Openbox script collection for Debian 11/12

Openbox is a beautiful and lightweight window manager, but tediuos to install and config a full usable environment. This script collection automatize Openbox installation and essentials tools and apply configurations, styles and themes. You can install all scripts from bare Debian netinstall to config full environment or exec only some scripts you are interested. Each folder has a particular action script for install pacakges, add scripts, apply configs or install some themes or styles.

The main script install can exec all scripts or only a select list:

• install: exec all scripts interactively.
• install -l: list all scripts.
• install -d: install all scripts with default option Y.
• install -a 5,8-12: exec selected scripts.
• install -a grub: exec all actions with grub in description.

 

Main features

• Install Openbox and dependences.
• Install and config essential Openbox tools: Tint2, Rofi, Terminator, Thunar, volume control, gsimplecal, etc.
• Config a basic themes and styles for Openbox, Gtk, fonts, icon pack, wallpapers, exit menu.
• Install some user tools: Chrome browser, SublimeText, Atom, VirtualBox and Extensión Pack, sudo,nomacs image viewer, WPS Office and others.
• Config prompt, path, aliases and home directories permissions.
• Config Grub for skip menu or protect by password and show messages during boot.
• Install vim and some plugins and themes.
• Install Numix-Paper icon theme, a theme based on Numix and Paper icon packs.
• Install autosnap Windows for Openbox, a script for autosnap active windows (half-maximice).
• Install loginfetch, a tty login based on ufetch style and config tty lock screen with physlock.
• Install update-notification script for check and manage repositories updates.
• Install brightness control script for increase/decrease birghtness screen.
• Install exit menu based on rofi to show power and exit options.

 

Install

• Install Debian 10/11/12 using netinstall image. Its recommended don't install Debian desktop environment, install only standard system utilities.

• Connect to Internet. If you need to connect to WIFI network in CLI you can do:

ip a                                            # To get your wlan interface name, mine is wlp5s0
iwlist wlp5s0 scan | egrep "Address|ESSID"      # To get available wifi networks
wpa_supplicant -B -i wlp5s0 -c <(wpa_passphrase YOUR-SSID YOUR-PASS)  # To authenticate in your wifi network
dhclient -v wlp5s0                              # To get DHCP IP

• Install git: apt install git
• Clone or download this project: git clone https://github.com/leomarcov/debian-openbox
• Exec install script and select scripts you want to install.

$ ./install -h
Exec a set of scripts
Usage: install [-l] [-a <actions>] [-y] [-d] [-h]
   -l		Only list actions 
   -a <actions>	Filter selected actions by number range or text pattern (comma separated)
   -y		Auto-answer yes to all actions
   -d		Auto-answer default to all actions
   -h		Show this help


# Exec all actions interactively:
$ ./install

# Exec all actions and answer yes to all (no ask):
$ ./install -y

# Exec all actions and answer default to all (no ask and only exec actions with default Y):
$ ./install -d

# Exec only actions 5,7,10,11,12,13,14 and 15:
$ ./install -a 5,7,10-15

# Exec only actions with grub text in description:
$ ./install -a grub

# List all actions:
$ ./install -l
 [1]   CONFIG   Add Debian repositories contrib and non-free (Y)
 [2]   INSTALL  Install some basic CLI packages (Y)
 [3]   INSTALL  Install some basic GUI packages (Y)
 [4]   OPENBOX  Install Openbox WM and essential tools and configs (Y)
 [5]   OPENBOX  Install theme Arc GTK and set as default (Y)
 [6]   OPENBOX  Install script autosnap for half-maximize windows with mouse middle click in titlebar (Y)
 [7]   OPENBOX  Install Conky and add basic sysinfo-shortcuts panel (N)
 [8]   OPENBOX  Install script obexit with exit-power menu based on rofi (Y)
 [9]   OPENBOX  Install some popular fonts (Y)
 [10]  OPENBOX  Install Gthumb image viewer (Y)
 [11]  OPENBOX  Install clear xfce4-notify theme (Y)
 [12]  OPENBOX  Install icon theme Numix-Paper and set as default icons (Y)
 [13]  OPENBOX  Install rofi launcher and config as default launcher (Y)
 [14]  OPENBOX  Install Terminator terminal and configs (Y)
 [15]  OPENBOX  Install Thunar filemanager and some configs (show toolbar and double-click for active items) (Y)
 [16]  OPENBOX  Install tint2 taskbar and config some taskbar/menu themes (Y)
 [17]  OPENBOX  Install script update-notification for check periodically APT updates (Y)
 [18]  OPENBOX  Install pnmixer and pavucontrol volume control (Y)
 [19]  OPENBOX  Install script to rotate everyday Linux solarized wallpapers pack by Andreas Linz (Y)
 [20]  OPENBOX  Install nitrogen tool, copy wallpapers pack and set default wallpaper to all users (Y)
 [21]  CONFIG   Config some useful aliases (for ls, grep and ip commands) (Y)
 [22]  CONFIG   Config modified .profile file with new path (sbin for all users) and color definitions (Y)
 [23]  CONFIG   Config new bash prompt (Y)
 [24]  CONFIG   Config system for show text messages during boot time (Y)
 [25]  CONFIG   Disable some unnecessary services (Y)
 [26]  CONFIG   Config GRUB with password protection for prevent users edit entries (N)
 [27]  CONFIG   Config GRUB for skip menu (timeout=0) (N)
 [28]  CONFIG   Config users home directories permissions to 750 (for current and future users) (Y)
 [29]  CONFIG   Enable CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE shortcut for kill X server (Y)
 [30]  CONFIG   Install sudo and add user 1000 to sudo group (Y)
 [31]  INSTALL  Install Atom text editor and add to repositories (N)
 [32]  INSTALL  Install CUPS printer system and add user 1000 to lpadmin group (N)
 [33]  INSTALL  Install Flameshot screen shooter (Y)
 [34]  INSTALL  Install Google Chrome, add to repositories and set has default browser (Y)
 [35]  INSTALL  Install Sublime Text, add repositories and set as default editor (Y)
 [36]  INSTALL  Install vim editor, and apply some configs and plugins (Y)
 [37]  INSTALL  Install VirtualBox 7.0 and Extension Pack and add to repositories  (Y)
 [38]  INSTALL  Install Visual Studio Code and add repositories (N)
 [39]  SCRIPT   Install script poweroff_last for auto-poweroff if no users logged in 20 minutes (N)
 [40]  SCRIPT   Install script to control screen brightness (Y)
 [41]  SCRIPT   Config Linux login in text mode (tty) using ufetch style and install a tty locker (physlock) (Y)

 

Customize

The script can be easily customized. Each install.sh script placed in a subdirectory are automatillacy recognized by install.

• For remove action simply delete the action directory.
• For add action simply add new folder and place inside install.sh script and dependences. install.sh script must have this header:

#!/bin/bash
# ACTION: Description of the action
# INFO: Optional additional info
# DEFAULT: y

scripts commands to do action

 

Lincense

Debian-Openbox license is GPLv3

Contact

My name is Leonardo Marco. I'm sysadmin teacher in CIFP Carlos III, Cartagena, Murcia (Spain).

You can email me for suggestions, contributions, debian-openbox script help or share your feelings: labadmin@leonardomarco.com