From 72963e9ccbd18cae4482ec8e3a898f35ca73fa13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: teknium1 <teknium1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 16:18:35 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(install): prevent interactive prompts during
 non-interactive installs

Updated the install.sh script to set DEBIAN_FRONTEND and NEEDRESTART_MODE environment variables for non-interactive package installations on Ubuntu and Debian. This change ensures that prompts from needrestart and whiptail do not block the installation process, improving automation for system package installations.
---
 scripts/install.sh | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 81978e8f0..0e2cf92a6 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ install_system_packages() {
     if [ -n "$pkg_install" ]; then
         local install_cmd="$pkg_install ${pkgs[*]}"
 
+        # Prevent needrestart/whiptail dialogs from blocking non-interactive installs
+        case "$DISTRO" in
+            ubuntu|debian) export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a ;;
+        esac
+
         # Already root — just install
         if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
             log_info "Installing ${pkgs[*]}..."
@@ -469,7 +474,7 @@ install_system_packages() {
         # Passwordless sudo — just install
         elif command -v sudo &> /dev/null && sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
             log_info "Installing ${pkgs[*]}..."
-            if sudo $install_cmd; then
+            if sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a $install_cmd; then
                 [ "$need_ripgrep" = true ] && HAS_RIPGREP=true && log_success "ripgrep installed"
                 [ "$need_ffmpeg" = true ]  && HAS_FFMPEG=true  && log_success "ffmpeg installed"
                 return 0
@@ -481,7 +486,7 @@ install_system_packages() {
                 read -p "Install ${description}? (requires sudo) [y/N] " -n 1 -r
                 echo
                 if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-                    if sudo $install_cmd; then
+                    if sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a $install_cmd; then
                         [ "$need_ripgrep" = true ] && HAS_RIPGREP=true && log_success "ripgrep installed"
                         [ "$need_ffmpeg" = true ]  && HAS_FFMPEG=true  && log_success "ffmpeg installed"
                         return 0
@@ -623,13 +628,13 @@ install_deps() {
             log_info "Some build tools may be needed for Python packages..."
             if command -v sudo &> /dev/null; then
                 if sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
-                    sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+                    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a apt-get update -qq && sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a apt-get install -y -qq build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
                     log_success "Build tools installed"
                 else
                     read -p "Install build tools (build-essential, python3-dev)? (requires sudo) [Y/n] " -n 1 -r < /dev/tty
                     echo
                     if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || [[ -z $REPLY ]]; then
-                        sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+                        sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a apt-get update -qq && sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a apt-get install -y -qq build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
                         log_success "Build tools installed"
                     fi
                 fi