update : creation of an first install.sh script

install.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# This script will install the dependencies for the project
+# Author: Rick Sanchez
+# Date: 2/9/2022
+
+linux_install_with_package_manager() {
+  # if the OS is debian/ubuntu use apt-get to install $1
+    if [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
+        sudo apt-get install -y $1
+    # elif the OS is archlinux use pacman to install $1
+    elif [ -f /etc/arch-release ]; then
+        sudo pacman -S --noconfirm $1
+    # elif the OS is redhat/fedora use yum to install $1
+    elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
+        sudo yum install -y $1
+    else
+        echo "OS not supported"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+linux_update_package_manager(){
+    if [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
+        sudo apt-get update
+    elif [ -f /etc/arch-release ]; then
+        sudo pacman -Syu
+    elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
+        sudo yum update
+    else
+        echo "OS not supported"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# update the packager appropriately for the OS and architecture
+if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
+    export PACKAGER="macosx"
+elif [ "$(expr substr $(uname -s) 1 5)" == "Linux" ]; then
+    export PACKAGER="linux"
+fi
+
+# update the architecture appropriately for the OS and architecture
+if [ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" ]; then
+    export ARCH="amd64"
+elif [ "$(uname -m)" == "i686" ]; then
+    export ARCH="386"
+fi
+
+# if the var $PACKAGER is not set, exit with an error
+if [ -z "$PACKAGER" ]; then
+    echo "Unable to determine the packager for this OS and architecture."
+    exit 1
+else
+# else call the appropriate package manager to install
+    if [[ "$PACKAGER" == "linux" ]]; then
+        echo 'linux package manager update...'
+        linux_update_package_manager
+        echo 'linux package manager install...'
+        linux_install_with_package_manager python3
+    elif [[ "$PACKAGER" == "macosx" ]]; then
+        if [ -f /usr/local/bin/brew ]; then
+            echo "Homebrew is already installed so brew update and brew upgrade"
+            echo "Homebrew installation skipped."
+            brew update
+            brew install python@3.9 pipenv
+        else
+            echo "Homebrew is not installed. Installation of homebrew..."
+            /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
+            echo "Now installing, brew update and install python@3.9 and pipenv..."
+            brew update
+            brew install python@3.9 pipenv
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+# function to install packages with the appropriate package manager, linux, mac, fedora, etc.
+function install_packages() {
+    if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
+        brew install $1
+    elif [ "$(expr substr $(uname -s) 1 5)" == "Linux" ]; then
+        #detect linux branch based
+        linux_install_with_package_manager $1
+    elif [ "$(expr substr $(uname -s) 1 10)" == "MINGW32_NT" ]; then
+        echo "Windows"
+    else
+        echo "Unknown OS"
+    fi
+}
+
+# install the packages
+install_packages hostapd haveged dnsmasq qrencode 
+
+# make the /opt/lnxrouter directory
+sudo mkdir -p /opt/lnxrouter
+
+# make the /opt/lnxrouter/bin directory
+sudo mkdir -p /opt/lnxrouter/bin
+
+# copy the lnxrouter.sh script to /opt/lnxrouter/bin
+sudo cp lnxrouter.sh /opt/lnxrouter/bin
+
+# change the permissions on the lnxrouter.sh script
+sudo chmod 755 /opt/lnxrouter/bin/lnxrouter.sh
+
+# create symbolic link to the lnxrouter.sh script
+sudo ln -s /opt/lnxrouter/bin/lnxrouter.sh /usr/local/bin/lnxrouter
+
+# display "It's done!" in yellow
+echo -e "\e[33mIt's done!\e[0m"