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When I try to install a package, for instance nsnake, with the command sudo apt-get install nsnake &, the process immediately stops. I can bring it to the foreground and enter my sudo password, pause it (with Ctrl-Z), and send it back to the background again. But then the shell will immediately pause the process, e.g.,



katriel@caseylaptop:~$ bg     

[2]+ sudo apt-get install nsnake &   

[2]+  Stopped                 sudo apt-get install nsnake


Is it possible to install packages in the background? I may want to do this while installing large packages on a computer I'm SSH'ing into.


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Yes, sure.



Perform your apt-get command with fancy things around it



sudo bash -c 'apt-get -y install guake >/dev/null 2>&1 & disown'


Part explanation:




  • The sudo bash -c part spawns a new bash process, and runs apt-get -y install guake >/dev/null 2>&1 & disown inside that new shell.


  • These commands are then run inside the new subshell:




    • apt-get -y install guake: The main apt-get command you want to run.




      • >/dev/null 2>&1 pipes stdout and stderr to /dev/null.


    • & disown disowns the preceding job and exits the subshell.



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