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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Tips to make scripts install Post 302540098 by Corona688 on Tuesday 19th of July 2011 02:23:10 PM
Old 07-19-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by msb65
The only tasks that need to be performed for installation are 1) unzip the package, 2) modify the user's ~/.bashrc config file, and 3) make the scripts executable.

I have written an install script that will accomplish steps 2 and 3. However, users still have to unzip the package, make the install script executable, and execute the install script. This seems a bit sloppy to me.
Make it a tar, cpio, or other kind of UNIX archive instead of a zip. Permissions are preserved in those, including executable bits.

Include an installer script, like so:

Code:
#!/bin/bash

if grep -q "###APPNAME###" ~/.bashrc
then
        echo "Application is already installed in your bashrc"
        exit 1
fi

cat >>~/.bashrc <<EOF
/path/to/application ###APPNAME###
EOF

echo "Application now installed in your bashrc!"

Have users run it from shell. Two steps instead of one, to be sure, but sysadmins will thank you for a package which doesn't mangle login scripts unless asked.
 

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DH_INSTALLMENU(1)						     Debhelper							 DH_INSTALLMENU(1)

NAME

       dh_installmenu - install Debian menu files into package build directories

SYNOPSIS

       dh_installmenu [debhelperoptions] [-n]

DESCRIPTION

       dh_installmenu is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing files used by the Debian menu package into package build
       directories.

       It also automatically generates the postinst and postrm commands needed to interface with the Debian menu package. These commands are
       inserted into the maintainer scripts by dh_installdeb(1).

FILES

       debian/package.menu
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OPTIONS

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SEE ALSO

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