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# How to install AM
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*To install "AM" you must first install the "core" dependencies from your package manager:*
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- *"`coreutils`" (contains "`cat`", "`chmod`", "`chown`"...);*
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- *"`curl`", to check URLs;*
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- *"`grep`", to check files;*
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- *"`sed`", to edit/adapt installed files;*
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- *"`wget`" to download all programs and update "AM" itself.*
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- *"`sudo`" or "`doas`", for installing and removing programs at the system level.*
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<details>
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<summary>Additionally, you may need these optional dependencies, click here.</summary>
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- *"`binutils`", contains a series of basic commands, including "`ar`" which extracts .deb packages;*
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- *"`less`", to read the ever-longer lists;*
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- *"`unzip`", to extract .zip packages;*
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- *"`tar`", to extract .tar* packages;*
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- *"`torsocks`", to connect to the TOR network;*
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- *"`zsync`", required by very few programs.*
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</details>
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| command | motivation | pre-installed? |
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| - | - | - |
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| `coreutils` | it's a suite of core commands | YES, on almost all distributions |
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| `curl` | network utility needed to read online text like lists, URLs and versions | not in all distibutions |
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| `grep` | a string search utility | YES, on many distributions |
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| `sed` | stream editor for filtering and transforming text | YES, in almost all distributions |
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| `wget` | network utility needed to download files from the web like scripts and packages | not in all distibutions, sometime replaced with different commands like `curl` or as wrapper for `wget2` |
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*NOTE, if you install "AM" (system) and not "AppMan" (local), **you need `sudo` or `doas` for root privileges**.*
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### Quick installation
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*...below, the screenshot of what will appear.*
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| ![AM-INSTALLER](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7bb170da-5b17-4d36-8d86-679d477debf5) |
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| <img width="747" height="600" alt="installer" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f8a153e8-d410-4a7e-9e5c-b48e686547ee" /> |
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*Type "1" to install "AM", "2" to install "[AppMan](#what-is-appman)". Any other key will abort the installation.*

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