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+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+INSTLLATION_DIR=/usr/share/spotube
+DESKTOP_FILE_PATH=/usr/share/applications/spotube.desktop
+APP_DATA_PATH=/usr/share/appdata/spotube.appdata.xml
+ICON_PATH=/usr/share/icons/spotube/spotube-logo.png
+BIN_SYMLINK_PATH=/usr/bin/spotube
+
+TEMP_DIR=/tmp/spotube-installer
+VERSION="2.7.1"
+
+function spotube_help(){
+  # available flags are -v or --version to specify what version to download
+  echo "Usage: ./install.sh [flags]"
+  echo "Flags:"
+  echo "  -v, --version <version>    Specify what version to download. Default: $VERSION"
+  echo "  -h, --help                 Show this help message"
+  echo "  -r, --remove               Remove spotube from your system"
+  exit 0
+}
+
+# a function to check if a given command exists or not and returns bool
+function command_exists() {
+    command -v "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+function install_deps(){
+    local DEBIAN_DEPS="curl tar mpv libappindicator3-1 gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 libsecret-1-0 libnotify-bin libjsoncpp25"
+    local RPM_DEPS="curl tar mpv libappindicator jsoncpp libsecret libnotify"
+    local ARCH_DEPS="curl tar mpv libappindicator-gtk3 libsecret jsoncpp libnotify"
+
+    if command_exists apt; then
+        sudo apt install -y $DEBIAN_DEPS
+    elif command_exists dnf; then
+        sudo dnf install -y $RPM_DEPS
+    elif command_exists yum; then
+        sudo yum install -y $RPM_DEPS
+    elif command_exists zypper; then
+        sudo zypper install -y $RPM_DEPS
+    elif command_exists pacman; then
+        sudo pacman -Sy $ARCH_DEPS
+    else
+        echo "Your package manager is not supported by this script. Please install the dependencies manually."
+        echo "The dependencies are: curl, tar, mpv, appindicator, libsecret, jsoncpp, libnotify"
+fi
+}
+
+function download_extract_spotube(){
+  local TAR_PATH=/tmp/spotube-$VERSION.tar.xz
+  local DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/KRTirtho/spotube/releases/download/v$VERSION/spotube-linux-$VERSION-x86_64.tar.xz
+
+  # check if version is nightly
+
+  if [ "$VERSION" = "nightly" ]; then
+      DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/KRTirtho/spotube/releases/download/nightly/spotube-linux-nightly-x86_64.tar.xz
+  fi
+
+  
+  rm -rf $TEMP_DIR
+  mkdir -p $TEMP_DIR
+  
+
+  # check if already exists downloaded file
+  if [ -f $TAR_PATH ]; then
+    echo "Found spotube-$VERSION.tar.xz in /tmp. Skipping download..."
+  else
+    echo "Downloading spotube-$VERSION.tar.xz..."
+    curl -L $DOWNLOAD_URL -o $TAR_PATH
+  fi
+
+  # Extract the tarball
+  tar -xf $TAR_PATH -C $TEMP_DIR
+
+  # check if $TEMP_DIR empty or not
+
+  if [ ! "$(ls -A $TEMP_DIR)" ]; then
+    echo "Failed to extract the tarball. Redownloading..."
+    rm -f $TAR_PATH
+    curl -L $DOWNLOAD_URL -o $TAR_PATH
+    tar -xf $TAR_PATH -C $TEMP_DIR
+  fi
+  
+  # checking one last time
+  if [ ! "$(ls -A $TEMP_DIR)" ]; then
+    echo "Failed to extract the tarball. Aborting installation..."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+function install_spotube(){
+    # check if exists and uninstall if user allows
+
+    if [ -d $INSTLLATION_DIR ]; then
+        echo "Spotube is already installed. Do you want to uninstall it and then install? [y/N]"
+        read -r uninstall
+        if [ "$uninstall" = "y" ] || [ "$uninstall" = "Y" ]; then
+            uninstall_spotube
+        else
+            echo "Aborting installation..."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+  
+    # Move the files to /usr/share/spotube
+
+    sudo mkdir -p $INSTLLATION_DIR
+
+    sudo mv $TEMP_DIR/data $INSTLLATION_DIR
+    sudo mv $TEMP_DIR/lib $INSTLLATION_DIR
+    sudo mv $TEMP_DIR/spotube $INSTLLATION_DIR
+
+    # Move the desktop file to /usr/share/applications
+
+    sudo mv $TEMP_DIR/spotube.desktop $DESKTOP_FILE_PATH
+
+    # Move the appdata file to /usr/share/appdata
+
+    sudo mv $TEMP_DIR/com.github.KRTirtho.Spotube.appdata.xml $APP_DATA_PATH
+
+    # Move the logo to /usr/share/icons/spotube
+
+    sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/icons/spotube
+
+    sudo mv $TEMP_DIR/spotube-logo.png $ICON_PATH
+
+    # Create a symlink to /usr/bin
+
+    sudo ln -s /usr/share/spotube/spotube $BIN_SYMLINK_PATH
+
+    # Clean up
+
+    rm -rf $TEMP_DIR
+
+    echo "Spotube $VERSION has been installed successfully!"
+}
+
+function uninstall_spotube(){
+    # confirm
+
+    echo "Are you sure you want to uninstall Spotube?"
+    echo
+    echo "This will remove following files and directories:"
+    echo "  $INSTLLATION_DIR"
+    echo "  $DESKTOP_FILE_PATH"
+    echo "  $APP_DATA_PATH"
+    echo "  $ICON_PATH"
+    echo "  $BIN_SYMLINK_PATH"
+    echo
+    echo "[y/N]"
+
+    read -r CONFIRMATION
+
+    if [[ "$CONFIRMATION" != "y" ]]; then
+        echo "Aborting uninstallation..."
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    # remove the files
+
+
+    sudo rm -rf $INSTLLATION_DIR $DESKTOP_FILE_PATH $APP_DATA_PATH $ICON_PATH $BIN_SYMLINK_PATH
+}
+
+# parse arguments -v, --version, -r, --remove, -h, --help
+
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        -v|--version) VERSION="$2"; shift ;;
+        -r|--remove) uninstall_spotube; exit 0 ;;
+        -h|--help) spotube_help; exit 0 ;;
+        *) echo "Unknown parameter passed: $1"; spotube_help; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+install_deps
+download_extract_spotube
+install_spotube
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