https://github.com/7wotw/aptui
APT, but with a UI
https://github.com/7wotw/aptui
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APT, but with a UI
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/7wotw/aptui
- Owner: 7wotw
- Created: 2024-10-27T12:44:27.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-10-28T09:36:07.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-03T13:19:54.707Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: apt, bash, linux
- Language: Shell
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- Size: 53.7 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# aptui
`aptui` is a simple command-line tool for installing packages. Just in case you're lazy to type ```sudo apt-get install ```. Don't ask why I made this. I don't know.
## Features
- **Support for most Linux distributions!**
- **Install packages:** Sooo revolutionary!
- **Remove packages:** Even more revolutionary!
- **List installed packages:** You never knew you needed this! (you don't)
- **Install from git:** Automatically clone and make a git repo. Pretty cool!
- **Search for packages:** Find packages by searching with keywords.
- Very similar UI to Network Manager TUI.
## Supported package managers and distros
### Package managers:
- apt-get
- pacman
- yay
- dnf
- zypper
- xbps-install
- eopkg
### Distros
- Debian/Ubuntu (apt)
- Arch Linux (pacman, yay with AUR)
- Fedora (dnf)
- openSUSE (zypper)
- Void Linux (xbps-install)
- Solus (eopkg)
(I'll add more if requested)
## Requirements
- `dialog` package (for creating the UI)
Install `dialog` if you haven't already:
```bash
sudo apt-get install dialog
```
## Installation
Clone this repository and make `aptui` executable:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/hitofuki/aptui.git
cd aptui
chmod +x aptui.sh
```
## Config
The configuration file is generated after selecting a distribution.
It's located in `~/.config/aptui` and contains only:
```bash
PACKAGE_MANAGER=apt-get
```
(or your selected package manager)
## Usage
Run `aptui` with the following command:
```bash
./aptui.sh
```
Use the menu to navigate through the following options:
1. **Install a package**
2. **Remove a package**
3. **List installed packages**
4. **Install from Git**
5. **Search for a package**
6. **Exit**
## Some cool things
### The git cloning works like this:
1. The script creates a temporary directory to clone the git repo into.
2. Checks if `install.sh` or `makefile` exist.
3. Runs either `install.sh` or `makefile` and builds the package.
4. Cleans everything up.
### Alias (guide for bash users)
If you want, instead of going to the directory where the script is located you can create an alias so you can execute `aptui` anywhere you want.
Here's how to do this:
1. Open your terminal
2. Open your `.bashrc` or `.bash_profile` (both if your shell is bash) file in a text editor. This depends on your system:
```bash
nano ~/.bashrc
```
or
```bash
nano ~/.bash_profile
```
3. To add the alias add this line at the bottom of the file:
```bash
alias aptui='/path/to/aptui.sh'
```
4. Save and exit.
5. To confirm the changes, run:
```bash
source ~/.bashrc
```
or
```bash
source ~/.bash_profile
```
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
## Contributions
Feel free to fork the repository and submit pull requests. Contributions are welcome!
(my code sucks, please help me)