SCRIPT | Install-Firefox-Latest

Install Firefox

Summary

This script will install the latest version of Firefox.

Script Content

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

# Update variables. These shouldn't need to change for each update
dmgname="Firefox.dmg"
dmglink="http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest&os=osx&lang=en-US"
dmgmountedname="Firefox"
apptoreplace="Firefox.app"
apptoreplacerunningname="Firefox"

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

# Mount DMG 
hdiutil mount -nobrowse $dmgname

# Kill the app if it is running
killall -Kill "$apptoreplacerunningname"

# Remove the app from the Applications Folder
rm -rf "/Applications/$apptoreplace"

# Copy the new version into the Applications Folder
cp -R "/Volumes/$dmgmountedname/$apptoreplace" /Applications

# Set the user as the current logged in user
netname=`ls -l /dev/console | cut -d " " -f 4`

chown -R ${netname}:Staff "/Applications/$apptoreplace"

sudo xattr -rc "/Applications/$apptoreplace/"

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

# Remove the downloaded DMG
rm $dmgname

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

Concluding Comments

Firefox is a common web browser often used as an alternative to either Google Chrome of Safari for macOS users. This script allows you to know the latest version is always being deployed.