Replace install loops with singular commands

bs.sh

@@ -191,33 +191,15 @@ manualinstall() {
 		makepkg --noconfirm -si >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
 }
 
-maininstall() {
-	# Installs all needed programs from main repo.
-	whiptail --title "LARBS Installation" --infobox "Installing \`$1\` ($n of $total). $1 $2" 9 70
-	installpkg "$1"
-}
-
-aurinstall() {
-	whiptail --title "LARBS Installation" \
-		--infobox "Installing \`$1\` ($n of $total) from the AUR. $1 $2" 9 70
-	echo "$aurinstalled" | grep -q "^$1$" && return 1
-	sudo -u "$name" $aurhelper -S --noconfirm "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
-}
-
-installationloop() {
+maininstallations() {
 	([ -f "$progsfile" ] && cp "$progsfile" /tmp/progs.csv) ||
 		curl -Ls "$progsfile" | sed '/^#/d' >/tmp/progs.csv
 	total=$(wc -l </tmp/progs.csv)
 	aurinstalled=$(pacman -Qqm)
-	while IFS=, read -r tag program comment; do
-		n=$((n + 1))
-		echo "$comment" | grep -q "^\".*\"$" &&
-			comment="$(echo "$comment" | sed -E "s/(^\"|\"$)//g")"
-		case "$tag" in
-		"A") aurinstall "$program" "$comment" ;;
-		*) maininstall "$program" "$comment" ;;
-		esac
-	done </tmp/progs.csv
+	# Field 1: install-type, Field 2: program, Field 3: comment
+	# Install pacman packages:
+	awk '$1 ~ /^$/ { print $2 }' | xargs pacman --noconfirm --needed -S </tmp/progs.csv
+	awk '$1 ~ /^A$/ { print $2 }' | xargs "$aurhelper" --noconfirm --needed -S </tmp/progs.csv
 }
 
 finalize() {
@@ -251,11 +233,9 @@ preinstallmsg || error "User exited."
 refreshkeys ||
 	error "Error automatically refreshing Arch keyring. Consider doing so manually."
 
-for x in curl ca-certificates base-devel git ntp zsh dash; do
-	whiptail --title "LARBS Installation" \
-		--infobox "Installing \`$x\` which is required to install and configure other programs." 8 70
-	installpkg "$x"
-done
+whiptail --title "LARBS Installation" \
+	--infobox "Installing software required to install and configure other programs." 8 70
+pacman --noconfirm --needed -S curl ca-certificates base-devel git ntp zsh dash
 
 whiptail --title "LARBS Installation" \
 	--infobox "Synchronizing system time to ensure successful and secure installation of software..." 8 70
@@ -287,7 +267,7 @@ $aurhelper -Y --save --devel
 # installs each needed program the way required. Be sure to run this only after
 # the user has been created and has priviledges to run sudo without a password
 # and all build dependencies are installed.
-installationloop
+maininstallations
 
 # Most important command! Get rid of the beep!
 rmmod pcspkr