SCRIPT | Install-TableauDesktop-Latest

Install Tableau Desktop

Summary

This script will install the latest version of Tableau Desktop.

Script Content

#!/bin/bash
cd "/Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp"

# Update variables. These shouldn't need to change for each update
dmgname="TableauDesktop.dmg"
pkgname="Tableau Desktop.pkg"
apptoreplacerunningname="Tableau"

# Determine CPU architecture for download
arch=$(/usr/bin/arch)
if [ "$arch" == "arm64" ]; then
	dmglink="https://www.tableau.com/downloads/desktop/mac-arm64"
	echo "Running process to download arm64 version"
else
	dmglink="https://www.tableau.com/downloads/desktop/mac"
	echo "Running process to download x86_64 version"
fi

# Download DMG
curl -L -o $dmgname "$dmglink"

# Mount DMG
hdiutil mount -nobrowse $dmgname

# Grab the name of the mounted .dmg as it changes with each version
dmgmountedname=`ls /Volumes | grep "Tableau"`
echo "The DMG mounted is: $dmgmountedname"

# Grab the name of the currently installed Tableau version, if present, as it changes with each version.
cd "/Applications"
apptoreplace=`ls | grep "Tableau"`

# If Tableau Desktop is already installed, remove it prior to installing the latest version.
if [ "$apptoreplace" != "" ]; then
	echo "The currently installed Tableau application is: $apptoreplace"
	# Kill the app if it is running
	echo "Killing the app if it is running..."
	killall -Kill "$apptoreplacerunningname"
	echo "Removing /Applications/$apptoreplace prior to installing..."
	rm -rf "/Applications/$apptoreplace"
else
	echo "No existing versions of Tableau Desktop detected."
fi

# Install the PKG from the DMG
sudo installer -pkg "/Volumes/$dmgmountedname/$pkgname" -target /

# Unmount the DMG
hdiutil unmount "/Volumes/$dmgmountedname"

# Remove the downloaded DMG
cd "/Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp"
rm $dmgname

# Clear out the used variables
unset dmgname
unset dmglink
unset pkgname
unset dmgmountedname
unset apptoreplace
unset apptoreplacerunningname
exit 0

Concluding Comments

This script will install the latest version of the Tableau Desktop application.