dotfiles/scripts/linux/dconf-prefs.sh

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#!/bin/bash
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# Uses dconf to apply application preferences on Linux GNOME desktops #
# Creates a backup of current settings, then prompt to load new config #
# IMPORTANT: Be sure to read files through thoughouly before executing #
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# Licensed under MIT (C) Alicia Sykes 2022 <https://aliciasykes.com> #
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# Color variables
PRIMARY_COLOR='\033[1;33m'
ACCENT_COLOR='\033[0;34m'
INFO_COLOR='\033[0;30m'
INFO_COLOR_U='\033[4;30m'
SUCCESS_COLOR='\033[0;32m'
ERROR_COLOR='\033[1;31m'
WARN_1='\033[1;31m'
WARN_2='\033[0;31m'
RESET='\033[0m'
ITAL='\e[3m'
BOLD='\e[1m'
PARAMS=$*
show_help () {
echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}🐧 Linux Desktop Preferences${RESET_COLOR}\n"\
"${ACCENT_COLOR}This script will apply preferences to the GNOME shell and related applications using dconf\n"\
"Config files are read from ./config/gnome and applied to the dconf database in ~/.config/dconf/[user]\n"\
"Before any changes are made, existing settings are backed up to ~/.cache/dconf-backups/\n"\
"\nThe following applications will be configured:\n"\
" - Calculator\n"\
" - Evolution\n"\
" - Geddit\n"\
" - gThumb\n"\
" - Todo App\n"\
"\n${BOLD}⚠ Be sure that you've read and unserstood which changes will be applied before proceeding${RESET}\n"
}
# If --help flag passed in, just show the help menu
if [[ $PARAMS == *"--help"* ]]; then
show_help
exit 0
elif [[ ! $PARAMS == *"--skip-intro"* ]]; then
show_help
fi
# Ask for user confirmation before proceeding (if skip flag isn't passed)
if [[ ! $PARAMS == *"--yes-to-all"* ]]; then
echo -e "\n${PRIMARY_COLOR}Would you like to proceed? (y/N)${RESET_COLOR}"
read -t 15 -n 1 -r
if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}\nNo worries, nothing will be applied - feel free to come back another time."
echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}Exiting...${RESET_COLOR}"
exit 0
else
echo -e "\n"
fi
fi
# Check dconf is installed, exit with error if not
if ! hash dconf 2> /dev/null; then
echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}This script requires dconf to be installed${RESET}"
echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}Exiting...${RESET}"
exit
fi
# Ensure XDG variable for cache location is set
if [ -z ${XDG_CACHE_HOME+x} ]; then
echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}XDG_CACHE_HOME is not yet set. Will use ~/.cache${RESET}"
XDG_CACHE_HOME="${HOME}/.cache"
fi
# Set locations for where to store backups, and where to read new configs from
DCONF_BACKUP_DIR="${DCONF_BACKUP_DIR:-${XDG_CACHE_HOME}/dconf-backups}"
DCONF_BACKUP_FILE=${DCONF_BACKUP_FILE:-"backup_"`date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"`}
DCONF_SOURCE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/../../config/gnome"
# Create directory to store backups
DCONF_BACKUP_PATH="${DCONF_BACKUP_DIR}/${DCONF_BACKUP_FILE}"
mkdir -p $DCONF_BACKUP_PATH
# For a given dconf key ($1), and specified file ($2)
# check input info, backup existing config, then apply new settings
apply_dconf () {
dconf_key=$1
dconf_name=$2
# Check that a valid key is specified
if [[ -z "$dconf_key" ]]; then
echo -e "${ERROR_COLOR}⚠ Error, no key specified${RESET}"
return
fi
# Check source file exists
if [ ! -f "$DCONF_SOURCE_DIR/$dconf_name.toml" ]; then
echo -e "${ERROR_COLOR}⚠ Error, the specified config file for ${dconf_name} doesn't exist in ${DCONF_SOURCE_DIR}${RESET}"
return
fi
# Make backup of existing settings
echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}Applying ${dconf_name} config${RESET}"
dconf dump $dconf_key > "${DCONF_BACKUP_PATH}/${dconf_name}.toml"
# Apply new settings from file
echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}${dconf_name} settings succesfully applies to ${dconf_key}${RESET}"
dconf load $dconf_key < $DCONF_SOURCE_DIR/${dconf_name}.toml
# Print instructions on reverting changes
echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}${ITAL}To revert, run $"\
"dconf load $dconf_key < $DCONF_BACKUP_PATH/${dconf_name}.toml${RESET}\n"
}
# For the following dconf keys, apply settings in from the specified files
apply_dconf '/org/gnome/calculator/' 'calculator'
apply_dconf '/org/gnome/evolution/' 'evolution'
apply_dconf '/org/gnome/gedit/preferences/' 'gedit'
apply_dconf '/org/gnome/gthumb/' 'gthumb'
apply_dconf '/org/gnome/todo/' 'todo'