wip

distros.sh

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ checkAndInstall() {
 }
 
 # ─< Check if the user is root and set sudo variable if necessary >───────────────────────
-check_root() {
+check_env() {
   if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
     if command_exists sudo; then
       echo_info "User is not root. Using sudo for privileged operations."
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ check_root() {
     echo_info "Root access confirmed."
     _sudo=""
   fi
+
+  pikaCheckFile="$HOME/.cache/pika_script_detection"
+
+  if [ -e "$pikaCheckFile" ]; then
+    PIKA_INIT=true
+  fi
 }
 
 _setup() {
@@ -396,18 +402,19 @@ update_package_list() {
   alpine) run $_sudo apk update ;;
   *) echo_error "Unsupported distribution: ${BRIGHT_RED}$distro" ;;
   esac
-
 }
 
-if check_root; then
+if check_env; then
   get_packager
   dist_setup
 
   if [[ -z "$PIKA_INIT" ]]; then
-    echo_info "First time being imported.."
-    export PIKA_INIT=true
+    echo_pkg "First time being imported.."
+    touch "$pikaCheckFile"
 
     update_package_list
+  else
+    echo_note "Skipping repo refresh (PIKA_INIT is already set)"
   fi
 
 fi