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This looks good:



for i in package1 package2 package3; do

  sudo apt-get install -y $i

done


but with the packages listed in a file:



package1

package2

..


each on its own line. Looking for simplest script to read, performance not really an issue. Of course, the odd package will require some human intervention during install to agree or for configuration.



As an aside, what's the "real" way of dealing with large lists of packages to be installed? I'm just looking for monkey-see-monkey-do.






apt bash package-management software-installation automation







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  • I don't really understand your question, you could read from the file and run the apt command on each read line!
    – George Udosen
    1 hour ago










  • LOL, yes, exactly. How? (I'll google that, also, of course.)
    – Thufir
    1 hour ago
















2














This looks good:



for i in package1 package2 package3; do

  sudo apt-get install -y $i

done


but with the packages listed in a file:



package1

package2

..


each on its own line. Looking for simplest script to read, performance not really an issue. Of course, the odd package will require some human intervention during install to agree or for configuration.



As an aside, what's the "real" way of dealing with large lists of packages to be installed? I'm just looking for monkey-see-monkey-do.






apt bash package-management software-installation automation







share|improve this question
























  • I don't really understand your question, you could read from the file and run the apt command on each read line!
    – George Udosen
    1 hour ago










  • LOL, yes, exactly. How? (I'll google that, also, of course.)
    – Thufir
    1 hour ago














2












2








2







This looks good:



for i in package1 package2 package3; do

  sudo apt-get install -y $i

done


but with the packages listed in a file:



package1

package2

..


each on its own line. Looking for simplest script to read, performance not really an issue. Of course, the odd package will require some human intervention during install to agree or for configuration.



As an aside, what's the "real" way of dealing with large lists of packages to be installed? I'm just looking for monkey-see-monkey-do.






apt bash package-management software-installation automation







share|improve this question















This looks good:



for i in package1 package2 package3; do

  sudo apt-get install -y $i

done


but with the packages listed in a file:



package1

package2

..


each on its own line. Looking for simplest script to read, performance not really an issue. Of course, the odd package will require some human intervention during install to agree or for configuration.



As an aside, what's the "real" way of dealing with large lists of packages to be installed? I'm just looking for monkey-see-monkey-do.






apt bash package-management software-installation automation




apt bash package-management software-installation automation






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  • I don't really understand your question, you could read from the file and run the apt command on each read line!
    – George Udosen
    1 hour ago










  • LOL, yes, exactly. How? (I'll google that, also, of course.)
    – Thufir
    1 hour ago


















  • I don't really understand your question, you could read from the file and run the apt command on each read line!
    – George Udosen
    1 hour ago










  • LOL, yes, exactly. How? (I'll google that, also, of course.)
    – Thufir
    1 hour ago
















I don't really understand your question, you could read from the file and run the apt command on each read line!
– George Udosen
1 hour ago




I don't really understand your question, you could read from the file and run the apt command on each read line!
– George Udosen
1 hour ago












LOL, yes, exactly. How? (I'll google that, also, of course.)
– Thufir
1 hour ago




LOL, yes, exactly. How? (I'll google that, also, of course.)
– Thufir
1 hour ago










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There is the xargs program which transforms a file to command-line arguments. Simply prepend xargs to the command (with all arguments) for which you’d like to supply additional arguments from the file (let’s call it list.txt) and let xargs to read your file using standard input redirection.



< list.txt xargs sudo apt-get install -y


You can test it by putting echo before (or instead of) sudo or removing the -y option.






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  • but can you make it simpler for this monkey?
    – Thufir
    31 mins ago








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    I am sorry, I don’t think there is any way to make this command simpler. Every character in this command has its own purpose. The only thing I can simplify is to write apt instead of apt-get.
    – Melebius
    28 mins ago












  • I know -- I was kidding. But, thanks.
    – Thufir
    28 mins ago



















3














Something like this?



