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Usermaxn
Asked: 2023-07-12 03:15:04 +0800 CST

how to use bash to feed packages to apt a group at a time

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I need to feed apt a group of packages at a time.

I need to know how to do the following psuedo code in a bash function:

for every 5 packages in package list {
    apt install -y 5 packages ;
    sleep 10
}

Edit: the reason I need to do this is that, during setup stage, the daemon server throws an error and causes a timeout if there is more than 5 packages. this leads to most packages having broken installations. I would have to run apt install 40 times due to the large number of installs. that is why I ask this question.

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    use xargs

    xargs -a package_list_file -n 5 apt install -y

    If you need the sleep, you can use sh -c:

    xargs -a package_list_file -n 5 sh -c 'apt install -y "$@"; sleep 10' xargs-sh
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