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Old 07-19-2023, 04:09 PM   #1
debianfella
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How to install packages in a multilined fashion?

I have the problem that I have a long liner command and it's too long for me in one line. The command is basically installing packages:

Code:
apt install pack_1 pack_2 pack_3 pack_4 pack_5 ...
I have tried to do this:

Code:
apt install \
pack_1 \
pack_2 \
pack_3 \
pack_4 \
pack_5 \
...
Quote:
E: Unsupported file / given on commandline
How to install packages in a multilined fashion?
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Old 07-19-2023, 05:52 PM   #2
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One may easily do that with a for loop.
for pkg in pack1 \
pack2 pack3 \
pack4 pack5
do
apt install pkg
done
 
Old 07-19-2023, 09:30 PM   #3
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#install using package name separated by space
sudo apt install vim git nano

# Install the packages listed in the file packages.txt, just like python -r requirements.txt
sudo apt install -f packages.txt

or do: apt install -y package1; apt install -y package2; apt install -y package3; etc...

Goodluck!
 
Old 07-19-2023, 11:41 PM   #4
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You did leave the \ off of the last line, didn't you?
 
Old 07-20-2023, 03:49 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by mrmazda View Post
You did leave the \ off of the last line, didn't you?
yeah indeed
Quote:
" \ "
is looking for continuation... good catch
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Old 07-20-2023, 10:22 AM   #6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by debianfella View Post
I have tried to do this:

Code:
apt install \
pack_1 \
pack_2 \
pack_3 \
pack_4 \
pack_5 \
...
No, you did not, because the error message you received was:
Code:
E: Unsupported file / given on commandline
That's a forward-slash, not a backslash.

It occurs when one includes a forward-slash in the "apt install" command, because APT can accept both package names and file names, but the filesystem root is not a supported file.

(And I repeat my advice that mass installing the hundreds of packages that contain "php" in their name is a really bad idea.)

Last edited by boughtonp; 07-20-2023 at 10:26 AM.
 
Old 07-20-2023, 10:48 AM   #7
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I think I have confused one error with another, because:

Code:
apt install \
pack_1
Quote:
+ apt install pack_1
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package pack_1
Anyway, I like the idea of doing this with a for loop.
 
  


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