Whenever you're installing a package, it usually prompts for y/n confirmation, is there a way to automate this?
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You might try
yes | install-package.sh 
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Stupid.Fat.Cat
awesome! thanks, I didn't think of this. But I have one slight issue. What if I'm trying to install several packages? sudo apt-get install xxx yyy zzz. Do I have to pipe 3 yes to it? Is there a better way to do this?
Stupid.Fat.Cat
@izomorphius I was wondering if there was a better way to do this other than having 3 pipes
choroba
@Shelby.S: Try it yourself. One pipe is enough.
Ivaylo Strandjev
@choroba ,Shelby that is exactly what I meant
on debian based distros you can run:
apt-get -y install <package_to_install> to further automate it (in case of installing packages that asks some questions - for example mysql-server asks for db root password) run:
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install <package_to_install> 
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Try the -f switch. It probably depends on which package manager you have, so you should check the man-page for your package manager to confirm.
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mzet
indeed, apt-get has -f switch but it's man page considers it dangerous so I would stick with -y