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musiclover

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Can I use a .install file to run a script that edits files in $HOME?

I am trying to update the adwaita-for-steam package, and a possible solution would be to use a refined version of the pkgbuild proposed by foldex

I could avoid asking the users for manual access to the install script by inserting the adwaita-for-steam command directly in a .install script and in an alpm hook to also run it when the steam package is updated.

This, however, means that some files in $HOME will be modified without explicit permission from the user.

Would this be allowed in the AUR?

Thanks

Last edited by musiclover (2023-07-02 19:09:53)

Xyne

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Re: Can I use a .install file to run a script that edits files in $HOME?

Would this be allowed in the AUR?

No, packages are not allowed to directly modify the user's home directory during installation. Even if they were, it would be a bad design because new users would need to re-install the package to apply the changes and users who do not want those changes would not be able to opt out.

The package should install a script or a systemd service that each user can choose to run. If you provide a user service it should be possible to handle the auto-update logic in it without user intervention beyond activating the service.

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musiclover

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Re: Can I use a .install file to run a script that edits files in $HOME?

Ok, thanks. I’ll see how to manage it