Please Help me merge BASH and KDIALOG Script

bobby · 2016-01-09 20:02

Tip: for those who don't already know. sudo apt-get install kdebase-bin will install kdialog on Q4os

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I had errors trying to use dialog scripting program Zenity with Q4OS. it gave me a GTK error but, KDIALOG does not produce same error in Q4OS.

How do I pass the Kdialog variable u to the Bash script u ? (so apt-get will run upon selection)

Currently, the u is passed to the terminal screen and ? appears. I then must press enter and apt-get update will run.

#!/bin/bash
# simple menu to do various functions

kdialog --menu "Select a language:" u "Apt-get update" b French d "Oz' English"

while [ answer != "0" ]
do
clear

read -p " ?" answer

case $answer in
0) break ;;
1) sudo apt-get install gdebi
;;
u) echo "Updating Debian Jessie Package List Databases:"
sudo apt-get update
;;
3) google-chrome-stable http://q4os.net
;;
4) break ;;

y)sudo apt-get update
;;
A|a) echo "enter zip archive name (eyymmdd)"
read name
cd /disks/E/
zip -r /disks/G/$name.zip *
cd ~/
;;
*) break ;;
esac
echo
echo
echo "press RETURN for menu"

read key
done
clear 0

echo "Please visit the Q4os Learning Poratl @ http://q4os.net"
echo
exit

Last edited by bobby (2016-01-09 20:41)

q4osteam · 2016-01-09 21:24

#!/bin/bash
# simple script to print selected item

READV=$( kdialog --menu "Select a language:" u "Apt-get update" b French d "Oz' English" )
echo $READV

exit

bobby · 2016-01-09 23:05

See code & video below. Logo will be changed from the Q4OS logo so to prevent any confusion these are my Get Installers for Q4OS.

I found another away to "Q4OS Shortcut --> Kdialog Message "Yes / No" --> sudo apt-get update --> Kdialog Message "Success" --> Exit.

Now able to make terminal action scripts for package installs; display system info, etc to dramatically reduce the learning curve for previous windooos users as they move over to Q4OS.

I am so happy today ! I am so Thankful for you guys for developing Q4OS and for providing help, can't do it without you and others help.

THANK YOU SO MUCH !

#!/bin/bash 
# lauch yes or no apt-get-update
# by Bobby Cooper / http://q4os.net

#!/bin/bash

kdialog --title "Bobby's Apt Update ?" --yesno "Apt Repository Database \
.\n Do you want to update now?"

if [ $? = 0 ]; then
./apt-get-update.sh
fi

exit 0

Last edited by bobby (2016-01-09 23:06)

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#1 2016-01-09 20:02

Please Help me merge BASH and KDIALOG Script

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Re: Please Help me merge BASH and KDIALOG Script

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Re: Please Help me merge BASH and KDIALOG Script

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