#!/bin/bash # Title: make-debian-look-like-ubuntu.sh # Description: This script performs all necessary steps to make a Debian Gnome desktop look like an Ubuntu desktop. Also it installs flatpak with flathub.org repository enabled and Firefox from there. # Author: DeltaLima # Date: 21.06.2023 # Version: 1.0 # Usage: bash make-debian-look-like-ubuntu.sh # # Copyright 2023 DeltaLima (Marcus Hanisch) # # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy # of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal # in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights # to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: # # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in # all copies or substantial portions of the Software. # # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE # AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER # LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE # SOFTWARE. # # arguments="$@" # define the $packages[] array declare -A packages # the first three array entries are numbered because they have to be ordered # install base desktop stuff packages[0-base]="plymouth ecryptfs-utils curl wget python-is-python3" # install desktop base packages[1-desktop-base]="ttf-mscorefonts-installer fonts-ubuntu fonts-ubuntu-console fonts-liberation2 fonts-noto-core fonts-dejavu fonts-hack flatpak flatpak-xdg-utils gnome-software-plugin-flatpak network-manager-openvpn-gnome brasero dconf-editor thunderbird" # install gnome base packages[2-desktop-gnome]="gnome-shell-extension-manager gnome-tweaks gnome-shell-extensions gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock gnome-shell-extension-appindicator gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor gnome-shell-extension-panel-osd yaru-theme-gnome-shell yaru-theme-gtk yaru-theme-icon yaru-theme-sound yaru-theme-unity" # if you want to add for automation purposes your own packages, just add another array field, like #packages[4-my-packages]="shutter solaar steam-installer chromium dosbox gimp vlc audacity keepassxc audacious nextcloud-desktop" # colors for colored output 8) RED="\e[31m" GREEN="\e[32m" YELLOW="\e[33m" ENDCOLOR="\e[0m" function message() { case $1 in warn) MESSAGE_TYPE="${YELLOW}WARN${ENDCOLOR}" ;; error) MESSAGE_TYPE="${RED}ERROR${ENDCOLOR}" ;; info|*) MESSAGE_TYPE="${GREEN}INFO${ENDCOLOR}" ;; esac if [ "$1" == "info" ] || [ "$1" == "warn" ] || [ "$1" == "error" ] then MESSAGE=$2 else MESSAGE=$1 fi echo -e "[${MESSAGE_TYPE}] $MESSAGE" } error () { message error "ERROR!!" exit 1 } confirm_continue() { message warn "Type '${GREEN}yes${ENDCOLOR}' and hit [ENTER] to continue" read -p "=> " continue if [ "$continue" != "yes" ] then message error "Installation aborted." exit 1 fi } ### if [ "$(whoami)" == "root" ] then message error "I cannot run as root" error fi if [ -z "$arguments" ] then package_categories="${!packages[@]}" else package_categories="$@" fi # sort the category list, some of them have to be in order package_categories="$(echo $package_categories | xargs -n1 | sort | xargs)" message "Welcome to ${GREEN}make-debian-look-like-ubuntu${ENDCOLOR}!" message "" message "This script makes a fresh Debian-Gnome installation to look like" message "an Ubuntu Gnome installation. Settings are applied for the user" message "running this script (${YELLOW}${USER}${ENDCOLOR})". message "" message "Your user has to be in the 'sudo' group." message "If not, the script will guide you." message "" message "The process is divided into following steps:" message "${YELLOW}$package_categories${ENDCOLOR}" message "" message "If you want, you can run only a few of them, e.g. just '${YELLOW}2-desktop-gnome${ENDCOLOR}':" message " ${YELLOW}bash $0 2-desktop-gnome${ENDCOLOR}" message "" message warn "Some files, like gtk settings, get overwritten without asking." message warn "If this is not a fresh installation, make a backup first!" message "" confirm_continue message "Continue with installation..." if ! groups | grep sudo > /dev/null then message error "Your user $USER is not in group 'sudo'." message error "Add your user to the group with:" message error " ${YELLOW}su -c \"/usr/sbin/usermod -aG sudo ${USER}\"${ENDCOLOR}" message error "after that, you need to reboot." error fi message "check sources.list" if ! ( ( grep "contrib" /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null ) && ( grep -E " non-free( |$)" /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null ) ) then message warn "I need 'contrib' and 'non-free' in sources.ist, I will deploy my own" confirm_continue message "backup old sources.list to /etc/apt/sources.list.bak" sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.$(date "+%s")bak cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware # bookworm-updates, to get updates before a point release is made; # see https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_updates_and_backports deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware EOF message "apt update" sudo apt update fi # iterate through $packages for category in $package_categories do message "Packages category: ${YELLOW}${category}${ENDCOLOR}" message "Packages contained: " message "${GREEN}${packages[$category]}${ENDCOLOR}" message "running pre-tasks" # pre installation steps for categories case $category in nice) sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 || error sudo apt update || error ;; esac # package installation # message "installing packages" sudo apt install -y ${packages[$category]} || error message "running post-tasks" # post installation steps for categories case $category in 0-base) message "sed default grub option" sudo sed -i 's/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=.