Viber's installation on Ubuntu

viber_installation.sh

#!/bin/bash

echo "=========================================="
echo "  VIBER INSTALLATION & DESKTOP ICON SCRIPT"
echo "=========================================="

# 1. Ensure the system has Flatpak and the user directories tool
echo "[1/4] Checking and installing environment dependencies..."
sudo apt update -qq
sudo apt install -y flatpak xdg-user-dirs

# 2. Add Flathub repository
echo "[2/4] Connecting to Flathub repository..."
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

# 3. Install Viber
echo "[3/4] Downloading and installing Viber (This may take a few minutes)..."
flatpak install --user -y flathub com.viber.Viber

# 4. Create Desktop Icon
echo "[4/4] Creating shortcut on Desktop..."

# Determine the actual path of the user's Desktop directory
DESKTOP_PATH=$(xdg-user-dir DESKTOP)
if [ -z "$DESKTOP_PATH" ]; then
    DESKTOP_PATH="$HOME/Desktop"
fi

# Default Flatpak icon path (user installation)
FLATPAK_ICON="$HOME/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share/applications/com.viber.Viber.desktop"

# Copy and grant permissions to the icon
if [ -f "$FLATPAK_ICON" ]; then
    cp "$FLATPAK_ICON" "$DESKTOP_PATH/"
    chmod +x "$DESKTOP_PATH/com.viber.Viber.desktop"
    
    # Grant trusted permission to the shortcut (required on modern Ubuntu/GNOME)
    gio set "$DESKTOP_PATH/com.viber.Viber.desktop" metadata::trusted true 2>/dev/null
    
    echo "=> Successfully created icon at: $DESKTOP_PATH"
else
    echo "=> [Warning] Could not find the original file to copy to Desktop. You can still open Viber from the application menu."
fi

echo "=========================================="
echo " COMPLETE! YOU CAN NOW USE VIBER.         "
echo "=========================================="