# check that the filename was supplied (keeping it simple for the example)

set -o nounset



packagefile=$1



# initialize the package variable

packages=''



# read the lines of the package file

while IFS= read -r line; do

    packs+=" $line"

done < $packagefile



# apt install all of the packages

apt install -y $packs





share|improve this answer





















  • yes, perfect thanks. As an aside, is it possible or advisable to pipe apt search output through a script or utility? Assuming you know ahead of time that the result set is limited. You already answered the question I asked, it's just an aside.
    – Thufir
    56 mins ago








  • 1




    You can pipe the output but IMO that's really asking for it since you could get many matches that you didn't intend. I'd recommend outputing to a file first (like: apt search some-pack_name > packages) and then editing that file before doing the install.
    – Eric Mintz
    38 mins ago










  • It's the editing which is annoying.
    – Thufir
    32 mins ago











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There is the xargs program which transforms a file to command-line arguments. Simply prepend xargs to the command (with all arguments) for which you’d like to supply additional arguments from the file (let’s call it list.txt) and let xargs to read your file using standard input redirection.



< list.txt xargs sudo apt-get install -y


You can test it by putting echo before (or instead of) sudo or removing the -y option.






share|improve this answer























  • but can you make it simpler for this monkey?
    – Thufir
    31 mins ago








  • 1




    I am sorry, I don’t think there is any way to make this command simpler. Every character in this command has its own purpose. The only thing I can simplify is to write apt instead of apt-get.
    – Melebius
    28 mins ago












  • I know -- I was kidding. But, thanks.
    – Thufir
    28 mins ago
















3














There is the xargs program which transforms a file to command-line arguments. Simply prepend xargs to the command (with all arguments) for which you’d like to supply additional arguments from the file (let’s call it list.txt) and let xargs to read your file using standard input redirection.



< list.txt xargs sudo apt-get install -y


You can test it by putting echo before (or instead of) sudo or removing the -y option.






share|improve this answer























  • but can you make it simpler for this monkey?
    – Thufir
    31 mins ago








  • 1




    I am sorry, I don’t think there is any way to make this command simpler. Every character in this command has its own purpose. The only thing I can simplify is to write apt instead of apt-get.
    – Melebius
    28 mins ago












  • I know -- I was kidding. But, thanks.
    – Thufir
    28 mins ago














3












3








3






There is the xargs program which transforms a file to command-line arguments. Simply prepend xargs to the command (with all arguments) for which you’d like to supply additional arguments from the file (let’s call it list.txt) and let xargs to read your file using standard input redirection.



< list.txt xargs sudo apt-get install -y


You can test it by putting echo before (or instead of) sudo or removing the -y option.






share|improve this answer














There is the xargs program which transforms a file to command-line arguments. Simply prepend xargs to the command (with all arguments) for which you’d like to supply additional arguments from the file (let’s call it list.txt) and let xargs to read your file using standard input redirection.



< list.txt xargs sudo apt-get install -y


You can test it by putting echo before (or instead of) sudo or removing the -y option.







share|improve this answer














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answered 39 mins ago









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  • but can you make it simpler for this monkey?
    – Thufir
    31 mins ago








  • 1




    I am sorry, I don’t think there is any way to make this command simpler. Every character in this command has its own purpose. The only thing I can simplify is to write apt instead of apt-get.
    – Melebius
    28 mins ago












  • I know -- I was kidding. But, thanks.
    – Thufir
    28 mins ago


















  • but can you make it simpler for this monkey?
    – Thufir
    31 mins ago








  • 1




    I am sorry, I don’t think there is any way to make this command simpler. Every character in this command has its own purpose. The only thing I can simplify is to write apt instead of apt-get.
    – Melebius
    28 mins ago












  • I know -- I was kidding. But, thanks.
    – Thufir
    28 mins ago
















but can you make it simpler for this monkey?
– Thufir
31 mins ago






but can you make it simpler for this monkey?
– Thufir
31 mins ago






1




1




I am sorry, I don’t think there is any way to make this command simpler. Every character in this command has its own purpose. The only thing I can simplify is to write apt instead of apt-get.
– Melebius
28 mins ago






I am sorry, I don’t think there is any way to make this command simpler. Every character in this command has its own purpose. The only thing I can simplify is to write apt instead of apt-get.
– Melebius
28 mins ago














I know -- I was kidding. But, thanks.
– Thufir
28 mins ago




I know -- I was kidding. But, thanks.
– Thufir
28 mins ago













3














Something like this?



