32d48c7 feat(installer): prefer /usr/local/bin and improve POSIX compatibility
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Description
Always install to /usr/local/bin instead of ~/.local/bin
Use sudo automatically when write access is needed
Replace bash-specific syntax with POSIX equivalents:
Change shebang from #!/bin/bash to #!/bin/sh
Replace [[ == pattern ]] with case statements
Replace echo -e with printf for colored output
Script now works with dash, ash, busybox sh, and bash
How to test?
Installer semantics, instead of curl | bash. Download the script and install onto the system.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.
## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/fosrl/newt/pull/266
**Author:** [@LaurenceJJones](https://github.com/LaurenceJJones)
**Created:** 3/10/2026
**Status:** ✅ Merged
**Merged:** 3/10/2026
**Merged by:** [@oschwartz10612](https://github.com/oschwartz10612)
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `enhance-installer`
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### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`32d48c7`](https://github.com/fosrl/newt/commit/32d48c7d23ac70fdcc1988cf962f1fff73f421b3) feat(installer): prefer /usr/local/bin and improve POSIX compatibility
### 📊 Changes
**1 file changed** (+73 additions, -46 deletions)
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📝 `get-newt.sh` (+73 -46)
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### 📄 Description
## Community Contribution License Agreement
By creating this pull request, I grant the project maintainers an unlimited,
perpetual license to use, modify, and redistribute these contributions under any terms they
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## Description
- Always install to /usr/local/bin instead of ~/.local/bin
- Use sudo automatically when write access is needed
- Replace bash-specific syntax with POSIX equivalents:
- Change shebang from #!/bin/bash to #!/bin/sh
- Replace [[ == *pattern* ]] with case statements
- Replace echo -e with printf for colored output
- Script now works with dash, ash, busybox sh, and bash
## How to test?
Installer semantics, instead of `curl | bash`. Download the script and install onto the system.
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/fosrl/newt/pull/266
Author: @LaurenceJJones
Created: 3/10/2026
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 3/10/2026
Merged by: @oschwartz10612
Base:
dev← Head:enhance-installer📝 Commits (1)
32d48c7feat(installer): prefer /usr/local/bin and improve POSIX compatibility📊 Changes
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get-newt.sh(+73 -46)📄 Description
Community Contribution License Agreement
By creating this pull request, I grant the project maintainers an unlimited,
perpetual license to use, modify, and redistribute these contributions under any terms they
choose, including both the AGPLv3 and the Fossorial Commercial license terms. I
represent that I have the right to grant this license for all contributed content.
Description
How to test?
Installer semantics, instead of
curl | bash. Download the script and install onto the system.🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.