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zsh useful aliases
# utils
alias upd='sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y && flatpak upgrade -y'
alias cleanup='sudo apt autoremove && sudo apt autoclean && flatpak uninstall --unused'
alias please='sudo $(fc -ln -1)'
alias ip='ip -c a'
alias ports='sudo lsof -i -P -n | grep LISTEN'
# zsh
alias zshconfig="nano ~/.zshrc"
alias zshaliases="nano ~/.zsh_aliases"
alias ohmyzsh="nano ~/.oh-my-zsh"
alias zsh_update='omz update && git -C ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k pull && git -C ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions pull && git -C ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting pull'
# Unalias in case 'install' or 'remove' is already an alias
unalias install 2>/dev/null
unalias remove 2>/dev/null
install() {
local pm=""
local query=""
# Parse parameters
while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
case "$1" in
--pm)
pm="$2"
shift 2
;;
*)
query="$1"
shift
;;
esac
done
if [[ -z "$query" ]]; then
echo "Usage: install [--pm flatpak|apt] <app-name>"
return 1
fi
if [[ "$pm" == "flatpak" ]]; then
local app_id
app_id=$(flatpak search --columns=application,name "$query" | grep -i "$query" | awk 'NR==1 {print $1}')
if [[ -n "$app_id" ]]; then
echo "Installing $query as $app_id via Flatpak..."
flatpak install -y flathub "$app_id"
else
echo "Could not find '$query' in Flatpak."
return 1
fi
elif [[ "$pm" == "apt" ]]; then
echo "Installing $query via APT..."
sudo apt install -y "$query"
else
# Default: try Flatpak first
local app_id
app_id=$(flatpak search --columns=application,name "$query" | grep -i "$query" | awk 'NR==1 {print $1}')
if [[ -n "$app_id" ]]; then
echo "Installing $query as $app_id via Flatpak..."
flatpak install -y flathub "$app_id"
else
echo "Flatpak not found, falling back to APT..."
sudo apt install -y "$query"
fi
fi
}
uninstall() {
local query="$1"
local app_id
app_id=$(flatpak list --app --columns=application,name | grep -i "$query" | awk 'NR==1 {print $1}')
if [ -n "$app_id" ]; then
echo "Uninstalling $app_id via Flatpak..."
flatpak uninstall -y "$app_id"
else
echo "Flatpak app not found. Trying to remove $query via APT..."
sudo apt remove -y "$query"
fi
}
alias update='echo "Updating Flatpak packages..."; flatpak update -y && echo "Updating APT packages..."; sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y'
alias flatpak-user-apps='flatpak list --app --columns=application,name'
alias apt-user-apps="comm -23 <(apt-mark showmanual | sort) <(gzip -dc /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz 2>/dev/null | awk '/^Package: / {print \$2}' | sort)"
alias user-apps='echo "--- Flatpak ---"; flatpak-user-apps; echo "\n--- APT ---"; apt-user-apps'
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