From 8a9a34363fc37af8b141047bae2a0fb3605247d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jamie Banks <jamie@jdbnet.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 12:51:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: implement Linux auto-installation and update Windows
 build process to use NSIS installer

---
 .gitea/workflows/build.yml |  6 ++--
 Dockerfile.build           |  1 +
 main.go                    | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index c5af372..b72582e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
             cp build/bin/goexplore dist/goexplore-linux-amd64
             
             # Windows amd64
-            wails build -platform windows/amd64 -clean
-            cp build/bin/goexplore.exe dist/goexplore-windows-amd64.exe
+            wails build -platform windows/amd64 -clean -nsis
+            cp build/bin/goexplore-amd64-installer.exe dist/goexplore-windows-installer.exe
           "
 
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           R2_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.R2_ENDPOINT_URL }}
         run: |
           aws s3 cp dist/goexplore-linux-amd64 s3://apps/goexplore/goexplore-linux-amd64 --endpoint-url "$R2_ENDPOINT"
-          aws s3 cp dist/goexplore-windows-amd64.exe s3://apps/goexplore/goexplore-windows-amd64.exe --endpoint-url "$R2_ENDPOINT"
+          aws s3 cp dist/goexplore-windows-installer.exe s3://apps/goexplore/goexplore-windows-installer.exe --endpoint-url "$R2_ENDPOINT"
 
       - name: Clean up
         run: sudo rm -rf dist build/bin/*
diff --git a/Dockerfile.build b/Dockerfile.build
index cdba756..9e504c3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.build
+++ b/Dockerfile.build
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     curl \
     gcc \
     mingw-w64 \
+    nsis \
     libgtk-3-dev \
     libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index df49852..f7ba87d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"embed"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/options"
@@ -15,7 +20,64 @@ var assets embed.FS
 //go:embed build/appicon.png
 var icon []byte
 
+func installLinux() {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	exe, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	targetDir := filepath.Join(home, ".local", "bin")
+	targetExe := filepath.Join(targetDir, "goexplore")
+
+	// If we are already running from the target path, do nothing.
+	if exe == targetExe {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Ensure target directories exist
+	os.MkdirAll(targetDir, 0755)
+
+	// Copy the executable
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(exe)
+	if err == nil {
+		os.WriteFile(targetExe, data, 0755)
+	}
+
+	// Write the application icon
+	iconDir := filepath.Join(home, ".local", "share", "icons", "hicolor", "512x512", "apps")
+	os.MkdirAll(iconDir, 0755)
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(iconDir, "goexplore.png"), icon, 0644)
+
+	// Write the desktop shortcut file
+	appDir := filepath.Join(home, ".local", "share", "applications")
+	os.MkdirAll(appDir, 0755)
+	desktopContent := fmt.Sprintf(`[Desktop Entry]
+Name=GoExplore
+Exec=%s
+Icon=goexplore
+Type=Application
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Utility;FileTools;`, targetExe)
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(appDir, "goexplore.desktop"), []byte(desktopContent), 0644)
+
+	// Execute the newly installed binary and exit the current running process
+	cmd := exec.Command(targetExe)
+	cmd.Start()
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
+
 func main() {
+	installLinux()
+
 	// Create an instance of the app structure
 	app := NewApp()