# check that the filename was supplied (keeping it simple for the example)

set -o nounset



packagefile=$1



# initialize the package variable

packages=''



# read the lines of the package file

while IFS= read -r line; do

    packs+=" $line"

done < $packagefile



# apt install all of the packages

apt install -y $packs





share|improve this answer





















  • yes, perfect thanks. As an aside, is it possible or advisable to pipe apt search output through a script or utility? Assuming you know ahead of time that the result set is limited. You already answered the question I asked, it's just an aside.
    – Thufir
    56 mins ago








  • 1




    You can pipe the output but IMO that's really asking for it since you could get many matches that you didn't intend. I'd recommend outputing to a file first (like: apt search some-pack_name > packages) and then editing that file before doing the install.
    – Eric Mintz
    38 mins ago










  • It's the editing which is annoying.
    – Thufir
    32 mins ago
















3














Something like this?



# check that the filename was supplied (keeping it simple for the example)

set -o nounset



packagefile=$1



# initialize the package variable

packages=''



# read the lines of the package file

while IFS= read -r line; do

    packs+=" $line"

done < $packagefile



# apt install all of the packages

apt install -y $packs





share|improve this answer





















  • yes, perfect thanks. As an aside, is it possible or advisable to pipe apt search output through a script or utility? Assuming you know ahead of time that the result set is limited. You already answered the question I asked, it's just an aside.
    – Thufir
    56 mins ago








  • 1




    You can pipe the output but IMO that's really asking for it since you could get many matches that you didn't intend. I'd recommend outputing to a file first (like: apt search some-pack_name > packages) and then editing that file before doing the install.
    – Eric Mintz
    38 mins ago










  • It's the editing which is annoying.
    – Thufir
    32 mins ago














3












3








3






Something like this?



# check that the filename was supplied (keeping it simple for the example)

set -o nounset



packagefile=$1



# initialize the package variable

packages=''



# read the lines of the package file

while IFS= read -r line; do

    packs+=" $line"

done < $packagefile



# apt install all of the packages

apt install -y $packs





share|improve this answer












Something like this?



# check that the filename was supplied (keeping it simple for the example)

set -o nounset



packagefile=$1



# initialize the package variable

packages=''



# read the lines of the package file

while IFS= read -r line; do

    packs+=" $line"

done < $packagefile



# apt install all of the packages

apt install -y $packs






share|improve this answer












share|improve this answer



share|improve this answer










answered 58 mins ago









Eric Mintz

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494112












  • yes, perfect thanks. As an aside, is it possible or advisable to pipe apt search output through a script or utility? Assuming you know ahead of time that the result set is limited. You already answered the question I asked, it's just an aside.
    – Thufir
    56 mins ago








  • 1




    You can pipe the output but IMO that's really asking for it since you could get many matches that you didn't intend. I'd recommend outputing to a file first (like: apt search some-pack_name > packages) and then editing that file before doing the install.
    – Eric Mintz
    38 mins ago










  • It's the editing which is annoying.
    – Thufir
    32 mins ago


















  • yes, perfect thanks. As an aside, is it possible or advisable to pipe apt search output through a script or utility? Assuming you know ahead of time that the result set is limited. You already answered the question I asked, it's just an aside.
    – Thufir
    56 mins ago








  • 1




    You can pipe the output but IMO that's really asking for it since you could get many matches that you didn't intend. I'd recommend outputing to a file first (like: apt search some-pack_name > packages) and then editing that file before doing the install.
    – Eric Mintz
    38 mins ago










  • It's the editing which is annoying.
    – Thufir
    32 mins ago
















yes, perfect thanks. As an aside, is it possible or advisable to pipe apt search output through a script or utility? Assuming you know ahead of time that the result set is limited. You already answered the question I asked, it's just an aside.
– Thufir
56 mins ago






yes, perfect thanks. As an aside, is it possible or advisable to pipe apt search output through a script or utility? Assuming you know ahead of time that the result set is limited. You already answered the question I asked, it's just an aside.
– Thufir
56 mins ago






1




1




You can pipe the output but IMO that's really asking for it since you could get many matches that you didn't intend. I'd recommend outputing to a file first (like: apt search some-pack_name > packages) and then editing that file before doing the install.
– Eric Mintz
38 mins ago




You can pipe the output but IMO that's really asking for it since you could get many matches that you didn't intend. I'd recommend outputing to a file first (like: apt search some-pack_name > packages) and then editing that file before doing the install.
– Eric Mintz
38 mins ago












It's the editing which is annoying.
– Thufir
32 mins ago




It's the editing which is annoying.
– Thufir
32 mins ago


















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