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What does the -y flag do when you're running apt-get install?
Example, from https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions:
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
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apt-get install ( apt install ) – As the name implies, it installs a package. Passing the --reinstall flag on the apt-get command will immediately reinstall your package.
3) Reinstalling the OS After installing the APT package, check the /usr/bin/ directory to ensure if it had properly installed. If the file is empty, then run the locate apt-get command again. If no result is shown, there is no alternative but to reinstall the operating system. This might fix the problem.
dselect or apt-get install can be used to force these packages to install. Install is used to install packages by name. The package is automatically fetched and installed. This can be useful if you already know the name of the package to install and do not want to go into a GUI to select it.
It skips the confirmation of the installation. When you install a package, Ubuntu asks for confirmation (Y/N). With -y, Ubuntu does not ask.
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