NOT MAINTAINED AT THE MOMENT

The script installs or removes packages from an external list provided by the user. It can also do a system update and upgrade. It should be specifically useful with a fresh Linux install to automate installation of all of the standard apps that require the user to enter "sudo apt-get install <APP_NAME>" for each app separately.

It should also be useful when using an exported list of apps used from a different distro to be installed on a new distro. The script works with standard installations i.e.: sudo apt-get <APP_NAME> or sudo pacman -S <APP_NAME>. More complicated installation commands have not been implemented.

The script now is available in two versions: settuper and settuper2. Latest version has argparsing implemented and some colors in the menu.

• The script imports an external file with a list of apps/packages (appList.txt) an installs or removes them.

• All the user needs to do is provide a .txt file listing the packages (appList.txt). The name of the file needs to remain "appList.txt" as for the moment it is hardcoded in the script.

• The script will automatically detect the package manager required for the distro. At the moment it works with pacman and apt/apt-get.

• In the user options of the script you can choose to update and upgrade the system (recommended before any install).

• User menu options (case insensitive):

  • update the OS (U),
  • install a package (I),
  • remove a package (R),
  • update OS and install a package (UI),
  • update and remove a package (UR).

• git clone https://github.com/betnero/setupper.git
• sudo chmod +x setupper.py
• Prepare the app list file called appList.txt.
• Make sure not to include apps that require more complex installation commands than "sudo apt-get install" or "sudo pacman -S".
• Run the script: python3 ./setupper.py

• Remove the hardcoded name of the applist.txt file with apps and let the user insert the name.
• Error handling in case of a notification regarding a network failure or package installation/removal failure.
• Overall user prompting to be improved. For the moment the script prompts only about INSTALLING, REMOVING AND PURGING and PERFORMING SYSTEM UPDATE & UPGRADE without verifying the status.
• A summary of successful installs at the end of operation.
• A summary of successful removals at the end of operation.
• Overall code improvement.