICON_DIR/cursor-icon.svg"
}

# Create the .desktop file for the application
create_desktop_file() {
  print_step "Creating the .desktop file"
  cat <<-EOF >"$DESKTOP_FILE_PATH"
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Cursor
Exec=$cursor_appimage_path
Icon=$cursor_icon_path
Categories=Utility;Development
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=Cursor
X-AppImage-Version=latest
Comment=Cursor is an AI-first coding environment.
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/cursor;
EOF
  print_success "Desktop file created: $DESKTOP_FILE_PATH"
}

# Configure the AppArmor profile for the application
create_apparmor_profile() {
  local appimage_path=${1-""}
  if [[ -z $appimage_path ]]; then
    appimage_path=$(get_path_local_version)
    if [[ -z "$appimage_path" ]]; then
      error_exit "No local version found. Please download the latest version first (OPTION 1) and run this script again."
    fi
  fi
  print_step "Configuring the AppArmor profile..."
  cat <<-EOF | sudo tee $APPARMOR_PROFILE > /dev/null
# This profile allows everything and only exists to give the
# application a name instead of having the label "unconfined"

abi <abi/4.0>,
include <tunables/global>
profile cursor $appimage_path flags=(unconfined) {
  userns,
  # Site-specific additions and overrides. See local/README for details.
  include if exists <local/cursor>
}
EOF
  sudo apparmor_parser -r $APPARMOR_PROFILE || error_exit "Failed to apply the AppArmor profile."
  print_success "AppArmor profile successfully configured for $appimage_path"
}

# Main function that checks and downloads the latest version if it is not yet locally present
check_and_download_version() {
  print_step "Checking for updates and downloading if a newer version is available"
  check_dependencies
  mkdir -p "$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR" # Ensure the directory exists

  local filename_local_version
  local path_local_version=$(get_path_local_version)

  if [[ -z "$path_local_version" ]]; then
    echo -e "${YELLOW_COLOR}No local version found. A new version will be downloaded.${RESET_COLOR}"
  else
    filename_local_version=$(basename "$path_local_version")
    echo -e "${BLUE_COLOR}Latest local version: ${filename_local_version}${RESET_COLOR}"
  fi

  # Gets the name of the latest online version
  echo -e "${YELLOW_COLOR}Searching for the latest version. Please wait...${RESET_COLOR}"
  local filename_online_version=$(fetch_online_version)
  local path_online_version="$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR/$filename_online_version"

  # Compares versions and downloads if necessary
  if [[ -z "$path_local_version" ]] || [[ "$filename_local_version" != "$filename_online_version" ]]; then
    echo -e "${YELLOW_COLOR}A new version is available: ${RESET_COLOR}${GREEN_COLOR}$filename_online_version${RESET_COLOR}"
    echo -e "${YELLOW_COLOR}Downloading the newest version...${RESET_COLOR}"
    wget --quiet --show-progress --content-disposition -P "$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR" --trust-server-names "$DOWNLOAD_URL"
    echo -e "${GREEN_COLOR}Download completed: ${path_online_version}${RESET_COLOR}"

    if [[ -f "${path_online_version}" ]]; then
      chmod +x "${path_online_version}"
      echo -e "${GREEN_COLOR}Made the AppImage executable: ${path_online_version}${RESET_COLOR}"
      echo -e "${MAGENTA_COLOR}Now run the script again and choose option 2 to install the latest version.${RESET_COLOR}"
    else
      error_exit "Downloaded AppImage file not found at ${path_online_version}"
    fi
  else
    echo -e "${GREEN_COLOR}No download needed — your local version ($filename_online_version) is the most current.${RESET_COLOR}"
  fi
}

# Function to search and prepare the AppImage
fetch_and_prepare_appimage() {
  check_dependencies
  fetch_app_path
  download_logo
  create_desktop_file
  create_apparmor_profile
  echo -e "${GREEN_COLOR}Application installed and ready to use.${RESET_COLOR}"
}

# Function to create the AppArmor profile
setup_apparmor_profile() {
  check_dependencies
  fetch_app_path
  create_apparmor_profile
}

# Interactive menu
PS3='Please choose an option: '
options=(
  "Fetch the latest version and download (if not already present)"
  "Re/Install the latest downloaded version"
  "Just configure AppArmor (Required for Ubuntu 24.04)"
  "Exit"
)
select opt in "${options[@]}"
do
  case $opt in
    "Fetch the latest version and download (if not already present)")
      check_and_download_version
      ;;
    "Re/Install the latest downloaded version")
      fetch_and_prepare_appimage
      ;;
    "Just configure AppArmor (Required for Ubuntu 24.04)")
      setup_apparmor_profile
      ;;
    "Exit")
      break
      ;;
    *) echo "Invalid option $REPLY";;
  esac
done

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to say a big thank you for all your comments, suggestions, and ideas. They’ve been incredibly helpful and really inspired me to improve things further.

