Kali / Debian Linux + Gnome Desktop - Right-Clicking on the Desktop to Create a New File

New Bash Script

#!/bin/bash
# Written by: Andreas Nilsen, 09.01.2023 - <adde88@gmail.com>
# Made for Kali Linux 2024.1 / Debian 12, with Gnome Desktop Environment
#

# Installing zenity package if not already installed
if ! command -v zenity &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Installing missing: 'zenity' package..."
    if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
        echo "This script must be run as root to install any missing packages."
        exit 1
    fi
    command -v apt-get &> /dev/null || { echo "This script is intended for Debian-based systems only."; exit 2; }
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install -y zenity
fi

# Prompt user for script name
SCRIPT_NAME=$(zenity --entry --title="Create New Bash Script" --text="Enter New File Name:")

# Set default script name if is none provided
DEFAULT_NAME="New Script.sh"
SCRIPT_NAME="${SCRIPT_NAME:-$DEFAULT_NAME}"

# Create the file
mkdir -p "$HOME/Maler/New Files"
i=1
while [[ -e "$HOME/Maler/New Files/$SCRIPT_NAME" ]]; do
    SCRIPT_NAME="${SCRIPT_NAME%.*}_$(printf "%03d" $i).${SCRIPT_NAME##*.}"
    i=$((i+1))
done
touch "$HOME/Maler/New Files/$SCRIPT_NAME"

New Python Script

#!/bin/bash
# Written by: Andreas Nilsen, 09.01.2023 - <adde88@gmail.com>
# Made for Kali Linux 2024.1 / Debian 12, with Gnome Desktop Environment
#

# Installing zenity package if not already installed
if ! command -v zenity &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Installing missing: 'zenity' package..."
    if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
        echo "This script must be run as root to install any missing packages."
        exit 1
    fi
    command -v apt-get &> /dev/null || { echo "This script is intended for Debian-based systems only."; exit 2; }
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install -y zenity
fi

SCRIPT_NAME=$(zenity --entry --title="Create New Python Script" --text="Enter New File Name:")

# Set default script name if is none provided
DEFAULT_NAME="New PyScript.py"
SCRIPT_NAME="${SCRIPT_NAME:-$DEFAULT_NAME}"

# Create the file
mkdir -p "$HOME/Maler/New Files"

# If file already exists, add a number to the end of the file name
i=1
while [[ -e "$HOME/Maler/New Files/$SCRIPT_NAME" ]]; do
    SCRIPT_NAME="${SCRIPT_NAME%.*}_$(printf "%03d" $i).${SCRIPT_NAME##*.}"
    i=$((i+1))
done
touch "$HOME/Maler/New Files/$SCRIPT_NAME"

New Text File

#!/bin/bash
# Written by: Andreas Nilsen, 09.01.2023 - <adde88@gmail.com>
# Made for Kali Linux 2024.1 / Debian 12, with Gnome Desktop Environment
#
# FILEPATH: ~/Maler/New Files/Text File

# Installing zenity package if not already installed
if ! command -v zenity &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Installing missing: 'zenity' package..."
    if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
        echo "This script must be run as root to install any missing packages."
        exit 1
    fi
    command -v apt-get &> /dev/null || { echo "This script is intended for Debian-based systems only."; exit 2; }
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install -y zenity
fi

FILE_NAME=$(zenity --entry --title="Create New Text File" --text="Enter New File Name:")

# Set default script name if is none provided
DEFAULT_NAME="New Text File.txt"
FILE_NAME="${FILE_NAME:-$DEFAULT_NAME}"

# Create the file with a unique name
mkdir -p "$HOME/Maler/New Files"
i=1
while [[ -e "$HOME/Maler/New Files/$FILE_NAME" ]]; do
    FILE_NAME="${FILE_NAME%.*}_$(printf "%03d" $i).${FILE_NAME##*.}"
    i=$((i+1))
done
touch "$HOME/Maler/New Files/$FILE_NAME"

user-dirs.dirs

# This file is written by xdg-user-dirs-update
# If you want to change or add directories, just edit the line you're
# interested in. All local changes will be retained on the next run.
# Format is XDG_xxx_DIR="$HOME/yyy", where yyy is a shell-escaped
# homedir-relative path, or XDG_xxx_DIR="/yyy", where /yyy is an
# absolute path. No other format is supported.
#
# COPY TO THIS FOLDER: ~/.config
# 
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Skrivebord"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Nedlastinger"
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Maler"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/Offentlig"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Dokumenter"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Musikk"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Bilder"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videoklipp"
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Maler"