*$/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet splash\"/g' /etc/default/grub || error sudo update-grub ;; 1-desktop-base) message "add flathub.org flatpak repository" sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo || error # here was also com.github.GradienceTeam.Gradience included installed, but not needed # anymore - i found the relevant ~/.config/gtk-{3,4}.0/gtk.css file ;) message "install firefox flatpak" sudo flatpak install org.mozilla.firefox || error message "set firefox flatpak to default" xdg-settings set default-web-browser org.mozilla.firefox.desktop message "linking ~/.mozilla to flatpak env" mkdir -p $HOME/.mozilla mkdir -p $HOME/.var/app/org.mozilla.firefox/ ln -s $HOME/.mozilla $HOME/.var/app/org.mozilla.firefox/.mozilla message "apply font fix for firefox flatpak" mkdir -p $HOME/.var/app/org.mozilla.firefox/config/fontconfig/ cat << EOF > $HOME/.var/app/org.mozilla.firefox/config/fontconfig/fonts.conf false EOF # fix big cursor issue in qt apps message "Set XCURSOR_SIZE=24 in /etc/environment to fix Big cursor bug in QT" grep "XCURSOR_SIZE" /etc/environment || echo "XCURSOR_SIZE=24" | sudo tee -a /etc/environment > /dev/null ;; 2-desktop-gnome) message "allow user-extensions" gsettings set org.gnome.shell disable-user-extensions false message "enable gnome shell extensions" gnome-extensions enable ubuntu-appindicators@ubuntu.com gnome-extensions enable panel-osd@berend.de.schouwer.gmail.com gnome-extensions enable user-theme@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com gnome-extensions enable dash-to-dock@micxgx.gmail.com gnome-extensions enable ding@rastersoft.com message "apply settings for dash-to-dock" # dash-to-dock gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock autohide-in-fullscreen false gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock background-opacity 0.64000000000000001 gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'focus-or-previews' gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock custom-theme-shrink true gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock dash-max-icon-size 42 gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock dock-fixed true gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock dock-position 'LEFT' gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock extend-height true gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-apps-at-top true gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock transparency-mode 'FIXED' gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock running-indicator-style 'DOTS' gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock icon-size-fixed true message "apply settings for gnome desktop" # desktop gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri 'file:///usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/dune-l.svg' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri-dark 'file:///usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/dune-d.svg' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons true gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background primary-color '#E66100' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'prefer-dark' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize:appmenu' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface enable-hot-corners true gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-antialiasing 'grayscale' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-hinting 'slight' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'Ubuntu 11' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface monospace-font-name 'Ubuntu Mono 13' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface document-font-name 'Sans 11' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences titlebar-font 'Ubuntu Bold 11' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme 'Yaru' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'Yaru-dark' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme 'Yaru-dark' gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.user-theme name 'Yaru-dark' # gtk-3.0 and gtk-4.0 settings message "setting gtk-3.0 and gtk-4.0 default to dark" mkdir -p $HOME/.config/gtk-{3,4}.0 cat << EOF | tee $HOME/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini > $HOME/.config/gtk-4.0/settings.ini [Settings] gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=1 EOF # apply adwaita gtk-3.0 and gtk-4.0 orange accent color message "setting gtk-3.0 and gtk-4.0 accent color to orange" cat << EOF | tee $HOME/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css > $HOME/.config/gtk-4.0/gtk.css @define-color accent_color #ffbe6f; @define-color accent_bg_color #e66100; @define-color accent_fg_color #ffffff; EOF # replace firefox-esr with flatpak in dock message "replace firefox-esr with flatpak in dock" gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps | grep "org.mozilla.firefox.desktop" > /dev/null || gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "$(gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps | sed 's/firefox-esr\.desktop/org\.mozilla\.firefox\.desktop/')" # replace evolution with thunderbird in dock message "replace evolution with thunderbird in dock" gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps | grep "thunderbird.desktop" > /dev/null || gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "$(gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps | sed 's/org\.gnome\.Evolution\.desktop/thunderbird\.desktop/')" # replace yelp with settings in dock message "replace yelp with settings in dock" gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps | grep "org.gnome.Settings.desktop" > /dev/null || gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "$(gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps | sed 's/yelp\.desktop/org\.gnome\.Settings\.desktop/')" ;; esac done message "${GREEN}DONE!!${ENDCOLOR}" message warn "${RED}IMPORTANT!! ${YELLOW}Rerun this script again after a reboot, if this is the first run of it!${ENDCOLOR}"