Ubuntu 14.04 install script

[Josh]

This is quite a lot cleaner than what we had previously:

#!/bin/bash

packages=(libc6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386
        libopenal1:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386
        gtk2-engines:i386 gtk2-engines-murrine:i386 unity-gtk2-module:i386 libdbusmenu-glib4:i386)

pkgcnt=$(dpkg -l "${packages[@]}" | grep ^ii | wc -l)

if [ "$pkgcnt" -ge ${packages[#]} ]; then
  # Everything's installed, so exit quietly
  exit 0
fi

cat <<EOF
Leadwerks requires the following extra packages to function correctly:
${packages[*]}

Do you wish to install them? [Yn]
EOF

while read response; do
  case $response in
      y|Y|"")
          sudo apt-get install ${packages[@]}
          ret=$?

          if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
              echo "Successfully installed packages."
              exit 0
          else
              echo "Failed to install packages. Try again? [Yn]"
          fi
          ;;

      n|N)
          echo "Aborting as per user request."
          exit 1
          ;;

      *)
          echo "Please enter y or n."
  esac
done

 

I already updated the server with this file.

[DerRidda]

I agree much better script. Finally the global and title-bar menus work properly on releases beyond 12.04.

[Guppy]

line 9: #: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "#")

 

 

properly just a paste error from the forums, but how am I supposed to get the new script when the updater refuses to run because it cannot find libX11.so.6 ?

 

 

edit:

 

as it turns out running the broken script allowed me to run the update wich game me a the new improved version - and that also has the above bug.

[Josh]

I thought that was included by default? It works on a fresh install for me.

[Guppy]

I thought that was included by default? It works on a fresh install for me.

Fresh install - amd64, only chance was to install chrome.