Does Anybody Have a Script for Updating MakeMKV?

[Faber]

I prefer installing MakeMKV from scratch instead of using a Flatpak because Flatpaks don't integrate nicely with the rest of the system. The downside to this approach is that it makes updating to a newer version rather laborious. Instead of being able to even update via a script, I have to delete three folders and then install from scratch. I'd love to be able to just pop into the Terminal and run a script.

[Skyterix]

I don't have a script but, I recently discovered a docker image for makemkv. It gives you a Web GUI with the newest version, really convenient. It might be helpful if you already use docker in your system.

https://hub.docker.com/r/jlesage/makemkv

[spicefrenzy]

I don't use a script either, but instead have the necessary commands listed in my Wiki so all I need to do is copy/paste them into a shell session. Scripting it is possible, but I was too lazy to work out a way to lookup the new version number to do a proper download.

Here's what I use:

• Initial Setup:

  apt-get install build-essential pkg-config libc6-dev libssl-dev libexpat1-dev libavcodec-dev libgl1-mesa-dev qtbase5-dev zlib1g-dev
  
  mkdir ~/Downloads/MakeMKV

• Set the current version:

  VER=1.17.3

• Download the source:

  cd ~/Download/MakeMKV
  
  wget https://www.makemkv.com/download/makemk ... VER.tar.gz
  wget https://www.makemkv.com/download/makemk ... VER.tar.gz
  
  tar xf makemkv-oss-$VER.tar.gz
  tar xf makemkv-bin-$VER.tar.gz
  

• Compile & Install the OSS package:

  cd makemkv-oss-$VER
  ./configure && make
  
  sudo make install && echo looks good || echo error, try again

• Compile & Install the BIN package:

  cd ~/Downloads/MakeMKV/makemkv-bin-$VER
  make
  

  (exit the EULA displaly and type "yes" when asked)
  

  sudo make install && echo looks good || echo error, try again

• Cleanup:

  rm -rf ~/Downloads/MakeMKV/makemkv-*-$VER