bash script to automate installing helix editor on supported platforms

install_helix.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Function to check if a command exists
command_exists() {
    command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
}

# Function to install Helix on Ubuntu
install_on_ubuntu() {
    echo "Installing Helix on Ubuntu..."
    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maveonair/helix-editor
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install helix
}

# Function to install Helix on MacOS
install_on_mac() {
    echo "Installing Helix on MacOS..."
    brew install helix
}

# Function to install Helix on Windows
install_on_windows() {
    echo "Checking for available Windows package managers..."

    if command_exists winget; then
        echo "Installing Helix using Winget..."
        winget install Helix.Helix
    elif command_exists scoop; then
        echo "Installing Helix using Scoop..."
        scoop install helix
    elif command_exists choco; then
        echo "Installing Helix using Chocolatey..."
        choco install helix
    elif command_exists pacman; then
        echo "Installing Helix using MSYS2..."
        pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-helix
    else
        echo "No known package manager found for Helix installation on Windows."
        echo "Please install Winget, Scoop, Chocolatey, or MSYS2 and rerun this script."
    fi
}

# Function to install Helix on Fedora/RHEL
install_on_fedora() {
    echo "Installing Helix on Fedora/RHEL..."
    sudo dnf copr enable varlad/helix
    sudo dnf install helix
}

# Function to install Helix on Arch Linux
install_on_arch() {
    echo "Installing Helix on Arch Linux..."
    sudo pacman -S helix
}

# Detecting the platform and initiating installation
detect_and_install() {
    OS="$(uname -s)"
    case "${OS}" in
        Linux*)     
            # Detecting Linux distribution
            if [[ -f /etc/os-release ]]; then
                . /etc/os-release
                case $ID in
                    ubuntu)
                        install_on_ubuntu
                        ;;
                    fedora)
                        install_on_fedora
                        ;;
                    arch)
                        install_on_arch
                        ;;
                    *)
                        echo "Unsupported Linux distribution"
                        ;;
                esac
            else
                echo "Unable to detect Linux distribution."
            fi
            ;;
        Darwin*)    
            install_on_mac
            ;;
        CYGWIN*|MINGW32*|MSYS*|MINGW*)
            install_on_windows
            ;;
        *)
            echo "Unsupported OS"
            ;;
    esac
}

# Main execution
echo "Starting Helix editor installation script..."
detect_and_install