Install DRA GitHub Release Asset Downloader on Ubuntu 26.04

DRA is an open-source command-line utility for downloading assets from GitHub releases. It is commonly used for automation, CI workflows, and system setup tasks. This tutorial explains how to install DRA GitHub release asset downloader on Ubuntu 26.04.

Install DRA

First, determine the latest available version from GitHub:

DRA_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/devmatteini/dra/releases/latest" | grep -Po '"tag_name": "\K[0-9.]+')

Now download and extract the binary directly into /usr/local/bin:

curl -sSL https://github.com/devmatteini/dra/releases/latest/download/dra-$DRA_VERSION-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz \
  | sudo tar xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin --wildcards '*/dra'

Verify installation by checking DRA version:

dra --version

Testing DRA

One of the most practical uses of DRA is downloading release assets without manually navigating GitHub. For example, downloading and installing a binary such as ccache:

sudo dra download -s ccache*linux-x86_64-glibc.tar.gz -I ccache -o /usr/local/bin ccache/ccache

Example output:

Saved to: /tmp/dra-808ce51beaf249efbee8881642a96727
Extracted archive executable to '/usr/local/bin/ccache'

Uninstall DRA

To remove DRA from the system, simply delete the binary:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/dra