Installation Script

Description

This script is designed to install applications and execute custom commands on a Linux system using various package managers. It automatically detects the available package manager and performs the installations and commands defined by the user. It now supports specifying a preferred package manager, including 'brew' for macOS users or Linux systems with Homebrew.

Usage

The script can be run with default files (apps.txt for applications and custom_commands.txt for commands), or you can specify custom files and a preferred package manager via command line arguments.

Using the Bash Script

You can also use the provided install.sh script to run the Python script with more ease. This Bash script allows you to specify custom files or run with default settings without directly interacting with the Python script.

Bash Script Arguments

• --apps-file: Specifies the applications file (optional). Default is apps.txt.
• --commands-file: Specifies the custom commands file (optional). Default is custom_commands.txt.
• --package-manager: Specify the preferred package manager to use (optional).

Bash Script Examples

Run the script with default files:

./install.sh

Run the script with custom files and specify a package manager:

./install.sh --apps-file custom_apps.txt --commands-file custom_commands.txt --package-manager manager_name

Python Script Arguments

• --apps-file: Specifies the file from which application names to install will be read. Defaults to apps.txt.
• --commands-file: Specifies the file from which custom commands will be read. Defaults to custom_commands.txt.
• --package-manager: Specify the preferred package manager to use (optional).

Python Script Examples

Run the script with default files:

python3 Installation_Script.py

Run the script with custom files and a specific package manager:

python3 Installation_Script.py --apps-file custom_apps.txt --commands-file custom_commands.txt --package-manager manager_name

Help

To display options and help for the Python script, use:

python3 Installation_Script.py -h

For the Bash script, use:

./install.sh -h

To comment app or command use '#' in apps or custom_commands file. Example:

app1
#app2
app3

Requirements

The script requires appropriate package managers to be installed and accessible on the system, as well as Python 3 with the argparse module.