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install ungoogled-chromium in linux system
#!/bin/bash
###
# [0] download first
# https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/
# [1] make it executable
# [2] move to system
# [3] set "https://search.brave.com/search?q=%s" as default search engine
###
# Define variables
EXECUTABLE_PATH="/usr/local/bin/ungoogled-chromium"
DESKTOP_ENTRY_PATH="/usr/share/applications/ungoogled-chromium.desktop"
ICON_PATH="/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/chromium.png" # Adjust the icon path as needed
# Create the desktop entry
sudo tee "$DESKTOP_ENTRY_PATH" > /dev/null <<EOL
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Ungoogled Chromium
Comment=Browse the web
Exec=$EXECUTABLE_PATH %U
Terminal=false
X-MultipleArgs=false
Type=Application
Icon=$ICON_PATH
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;
StartupNotify=true
EOL
# Update desktop environment settings
xdg-settings set default-web-browser ungoogled-chromium.desktop
echo "Shortcut for Ungoogled Chromium created successfully."
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