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installer: clarify why sudo is needed at every prompt

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Every sudo prompt now explicitly states what packages are being installed
and that Hermes Agent itself does not require or retain root access.
Covers system packages, build tools, and Playwright browser deps.
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teknium1 2026-03-16 17:27:45 -07:00
parent 79e88c6bd9
commit 4b3fc47de9
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scripts/install.sh
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@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ install_system_packages() {
elif command -v sudo &> /dev/null; then
if [ "$IS_INTERACTIVE" = true ]; then
echo ""
log_info "sudo is needed ONLY to install optional system packages (${pkgs[*]}) via your package manager."
log_info "Hermes Agent itself does not require or retain root access."
read -p "Install ${description}? (requires sudo) [y/N] " -n 1 -r
echo
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
@ -496,8 +498,9 @@ install_system_packages() {
# Non-interactive (e.g. curl | bash) but a terminal is available.
# Read the prompt from /dev/tty (same approach the setup wizard uses).
echo ""
log_info "Installing ${description} requires sudo."
read -p "Install? [Y/n] " -n 1 -r < /dev/tty
log_info "sudo is needed ONLY to install optional system packages (${pkgs[*]}) via your package manager."
log_info "Hermes Agent itself does not require or retain root access."
read -p "Install ${description}? [Y/n] " -n 1 -r < /dev/tty
echo
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || [[ -z $REPLY ]]; then
if sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a $install_cmd < /dev/tty; then
@ -688,7 +691,9 @@ install_deps() {
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
log_info "sudo is needed ONLY to install build tools (build-essential, python3-dev, libffi-dev) via apt."
log_info "Hermes Agent itself does not require or retain root access."
read -p "Install build tools? [Y/n] " -n 1 -r < /dev/tty
echo
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || [[ -z $REPLY ]]; then
sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a apt-get update -qq && sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a apt-get install -y -qq build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
@ -908,6 +913,8 @@ install_node_deps() {
cd "$INSTALL_DIR" && npx playwright install chromium 2>/dev/null || true
;;
*)
log_info "Playwright may request sudo to install browser system dependencies (shared libraries)."
log_info "This is standard Playwright setup — Hermes itself does not require root access."
cd "$INSTALL_DIR" && npx playwright install --with-deps chromium 2>/dev/null || true
;;
esac