https://github.com/samyak-shrestha/linux-bashbox
Reusable Bash scripts for Linux automation, app setup, and CLI productivity.
https://github.com/samyak-shrestha/linux-bashbox
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Reusable Bash scripts for Linux automation, app setup, and CLI productivity.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/samyak-shrestha/linux-bashbox
- Owner: samyak-shrestha
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-07-03T10:10:23.000Z (12 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-07-03T10:32:52.000Z (12 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-07-03T11:42:42.601Z (12 months ago)
- Topics: automation, bash, cli, dotdesktop, installer, linux, opensource, scripts, shell-scripts, terminal
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 8.79 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# 🧰 Bash Toolkit
A collection of **reusable Bash scripts** to automate common Linux tasks like installing `.tar.gz` apps, creating desktop entries, managing system utilities, and enhancing the command-line experience.
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## 🚀 Features
- 🔧 Install `.tar.gz` GUI applications like Android Studio or PyCharm
- 🖼️ Automatically detect and create `.desktop` entries with icons
- 📈 Extract files with progress bars or fallback spinners
- 📂 Organize and move apps into `/opt`
- ⚙️ Choose launchers and icons from extracted files
- 🧪 Easily extendable with more Linux automation scripts
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## 📦 Scripts Included
| Script Name | Description |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `register-bash` | Register scripts as system-wide commands and manage aliases interactively. |
| `install-tarapp` | Installs `.tar.gz` apps to `/opt`, creates `.desktop` launcher |
| `update-system.sh` | (Coming Soon) Updates packages and performs system cleanup |
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## 📋 Usage
### 📥 Clone the Repository
```bash
git clone git@github.com:samyak-shrestha/linux-bashbox.git
cd linux-bashbox
chmod +x ./register-bash
```
### Run a Script
```bash
./register-bash
```
### 🧠 Why This Toolkit?
Installing .tar.gz apps or doing system tweaks manually every time is repetitive. This repo provides:
- 🚀 Fast, reusable tools
- 🐧 Linux-focused automation
- 🧰 Scripts anyone can use or extend
- 🎯 Ideal for desktop Linux users and sysadmins alike
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## 📚 More Documentation
- [Script Registration Tool (`register-bash`)](./Resister-bash.md)
*Register your scripts as system-wide commands and manage aliases interactively.*
- [Tarball Application Installer (`install-tarapp.sh`)](./Install-TarApp/install-tarapp.md)
*Install `.tar.gz` GUI applications to `/opt` and create desktop launchers easily.*
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## 🛡️ License
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2025 [Samyak Shrestha](https://github.com/samyak-shrestha)