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+#todo: actually make .desktop files
+import sys
+import subprocess
+print("Script ony designed for Ubuntu. Made for the portable Lego Island project.")
+def command(command):
+    if isinstance(command, str):
+        process = subprocess.Popen(
+            command,
+            shell=True,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+            text=True,
+            bufsize=1
+        )
+    else:
+        process = subprocess.Popen(
+            command,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+            text=True,
+            bufsize=1
+        )
+
+    # Print output line by line as it comes
+    for line in process.stdout:
+        print(line, end='')
+
+    process.stdout.close()
+    return_code = process.wait()
+    if return_code != 0:
+        print(f"\nCommand failed with return code {return_code}")
+installdepscommand = b"sudo apt install -y \
+libsdl3-0 libsdl3-dev \
+libglew2.2 libglew-dev \
+libstdc++6 \
+libgcc-s1 \
+libc6 \
+libopengl0 \
+libm6 \
+libasound2 \
+libx11-6 \
+libxext6 \
+libxcursor1 \
+libxi6 \
+libxfixes3 \
+libxrandr2 \
+libxss1 \
+libpipewire-0.3-0 \
+libpulse0 \
+libsndio7.0 \
+libdrm2 \
+libgbm1 \
+libwayland-egl1 \
+libwayland-client0 \
+libwayland-cursor0 \
+libxkbcommon0 \
+libdecor-0-0 \
+libgl1 \
+libglx0 \
+libgldispatch0 \
+libxcb1 \
+libxrender1 \
+libdbus-1-3 \
+libbsd0 \
+libexpat1 \
+libffi8 \
+libxau6 \
+libxdmcp6 \
+libsndfile1 \
+libx11-xcb1 \
+libsystemd0 \
+libasyncns0 \
+libapparmor1 \
+libmd0 \
+libflac8 \
+libvorbis0a \
+libvorbisenc2 \
+libopus0 \
+libogg0 \
+libmpg123-0 \
+libmp3lame0 \
+libcap2 \
+libmvec1 \
+git"
+if input("By pressing enter, you agree that all the dependencies will be installed using apt. If you do not consent, press CTRL+C. To see what command will be run, type \'command\'.") = "command":
+	print("\n")
+	print(installdepscommand)
+	sys.exit()
+else:
+	print("\n")
+print("Installing dependencies...\n")
+command(installdepscommand)
+print("Downloading latest release of Lego Island portable...\n")
+command('''
+REPO="isledecomp/isle-portable"
+DEST_DIR="~"
+
+mkdir -p "$DEST_DIR" && \
+curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/releases/latest" | \
+  grep "browser_download_url" | grep -i "linux" | cut -d '"' -f 4 | \
+  while read -r url; do
+    curl -L -o "$DEST_DIR/$(basename "$url")" "$url"
+  done
+''')
+print("Extracting tarball...\n")
+command('''tarball=$(ls ~/isle*.tar.gz | head -n 1); foldername="legoisle"; mkdir -p "$(dirname "$tarball")/$foldername" && tar -xzf "$tarball" -C "$(dirname "$tarball")/$foldername"
+''')
+print("Making desktop files...")
+#make said desktop files
+print("Done! YOU NEED TO RUN THIS COMMAND FOR LEGO ISLE TO WORK: sudo mv ~/legoisle/lib/liblego1.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/; sudo ldconfig \n")