pkg-menu.sh

Author: Bocaletto Luca

Professional Interactive APT Package Manager (v2.1)

---

📋 Description

pkg-menu.sh is a zero-dependency Bash script that provides an interactive, colorized menu to manage APT on Debian, Ubuntu, Mint and other derivatives.
It supports single-step operations (update, upgrade, dist-upgrade, etc.), a full “auto” maintenance mode, CLI flags, a spinner for progress feedback, and logs every action with timestamps under /var/log/pkg-menu-*.log.

---

⚙️ Prerequisites

• Debian, Ubuntu, Mint or any APT-based distribution
• Bash 4.0 or newer
• Run as root (script enforces privilege check)
• No external packages required (uses only coreutils, apt-get, tput, tee)

---

🚀 Installation

bash

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/bocaletto-luca/pkg-menu.sh.git
cd pkg-menu.sh

Make executable

chmod +x pkg-menu.sh

(Optional) Install globally

sudo mv pkg-menu.sh /usr/local/bin/pkg-menu.sh

🛠️ Usage

Command-line Flags

sudo pkg-menu.sh [OPTIONS]

-h, --help Show help and exit

-v, --version Show version and exit

-a, --auto Run full maintenance (update → upgrade → dist-upgrade → autoremove → autoclean)

Interactive Menu

Simply run without flags:

sudo pkg-menu.sh

Use the numeric menu to select:

1. Update package list
2. Upgrade packages
3. Dist-upgrade (full upgrade)
4. Search for a package
5. Install a package
6. Remove a package
7. Autoremove orphaned packages
8. Autoclean apt cache
9. Run full maintenance (auto)
10. Exit

🔧 Examples

Update only

sudo pkg-menu.sh --update

Full interactive maintenance

sudo pkg-menu.sh

One-shot auto maintenance

sudo pkg-menu.sh --auto

📂 Logs

All operations are logged to:

/var/log/pkg-menu-<YYYYMMDD>-<HHMMSS>.log

Review these files for audit or troubleshooting.

👤 Author

Bocaletto Luca

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.