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sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
2013-04-18 03:18:26
User: farazyashar
Functions: install sudo
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Install Linux Kernel Headers on Debian-based systems

Install the Linux kernel headers for currently running kernel version on Debian-based systems via apt-get

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apt-get install phpmyadmin; echo "Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf" >> /etc/apache2/apache2.conf; service apache2 restart
2013-04-06 16:20:55
User: ZEROF
Functions: apt echo install
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Install phpmyadmin in Debian 6

This command will install phpmyadmin, set apache2 server and restart apache2. After running this command you can open phpmyadmin on http://yoursite.com/phpmyadmin

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sudo apt-get install lamp-server^ phpmyadmin
2012-11-15 01:08:00
User: imericurnot
Functions: install sudo
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Installs lamp on Ubuntu
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dpkg --list | rgrep ii | cut -d" " -f3 | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/ /g' | sed 's/^\(.\)/apt-get install \1/'
2012-10-16 07:51:18
User: pablor44
Functions: cut install sed
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Extract list of packages installed on one server and generate 'apt' command to install them on a new server

No params

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sudo apt-get install aptitude
2012-09-17 12:17:00
User: kraiz
Functions: install sudo
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the first command i type on fresh ubuntu
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sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source
2012-04-28 10:22:28
User: limonte
Functions: install sudo
Tags: modprobe
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Solution for modprobe FATAL: error inserting : Invalid arguments
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yum install zsh
2012-04-02 12:53:30
User: netaxiz
Functions: install
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move you up one directory quickly

Use ZSH instead of bash, typing .. will move you up one directory, without the need to alias it.

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find ~/path/to/apk/files -name '*.apk' -exec adb install {} \;
2012-02-16 03:59:44
User: dacookiemonn2be
Functions: find install
Tags: find adb
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Install an entire folder of .apk files to your android device thru adb

You must have the android sdk installed with 'adb' executable on your system. This is just a way to loop over files in a folder using 'find' to locate and install android apps.

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sudo env ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64" gem install mysql
2011-07-05 22:20:03
User: evandrix
Functions: env install sudo
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Install mysql-2.8.1 rubygem on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
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apt-get install `ssh root@host_you_want_to_clone "dpkg -l | grep ii" | awk '{print $2}'`
2011-05-10 13:33:51
User: TuxOtaku
Functions: apt awk install
Tags: ssh apt awk apt-get grep dpkg
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"Clone" a list of installed packages from one Debian/Ubuntu Server to another
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$sudo aptitude install python-virtualenv; virtualenv --no-site-packages jpaenv; source jpaenv/bin/activate
2011-04-21 08:28:18
User: moulip
Functions: install
Tags: python virtual environment
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Python virtual-env creation

Python virtual environment creation.

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function command_not_found_handle(){ apt-get install $( apt-file search "$1" | grep bin | grep -w "$1" | head -n1 | cut -d ':' -f 1 ) && $* ; }
2011-04-06 19:58:32
User: Juluan
Functions: cut grep head install
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Install and run when a command is not found

Work only with bash and apt-file installed.

When it found an unknow command, it will search for a file named "scribus" (in my example), in a folder named bin and then install the corresponding package.

After installation, it will run the command.

Usefull juste after reinstalling linux and missing lot of package.

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sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
2011-04-01 09:46:31
User: enterneo
Functions: install sudo uname
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Install Linux Kernel Headers
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sudo -i; add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-2; apt-get update; apt-get install sublime-text-2
2011-03-16 23:57:41
User: xmonkey
Functions: install sudo
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installing sublime-text-2 on Ubuntu 10.04

This is the first version of the Sublime Text 2 packaging so there might be bugs.

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<command> >NUL 2>&1 || ( echo <Command> not found. Please install <command> or check PATH variable! & pause & exit )
2011-03-07 14:27:42
User: Marco
Functions: echo exit install
Tags: windows batch dos
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MSDOS command to check existance of command and exit batch if failed

This is a command to be used inside of MS-DOS batch files to check existence of commands as preconditions before actual batch processing can be started. If the command is found, batch script continues execution. If not, a message is printed on screen, script then waits for user pressing a key and exits.