To make everything easier to use and contribute to, I’ve created a new repository. You can check it out here: 👉 Cursor Setup Wizard

This wouldn’t have been possible without your support—thank you so much! 🙌✨

Hello! The official website has version 0.46.8, but your script is swinging automatically at 0.45.14. Is there any way to fix this? how to download the latest version through your script! Thanks!

@sercherton This PR jorcelinojunior/cursor-setup-wizard#15 addresses the problem you mention.

You may also be interested in this issue jorcelinojunior/cursor-setup-wizard#23.

Updated script, tested with Ubuntu 25.04 and Cursor 0.50.5 (requires jq):

#!/bin/bash

set -euo pipefail

# Farben für die Terminalausgabe
readonly RED_COLOR="\e[31m"
readonly GREEN_COLOR="\e[32m"
readonly YELLOW_COLOR="\e[33m"
readonly BLUE_COLOR="\e[34m"
readonly MAGENTA_COLOR="\e[35m"
readonly RESET_COLOR="\e[0m"

# Allgemeine Einstellungen
readonly DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR="$HOME/Downloads/.AppImage"
readonly ICON_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/icons"
readonly ICON_URL="https://www.cursor.com/brand/icon.svg"
readonly DESKTOP_FILE_PATH="$HOME/.local/share/applications/cursor.desktop"
readonly APPARMOR_PROFILE="/etc/apparmor.d/cursor-appimage"
readonly DOWNLOAD_URL="https://www.cursor.com/api/download?platform=linux-x64&releaseTrack=stable"
readonly TEMP_DIR="/tmp/AppImage"
readonly VERSION_CHECK_TIMEOUT=10

cursor_appimage_path=""
cursor_icon_path=""

print_step() {
  echo -e "${YELLOW_COLOR}$1${RESET_COLOR}"
}

print_success() {
  echo -e "${GREEN_COLOR}$1${RESET_COLOR}"
}

error_exit() {
  echo -e "${RED_COLOR}$1${RESET_COLOR}" >&2
  kill $$
}

check_dependencies() {
  print_step "Checking necessary dependencies..."
  for cmd in curl chmod find mkdir jq; do
    if ! command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
      error_exit "This script requires $cmd, but it is not installed.\nPlease install it with 'sudo apt install $cmd' and try again."
    fi
  done
  print_success "All necessary dependencies are installed."
}

fetch_online_version() {
  local JSON=$(curl -s "$DOWNLOAD_URL")
  local FINAL_URL=$(echo "$JSON" | jq -r '.downloadUrl')
  local FILENAME=$(basename "$FINAL_URL")

  if [[ "$FILENAME" == *.AppImage ]]; then
    echo "$FILENAME"
  else
    error_exit "Could not extract valid AppImage URL from API response."
  fi
}

get_path_local_version() {
  mkdir -p "$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR"
  local appimage_files
  mapfile -t appimage_files < <(find "$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR" -iname 'Cursor-*.AppImage' -printf '%T@ %p\n' | sort -nr | cut -d' ' -f2-)
  if [ "${#appimage_files[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
    return 0
  fi
  echo "${appimage_files[0]}"
}

fetch_app_path() {
  print_step "Searching for the most recent AppImage path of Cursor"
  local appimage_files
  mapfile -t appimage_files < <(find "$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR" -iname "Cursor-*.AppImage" -printf '%T@ %p\n' | sort -rn | cut -d' ' -f2-)
  if [ "${#appimage_files[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
    echo -e "${RED_COLOR}No Cursor AppImage files found in $DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR/${RESET_COLOR}"
    error_exit "You need to download the latest version first (OPTION 1) and run this script again."
  fi
  cursor_appimage_path=${appimage_files[0]}
  print_success "Path found: $cursor_appimage_path"
}

