It is also possible to start a backend shell.

root@livecd# /usr/share/acritoxinstaller/backend.sh
acritox' installer> 

You can use all the acritoxinstaller functions in this "shell". These functions are explained in detail in this chapter.

If you want to develop a frontend for the AcritoxInstaller backend then call backend.sh with the argument "-ni", which enables the NonInteractive mode. This makes the output more machine readable.

root@livecd# /usr/share/acritoxinstaller/backend.sh -ni
<acritoxinstaller backend prompt>

You could also write a bash-script and source only the AcritoxInstaller modules. Therefore you can use a code like the following:

# load installer backend modules
SEARCHPATH="/usr/share/acritoxinstaller"
if [ ! -e "$SEARCHPATH" ]; then
    echo "ERROR: acritoxinstaller modules could not be found... ($SEARCHPATH)"
    exit 4
fi
for i in $(find $SEARCHPATH/modules/ -type f); do
    source $i
done