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A simple bash script to install and configure a few items that I aways use
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install_softwares.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Don't forget to `chmod +x install_softwares.sh` before running this script.
# If not running under bash (e.g., invoked with `sh`), re-exec with bash
if [ -z "${BASH_VERSION:-}" ]; then
exec bash "$0" "$@"
fi
# Author: Aaron Carneiro (https://github.com/euaaron)
# Description: A script to quickly set up Ubuntu with my personal preferences.
set -euo pipefail
title() {
echo "\n============================================================"
echo "$1"
echo "============================================================\n"
}
pause() {
read -rp "Press Enter to return to the menu..." _
}
option_0_update_prereqs() {
title "Option 0: Update and install prerequisites"
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y wget gpg curl git gnome-keyring libsecret-1-0 libsecret-1-dev
echo "Prerequisites installed/updated."
}
option_1_install_code_edge() {
title "Option 1: Install VS Code and Microsoft Edge"
# Ensure required tools are present (in case Option 0 wasn't run)
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y wget gpg curl
# Import Microsoft GPG key and add the VS Code and Edge repositories
# Using a temporary file to avoid leaving artifacts in the working directory.
tmp_gpg="$(mktemp)"
wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > "$tmp_gpg"
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 "$tmp_gpg" /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft.gpg
rm -f "$tmp_gpg"
echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/microsoft.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list >/dev/null
echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/microsoft.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge.list >/dev/null
sudo apt update
# Install VS Code and Microsoft Edge
sudo apt install -y code microsoft-edge-stable
# Clean up
sudo apt autoremove -y
echo "Installation of VS Code and Microsoft Edge completed!"
}
option_2_install_zsh_and_theme() {
title "Option 2: Install ZSH, Oh My Zsh, and Spaceship theme"
sudo apt install -y zsh curl git
# Install Oh My Zsh unattended
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" "" --unattended
# Ensure themes directory exists and install/update Spaceship theme
mkdir -p ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes
if [ ! -d ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/spaceship-prompt ]; then
git clone https://github.com/spaceship-prompt/spaceship-prompt.git ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/spaceship-prompt
else
git -C ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/spaceship-prompt pull --ff-only || true
fi
# Create/refresh symlink for the theme
ln -sf ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/spaceship-prompt/spaceship.zsh-theme ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/spaceship.zsh-theme
# Switch theme in .zshrc (Oh My Zsh installer typically creates this file)
if [ -f ~/.zshrc ]; then
sed -i 's/ZSH_THEME=".*"/ZSH_THEME="spaceship"/' ~/.zshrc || true
fi
# Change default shell to zsh for the current user (will prompt for password)
if command -v zsh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
chsh -s "$(command -v zsh)" || true
fi
echo "ZSH with Oh My Zsh and Spaceship theme installed! Please restart your terminal."
}
option_3_replace_zshrc() {
title "Option 3: Replace .zshrc with customized version"
# Backup existing .zshrc if present
if [ -f ~/.zshrc ]; then
cp -a ~/.zshrc ~/.zshrc.backup.$(date +%F-%H%M%S)
echo "Backed up existing ~/.zshrc to a timestamped backup."
fi
# Replace .zshrc from GitHub Gist
curl -fsSL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/euaaron/54b5f186bb5b4a19392a4b074947c52c/raw/27e4865c94098a6bfa420a52ca1e835295880c3d/.zshrc -o ~/.zshrc
echo "Downloaded customized ~/.zshrc. Open a new terminal session to load it."
}
show_menu() {
echo
echo "Ubuntu Setup Menu"
echo "----------------------------------------"
echo "0) Update and install prerequisites (run first)"
echo "1) Install VS Code and Microsoft Edge"
echo "2) Install ZSH, Oh My Zsh, and Spaceship theme"
echo "3) Replace .zshrc with my gist version"
echo "a) Run all options"
echo "q) Quit"
echo "----------------------------------------"
}
main() {
while true; do
show_menu
read -rp "Choose an option [0/1/2/3/q]: " choice
case "$choice" in
0)
option_0_update_prereqs
pause
;;
1)
option_1_install_code_edge
pause
;;
2)
option_2_install_zsh_and_theme
pause
;;
3)
option_3_replace_zshrc
pause
;;
a|A|all)
option_0_update_prereqs
option_1_install_code_edge
option_2_install_zsh_and_theme
option_3_replace_zshrc
pause
;;
q|Q|quit|exit)
echo "Goodbye!"
exit 0
;;
*)
echo "Invalid selection. Please choose 0, 1, 2, 3, or q to quit."
;;
esac
done
}
main "$@"
## Extra Notes
# Install Gnome Extensions and Gnome Tweaks if not already installed:
# sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-prefs gnome-tweaks
# To add round corners to VS Code Window, install Rounded Window Corners Reborn from:
# https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7048/rounded-window-corners-reborn/
# To edit Ubuntu doc style install the extension "User Themes" from:
# https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/
# Also edit it in Gnome Tweaks
# To move the window buttons to the left, run:
# gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize'
# To revert to the right, run:
# gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close'
# Add gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=secrets to .zshrc or .bashrc if you face issues with credential manager in vscode.
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