Script to install or update common software packages - as defined in $PACKAGES.

nix-installs

#!/bin/sh -e
#
APPLICATION="${0##*/}"
PACKAGES="\
cgpt colordiff compizconfig-settings-manager cowsay fortune-mod fortunes fortunes-debian-hints fortunes-min \
fortunes-off gparted guake ppa-purge remmina remmina-common remmina-plugin-rdp remmina-plugin-vnc screen synaptic \
tmux ubuntu-wallpapers unity-tweak-tool update-manager update-manager-core update-notifier update-notifier-common \
update-notifier-kde vim vim-doc vim-scripts vim-addon-manager vlc vlc-data vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-pulse wajig"
SUDO=''
#
# Prints out a fancy spinner that updates every time a line is fed in.
# $1: number of lines between each update of the spinner (default: 1)
# Erases the line each time, so it will always be at position 0.
# Either expect this and put text later in the line, or give this its own line.
spinner() {
    mawk -Winteractive '
        BEGIN {
            printf "\r"
        }
        {
            y = (y+1) % '"${1:-1}"'
            if (y == 0) {
                x = (x+1) % 4
                printf substr("\|/-", x+1, 1) "\r"
            }
        }' 1>&2
}
#
echo; echo "$APPLICATION: Script to install or update the following packages:"
echo; echo "$PACKAGES"
#
# Need to have super-user permissions
if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ];
then
  echo; echo -n "$APPLICATION: Elevating permissions to superuser - "
  exec sudo sh -e "$0" "$@"
# SUDO='sudo'; sudo true
fi
#
echo; echo -n "##--> ${APPLICATION}: Installing 'aptitude' ..."
$SUDO apt-get install -y aptitude aptitude-common 2>&1 | spinner
#
echo; echo -n "##--> ${APPLICATION}: Updating packages available - be patient (~1 minute) ..."
$SUDO aptitude update 2>&1 | spinner
#
echo; echo -n "##--> ${APPLICATION}: Installing favorites --- be more patient (~5 minutes) .."
echo
for pkg in $PACKAGES
do
  echo -n "##--> ${APPLICATION}: Package: $pkg                                                                               "
  $SUDO aptitude install -y "$pkg"      | spinner && echo
done
#
echo; echo -n "##--> ${APPLICATION}: Cleaning up ..."
$SUDO wajig fixinstall 2>&1 | spinner
#
echo; echo "##--> ${APPLICATION}: Installation complete ..."
#
/usr/games/cowsay All done - now get to work ...; echo