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 ## Windows
 For Windows systems using the [installer](https://github.com/nixietab/picodulce/releases/latest) is recommended
 
+# Linux (Generic)
+We have a install script, to use it run:
+
+~~~
+curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nixietab/picodulce/refs/heads/main/install-universal.sh | bash
+~~~
+
 ## Arch Linux
 The package is available in the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/picodulce) as ```picodulce```
 

install-universal.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+PICODULCE_DIR="$HOME/.picodulce"
+GIT_URL="https://github.com/nixietab/picodulce.git"
+DESKTOP_FILE="$HOME/.local/share/applications/picodulce.desktop"
+BIN_FILE="/usr/bin/picodulce"
+
+# --- Helper functions ---
+msg() {
+    echo -e "\033[1;32m$1\033[0m"
+}
+
+err() {
+    echo -e "\033[1;31m$1\033[0m" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+pause() {
+    read -rp "Press Enter to continue..."
+}
+
+# --- Check dependencies ---
+msg "Checking Python3..."
+if ! command -v python3 >/dev/null; then
+    err "Python3 is not installed. Please install it first."
+fi
+
+msg "Checking venv module..."
+if ! python3 -m venv --help >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    err "python3-venv is not available. Please install it."
+fi
+
+# --- Clone repo ---
+msg "Cloning Picodulce repo..."
+rm -rf "$PICODULCE_DIR"
+git clone "$GIT_URL" "$PICODULCE_DIR"
+
+# --- Create virtual environment ---
+cd "$PICODULCE_DIR"
+msg "Creating virtual environment..."
+python3 -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# --- Create run.sh ---
+msg "Creating run.sh..."
+cat > "$PICODULCE_DIR/run.sh" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+if [ ! -d "venv" ]; then
+  echo "venv folder does not exist. Creating virtual environment..."
+  python3 -m venv venv
+  source venv/bin/activate
+  echo "Installing required packages..."
+  pip install -r requirements.txt
+else
+  source venv/bin/activate
+fi
+
+exec python picodulce.py
+EOF
+
+chmod +x "$PICODULCE_DIR/run.sh"
+
+# --- Create .desktop entry ---
+msg "Creating .desktop entry..."
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$DESKTOP_FILE")"
+
+cat > "$DESKTOP_FILE" <<EOF
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Picodulce
+Exec=$PICODULCE_DIR/run.sh
+Icon=$PICODULCE_DIR/launcher_icon.ico
+Terminal=true
+Type=Application
+Comment=Picodulce Launcher
+Categories=Game;
+EOF
+
+# --- Ask if install in /usr/bin ---
+echo
+read -rp "Do you want to install the "picodulce" command? it requires sudo. (y/n) " choice
+if [[ "$choice" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Root permissions required to install into /usr/bin"
+        sudo bash -c "cat > $BIN_FILE" <<EOF
+#!/bin/bash
+cd $PICODULCE_DIR
+exec ./run.sh
+EOF
+        sudo chmod +x "$BIN_FILE"
+    else
+        cat > "$BIN_FILE" <<EOF
+#!/bin/bash
+cd $PICODULCE_DIR
+exec ./run.sh
+EOF
+        chmod +x "$BIN_FILE"
+    fi
+    msg "Installed 'picodulce' command in /usr/bin"
+fi
+
+msg "Installation complete!"
+echo "You can run Picodulce with:"
+echo "  $PICODULCE_DIR/run.sh"
+echo "Or from your applications menu."