Snixembed installer for Debian/Ubuntu/Mint/RPiOS

setup-snixembed-debian.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Install the dependencies
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential valac git libdbusmenu-gtk3-dev -y

# Download with git
cd /tmp
git clone https://git.sr.ht/~steef/snixembed

# Open directory
cd snixembed

# Compile
make

# Install
sudo make install

# Remove vala (build dependency)
sudo apt remove valac -y
sudo apt autoremove -y

# Define the contents of the .desktop file
desktop_entry="[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=snixembed
Exec=snixembed --fork"

# Create the directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p /etc/xdg/autostart

# Save the contents to snixembed.desktop
echo "$desktop_entry" > /etc/xdg/autostart/snixembed.desktop

# Provide confirmation to the user
echo ""
echo ""
echo "----------------"
echo "Successfully installed snixembed"
echo "Added snixembed to autostart"
echo "Please reboot your computer"

thank you!