https://github.com/sh4r10/zen-browser-debian
Build/Download *.deb packages for the zen browser
https://github.com/sh4r10/zen-browser-debian
debian ubuntu zen-browser
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Build/Download *.deb packages for the zen browser
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/sh4r10/zen-browser-debian
- Owner: sh4r10
- Created: 2025-04-13T13:22:40.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-20T15:55:29.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-09T13:52:30.431Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: debian, ubuntu, zen-browser
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 9.77 KB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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# Zen Browser Debian
This repository contains unofficial deb packages of the [zen browser](https://zen-browser.app/). As well as
instructions on how to build the deb packages from the official tarballs.
It is basically an attempt to reverse engineer the provided install script
for the zen browser, found at the link below, for the purpose of creating deb packages.
[https://updates.zen-browser.app/install.sh](https://updates.zen-browser.app/install.sh)
## Steps to recreate
1. Clone this repository and enter the folder
```bash
git clone https://github.com/sh4r10/zen-browser-debian.git && cd zen-browser-debian
```
2. Get the latest official tarball for the zen-browser from [here](https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases).
```bash
wget https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/latest/download/zen.linux-x86_64.tar.xz
```
3. Look through the variables at the top of the create-zen-deb.sh script, you
should only really need to change the version and possibly the tarball name
```bash
PACKAGE_NAME="zen-browser"
VERSION="1.11.2b"
ARCH="amd64"
TARBALL="zen.linux-x86_64.tar.xz"
BUILD_DIR="${PACKAGE_NAME}_${VERSION}"
INSTALL_DIR="$BUILD_DIR/opt/zen"
BIN_DIR="$BUILD_DIR/usr/local/bin"
DESKTOP_DIR="$BUILD_DIR/usr/local/share/applications"
```
4. Run the script
```bash
./create-zen-deb.sh
```
If everything goes to plan, you should now have .deb file in your folder. This
can then be installed with dpkg or uploaded to an apt repo.
```
dpkg -i name-of-file.deb
```
You can also download an already built deb file from the releases section and
install it in the same way.