#!/bin/bash # filepath: pacman-wrapper.sh # A helpful wrapper for Arch Linux's pacman package manager # Colors RED='\033[0;31m' GREEN='\033[0;32m' YELLOW='\033[0;33m' BLUE='\033[0;34m' CYAN='\033[0;36m' BOLD='\033[1m' NC='\033[0m' # No Color PACMAN_BIN="/usr/bin/pacman" # Function to display help function show_help() { echo -e "${BOLD}Pacman Wrapper Help${NC}" echo "This wrapper adds helpful features while preserving all pacman functionality." echo "" echo "Additional commands:" echo " --help-wrapper Show this help message" } # Function to display a message before executing function display_operation() { case "$1" in -S|-Sy|-S\ *) echo -e "${BLUE}Installing packages...${NC}" ;; -Syu|-Syyu) echo -e "${BLUE}Updating system...${NC}" ;; -R|-Rs|-Rns|-R\ *) echo -e "${YELLOW}Removing packages...${NC}" ;; -Ss|-Ss\ *) echo -e "${CYAN}Searching for packages...${NC}" ;; -Q|-Qs|-Qi|-Ql|-Q\ *) echo -e "${CYAN}Querying package database...${NC}" ;; -U|-U\ *) echo -e "${BLUE}Installing local packages...${NC}" ;; -Scc) echo -e "${YELLOW}Cleaning package cache...${NC}" ;; *) echo -e "${CYAN}Executing pacman command...${NC}" ;; esac } # Function to check if user is trying to install specific packages that require confirmation function check_for_steam() { # List of packages that require confirmation local restricted_packages=("steam" "freetube-bin") # Check if the command is an installation command if [[ "$1" == "-S" || "$1" == "-Sy" || "$1" == "-Syu" || "$1" == "-Syyu" ]]; then # Check all arguments for arg in "$@"; do # Check if argument matches any restricted package for package in "${restricted_packages[@]}"; do if [[ "$arg" == "$package" ]]; then return 0 # Restricted package found fi done done fi return 1 # No restricted package found } # Function to prompt for a generated random string function prompt_for_random_string() { echo -e "${YELLOW}WARNING: You are trying to install Steam.${NC}" # Generate a random 32-character string random_string=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c 32) echo -e "${YELLOW}To confirm installation, please type (not copy/paste) this exact string:${NC}" echo -e "${YELLOW}The string will be displayed for 10 seconds only.${NC}" echo -e "${YELLOW}Get ready to type...${NC}" sleep 2 # Display string character by character with spaces to prevent easy copying echo -e "${CYAN}" for ((i=0; i<${#random_string}; i++)); do # Add random spacing and line breaks to make copying harder if ((i % 8 == 0)) && ((i > 0)); then echo "" fi printf " %c " "${random_string:$i:1}" done echo -e "${NC}" # Set a timer to clear the string (sleep 10 && echo -e "\033[2J\033[H" && echo -e "${YELLOW}Time's up! Enter the string you memorized:${NC}") & timer_pid=$! echo -e "${YELLOW}Enter the string shown above:${NC}" read -r user_input # Kill the timer if it's still running kill $timer_pid &>/dev/null if [[ "$user_input" == "$random_string" ]]; then echo -e "${GREEN}String matched. Proceeding with installation...${NC}" return 0 else echo -e "${RED}Error: String did not match. Steam installation aborted.${NC}" return 1 fi } # Check for wrapper-specific commands if [[ "$1" == "--help-wrapper" ]]; then show_help exit 0 fi # Check if trying to install steam if check_for_steam "$@"; then prompt_for_random_string if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then exit 1 fi fi # Display operation display_operation "$1" # Echo the command that's about to be executed echo -e "${GREEN}Executing:${NC} $PACMAN_BIN $@" # Record start time for statistics start_time=$(date +%s) # Execute the real pacman command "$PACMAN_BIN" "$@" exit_code=$? # Record end time for statistics end_time=$(date +%s) duration=$((end_time - start_time)) # Display results if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then echo -e "${GREEN}Command completed successfully in ${duration}s.${NC}" else echo -e "${RED}Command failed with exit code ${exit_code}.${NC}" fi # Display some helpful tips depending on the operation if [[ "$1" == "-S" || "$1" == "-S "* ]] && [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then echo -e "${CYAN}Tip:${NC} You may need to log out or restart to use some newly installed software." fi if [[ "$1" == "-Syu" || "$1" == "-Syyu" ]] && [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then echo -e "${CYAN}Tip:${NC} Consider restarting after major updates." fi exit $exit_code