easy-peasy installing font, directly from nerdfont

install-font-from-nerdfont.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Set font installation directory
font_install_dir="$HOME/.local/share/fonts"

# List of available Nerd Font options
nerd_fonts=(
    "Hack"
    "FiraCode"
    "Meslo"
    "SourceCodePro"
    "Terminus"
    "Monoid"
    "Noto"
    "Iosevka"
    "JetBrainsMono"
    "UbuntuMono"
    # Add more options here
)

# Prompt user to select a Nerd Font option
echo "Select a Nerd Font option:"
select font_option in "${nerd_fonts[@]}"; do
    if [[ " ${nerd_fonts[@]} " =~ " ${font_option} " ]]; then
        chosen_font_name="$font_option"
        break
    else
        echo "Invalid selection. Please choose a valid option."
    fi
done

# Path to the downloaded zip file
zip_file="${font_install_dir}/${chosen_font_name}.zip"

# Download Nerd Font if not already downloaded
if [ ! -f "$zip_file" ]; then
    nerd_font_url="https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest/download/${chosen_font_name}.zip"

    # Check if the URL is reachable
    if wget --spider "$nerd_font_url" 2>/dev/null; then
        wget -P "$font_install_dir" "$nerd_font_url"
    else
        echo "Error: The download link is not reachable or the file doesn't exist."
        exit 1
    fi
fi

# Create a directory for the font
font_dir="$font_install_dir/$chosen_font_name"
mkdir -p "$font_dir"

# Unzip the downloaded font
unzip -o "$zip_file" -d "$font_dir"

# Rebuild the font cache
fc-cache -fv

echo "Nerd Font '$chosen_font_name' installed and font cache rebuilt."