uninstall command is done

src/install.py

@@ -6,21 +6,16 @@ import tarfile
 
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.progress import SpinnerColumn
+from util import check_ground_libs_path, check_sudo
 
 
 console = Console()
 
 
 def install(args):
-    # check if we are sudo
-    if os.getuid() != 0:
-        console.print("[b red]digpkg: the install command requires sudo to run[/]")
-        sys.exit(1)
     
-    # ensure the GROUND_LIBS var is set
-    if not os.getenv("GROUND_LIBS"):
-        console.print("digpkg: the [i]GROUND_LIBS[/] environment variable is not set, defaulting to /usr/lib/ground/")
-        os.environ["GROUND_LIBS"] = "/usr/lib/ground/"
+    check_sudo()
+    check_ground_libs_path()
     
     # figure out which version to install
     package_name = args.name
@@ -81,5 +76,10 @@ def install(args):
         console.print(f"[d][:white_check_mark:] Extracted to {extract_dir}.")
         
         console.status("Finishing up...")
-        os.symlink(os.path.join(extract_dir, package_name, "main.so"), os.path.join(extract_dir, f"{package_name}.so"))
+        
+        # create a symlink from the main.so file to the ground libs folder so ground can find it
+        symlink_path = os.path.join(extract_dir, f"{package_name}.so") # the path where the symlink is
+        if not os.path.isfile(symlink_path):
+            os.symlink(os.path.join(extract_dir, package_name, "main.so"), symlink_path)
+            
         console.print("[:white_check_mark:] Done!")