download_logo() {
  print_step "Downloading the logo"
  cursor_icon_path="$ICON_DIR/cursor-icon.svg"
  mkdir -p "$ICON_DIR"
  if ! curl -s -o "$cursor_icon_path" "$ICON_URL"; then
    error_exit "Failed to download the logo from $ICON_URL"
  fi
  print_success "Logo downloaded: $cursor_icon_path"
}

create_desktop_file() {
  print_step "Creating the .desktop file"
  cat <<-EOF >"$DESKTOP_FILE_PATH"
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Cursor
Exec=$cursor_appimage_path
Icon=$cursor_icon_path
Categories=Utility;Development
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=Cursor
X-AppImage-Version=latest
Comment=Cursor is an AI-first coding environment.
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/cursor;
EOF
  print_success "Desktop file created: $DESKTOP_FILE_PATH"
}

create_apparmor_profile() {
  local appimage_path=${1-""}
  if [[ -z $appimage_path ]]; then
    appimage_path=$(get_path_local_version)
    if [[ -z "$appimage_path" ]]; then
      error_exit "No local version found. Please download the latest version first (OPTION 1) and run this script again."
    fi
  fi
  print_step "Configuring the AppArmor profile..."
  cat <<-EOF | sudo tee $APPARMOR_PROFILE > /dev/null
# This profile allows everything and only exists to give the
# application a name instead of having the label "unconfined"

abi <abi/4.0>,
include <tunables/global>
profile cursor $appimage_path flags=(unconfined) {
  userns,
  include if exists <local/cursor>
}
EOF
  sudo apparmor_parser -r $APPARMOR_PROFILE || error_exit "Failed to apply the AppArmor profile."
  print_success "AppArmor profile successfully configured for $appimage_path"
}

check_and_download_version() {
  print_step "Checking for updates and downloading if a newer version is available"
  check_dependencies
  mkdir -p "$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR"

  local filename_local_version
  local path_local_version=$(get_path_local_version)

  if [[ -z "$path_local_version" ]]; then
    echo -e "${YELLOW_COLOR}No local version found. A new version will be downloaded.${RESET_COLOR}"
  else
    filename_local_version=$(basename "$path_local_version")
    echo -e "${BLUE_COLOR}Latest local version: ${filename_local_version}${RESET_COLOR}"
  fi

  local JSON=$(curl -s "$DOWNLOAD_URL")
  local FINAL_URL=$(echo "$JSON" | jq -r '.downloadUrl')
  local filename_online_version=$(basename "$FINAL_URL")
  local path_online_version="$DOWNLOAD_APP_DIR/$filename_online_version"

  if [[ -z "$path_local_version" ]] || [[ "$filename_local_version" != "$filename_online_version" ]]; then
    echo -e "${YELLOW_COLOR}A new version is available: ${RESET_COLOR}${GREEN_COLOR}$filename_online_version${RESET_COLOR}"
    echo -e "${YELLOW_COLOR}Downloading the newest version...${RESET_COLOR}"
    curl -L --output "$path_online_version" "$FINAL_URL" || error_exit "Download failed."
    chmod +x "$path_online_version"
    echo -e "${GREEN_COLOR}Download completed and saved as: ${path_online_version}${RESET_COLOR}"
    echo -e "${MAGENTA_COLOR}Now run the script again and choose option 2 to install the latest version.${RESET_COLOR}"
  else
    echo -e "${GREEN_COLOR}No download needed — your local version ($filename_online_version) is the most current.${RESET_COLOR}"
  fi
}

fetch_and_prepare_appimage() {
  check_dependencies
  fetch_app_path
  download_logo
  create_desktop_file
  create_apparmor_profile
  echo -e "${GREEN_COLOR}Application installed and ready to use.${RESET_COLOR}"
}

setup_apparmor_profile() {
  check_dependencies
  fetch_app_path
  create_apparmor_profile
}

PS3='Please choose an option: '
options=(
  "Fetch the latest version and download (if not already present)"
  "Re/Install the latest downloaded version"
  "Just configure AppArmor (Required for Ubuntu 24.04)"
  "Exit"
)
select opt in "${options[@]}"
do
  case $opt in
    "Fetch the latest version and download (if not already present)")
      check_and_download_version
      ;;
    "Re/Install the latest downloaded version")
      fetch_and_prepare_appimage
      ;;
    "Just configure AppArmor (Required for Ubuntu 24.04)")
      setup_apparmor_profile
      ;;
    "Exit")
      break
      ;;
    *) echo "Invalid option $REPLY";;
  esac
done