getBlender

brontosaurusrex · 2017-09-04 08:30:09

For Blender 2.79 (defaults to ~/apps/blender)
getBlender script that should get/unpack latest 'stable' blender into ~/apps/blender and rename/backup the old one. Assumes a lot, so a bit fragile on the long run. On the short run it should save you some 'clicky clicky / upack with strange names' situations.

For Blender 2.80 (defaults to ~/apps/blender28)
getBlender28

Required:

sudo apt install lynx wget gawk

Last edited by brontosaurusrex (2018-04-23 17:54:37)

Steve · 2017-09-04 10:25:10

Thanks bront, working for me. Cool script

Last edited by Steve (2017-09-04 10:27:00)

shot-in-the-head · 2017-09-05 14:26:16

Thanks for this, just made use of it
Nice idea!

damo · 2017-09-05 15:30:08

How about...

url="$(lynx -listonly -nonumbers -dump https://builder.blender.org/download/ | grep "$(uname -m).tar" | head -1)"

Only 2 pipes, and you don't need the "bits" variable.

Cool script BTW. Now to check if the version is newer than the one you already have installed.....

brontosaurusrex · 2017-09-05 15:45:34

damo wrote:

Now to check if the version is newer than the one you already have installed.....

Yeah, any ideas how? Or the easiest way? Or is it even worth bothering? I mean if one runs this once a month or it's run when there is a tweet about new version is kinda a no-brainer.

Last edited by brontosaurusrex (2017-09-05 16:21:55)

damo · 2017-09-05 16:25:44

url="$(lynx -listonly -nonumbers -dump https://builder.blender.org/download/ | grep "$(uname -m).tar"| head -1)"

# test for versions
# hash1=latest from blender.org
hash1=$(echo "$url" | awk -F "-" '{print $3}') && echo "blender.org: $hash1"
# hash2= installed version
buildhash2=$(echo "$(./apps/blender/blender -v)" | grep hash)
hash2=${buildhash2##* }  && echo "Installed: $hash2"

if [[ "$hash1" == "$hash2" ]];then 
    echo "Versions are the same. No updates today!"
    exit 0
else
      ....carry on with the rest
fi

Last edited by damo (2017-09-05 16:30:03)

brontosaurusrex · 2017-09-05 16:43:04

@damo: ^ nice, stolen/implemented.

damo wrote:

How about...

url="$(lynx -listonly -nonumbers -dump https://builder.blender.org/download/ | grep "$(uname -m).tar" | head -1)"

implemented. (I have left the '$bits' there, since I'd like to know visually that it is certainly getting the correct version).

Last edited by brontosaurusrex (2017-09-05 17:16:17)

brontosaurusrex · 2018-04-23 16:27:47

Added a clone for 2.80 version.

Last edited by brontosaurusrex (2018-04-23 16:36:38)

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getBlender

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