Flatpak Setup

flatpak_setup.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Update package lists and upgrade installed packages
echo "Updating package lists..."
sudo apt-get update -y
echo "Upgrading installed packages..."
sudo apt-get upgrade -y

# Detect the current desktop environment
echo "Detecting desktop environment..."
DESKTOP_ENV=$(echo "${XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP,,}")

# Function to install packages with informative messages
install_packages() {
    echo "Installing packages: $@"
    sudo apt install "$@" -y
    echo "Packages installed successfully!"
}

# Install essential tools
echo "Installing neofetch and flatpak..."
install_packages neofetch flatpak

# Install Flatpak plugins based on the detected desktop environment
case "$DESKTOP_ENV" in
    gnome)
        echo "Installing Flatpak plugin for GNOME Software..."
        install_packages gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
        ;;
    kde)
        echo "Installing Flatpak plugin for KDE Discover..."
        install_packages plasma-discover-backend-flatpak
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Unsupported desktop environment detected. Flatpak plugins will not be installed."
        ;;
esac

# Add the Flathub repository
echo "Adding Flathub repository..."
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
echo "Flathub repository added successfully!"

# Display system information using neofetch

neofetch

sudo bash -c "$(curl -sL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/besoeasy/235842b968b0b6b8b7669788ba3e948f/raw/)"