auto add selected apps http://linguasos.wikidot.com/forum/t-34774/auto-add-selected-apps Posts in the discussion thread "auto add selected apps" - A script I am contemplating adding to the next release to facilitate addition of specific, recommended applications. http://linguasos.wikidot.com/forum/t-34774#post-89687 auto add selected apps http://linguasos.wikidot.com/forum/t-34774/auto-add-selected-apps#post-89687 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:49:00 +0000 tonytraductor 61021 #!/bin/bash

## install recommended packages via a script.
export DISPLAY=:0.0

usr=$(whoami)

zenity —info —title EXTRAS —text "Greetings, $usr. First we need to update apt."

gksu apt-get update | tee >(zenity —title "updating apt" —progress —pulsate —auto-close)

zenity —info —title EXTRAS —text "Okay, $usr, now we are ready to install KDE. Click OKAY to proceed."

gksu apt-get install kdebase | tee >(zenity —title Idle-Python —text "Installing KDE Desktop" —progress —pulsate —auto-close)

zenity —info —title SUCCESS —text "KDE Desktop installed"

zenity —info —title B-BYE —text "Thank you for using Linguas OS, $usr! Have a nice day"

exit

  1. it occurs to me that I should find a way to pipe the output from apt to a window or text file.
  2. # you know, just in case the network is down or repos are hung or something, so the user know what happened.
  3. ## Obviously, I could add other packages to be installed, or separate scripts.
  4. ## As likely as not, I will scrap this, and just leave good instructions for the user to use synaptic, which is pretty self-explanatory anyway.
  5. # It's fun to write scripts, though!

Linux is FUN!

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