An error message of the command itself is suppressed for clarity purpose.

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yum install fortune-firefly; fortune
2011-01-26 04:32:03
User: madrasi
Functions: install
Tags: fun firefly
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Firefly quotes
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apt-get -y install git-core gitosis; adduser --home /home/git --gecos "git user" git; su git -c "ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /home/git/.ssh/id_rsa; gitosis-init < ~/.ssh/id_rsa"
2010-12-19 20:37:12
User: strzel_a
Functions: apt install su
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Deploy git server repo

After, check if working by executing this command locally :

git clone git@192.168.0.18:repositories/gitosis-admin.git

Tutorial :

http://blog.hemca.com/?p=560

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aptitude install '?and(~nlib.*perl, ~Dmodule)'
2010-11-26 18:12:00
User: cogsmos
Functions: install
Tags: ubuntu linux bash cli apt aptitude apt-cache
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Bulk install

Like 7172, but much easier.

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apt-cache search perl | grep module | awk '{print $1;}' | xargs sudo apt-get install -y
2010-11-26 14:00:39
User: captwheeto
Functions: apt awk grep install perl sudo xargs
Tags: ubuntu linux bash cli apt aptitude apt-cache
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Bulk install

I used this to mass install a lot of perl stuff. Threw it together because I was feeling *especially* lazy. The 'perl' and the 'module' can be replaced with whatever you like.

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for p in `grep -v deinstall /var/mobile/Library/Preferences/aptbackup_dpkg-packages.txt | cut --fields=1`; do apt-get -y --force-yes install $p; done
2010-10-11 22:41:55
User: darkfader
Functions: cut install
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aptbackup restore

Use when aptbackup will not start or you just want to see what's going on.

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dpkg-query -l > 1.lst; sudo apt-get install -y build-essential; ./configure; make; sudo checkinstall -D make install; dpkg-query --list > 2.lst; diff 1.lst 2.lst | grep '^>' | awk '{print $3}' | xargs sudo apt-get remove -y --purge
2010-06-16 22:06:07
User: danlangford
Functions: awk diff grep install make sudo xargs
Tags: diff apt-get dpkg-query make
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compile source & then remove the dev tools you needed to install

on a dpkg managed system this PATTERN will help you generate .deb files from source AND remove all the dev libs you had to install. i hate cluttering up my machine with rouge packages and headers.

it would be pretty darn easy on rpm systems as well. i just dont have a rpm managed system to test on right now.

NOTE, you sharp ones will notice that it uninstalls the deb you just made! yeah, but the deb is still there to do with it what you want, like re install it. or you can just grep -v after the diff

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APP=wine; if [ $(sudo apt-get --print-uris -y install $APP | sed -ne 's/^After this operation, \([0-9]\{1,\}\).*MB.*/\1/p') -gt 50 ]; then gnometris 2>/dev/null & sudo apt-get install $APP; else sudo apt-get install $APP; fi
2010-04-18 19:32:26
User: rkulla
Functions: install sed sudo
Tags: bash Ubuntu apt apt-get install Game
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Launch a game, like Tetris, when apt-get installing an app larger than 50 Megabytes

Change the APP variable's value to whatever you want to install. Depending on how fast your machine is, you'll want to adjust the value 50 to something else. You might also want to play a different game than Gnometris - just make sure it's a GUI game.

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yum install vixie-cron crontabs
2010-02-17 16:36:10
User: svnlabs
Functions: install
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How to install cron (crond, crontab)
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yum -y install bind bind-chroot caching-nameserver
2010-02-17 16:35:06
User: svnlabs
Functions: install
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Caching-Nameserver

Caching-Nameserver

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yum install kernel-PAE
2010-02-17 16:34:09
User: svnlabs
Functions: install
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RHEL / CentOS Support 4GB or more RAM ( memory )

RHEL / CentOS Support 4GB or more RAM ( memory )

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