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+#!/bin/bash
+# pkg_install4debian12_lkp.sh
+# ***************************************************************
+# This program is part of the source code released for the book
+#  "Linux Kernel Programming" 2E
+#  (c) Author: Kaiwan N Billimoria
+#  Publisher:  Packt
+#  GitHub repository:
+#  https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Linux-Kernel-Programming_2E
+#****************************************************************
+# Brief Description:
+# Helper script to install all required packages (as well as a few more
+# possibly) for the Linux Kernel Programming 2E book.
+#
+# Currently biased toward Debian/Ubuntu systems only... (uses apt).
+# To (slightly :) help folks on Fedora (and related), do:
+# sudo dnf install ncurses-devel gcc-c++
+
+VM="QEMU" # Change to the VM used
+
+function die
+{
+	echo >&2 "$@"
+	exit 1
+}
+runcmd()
+{
+    [[ $# -eq 0 ]] && return
+    echo "$@"
+    eval "$@" || echo "*** failed ***"
+}
+
+#--- 'main'
+echo "$(date): beginning installation of required packages..."
+
+# Get the root partition; we ASSUME you're using it...
+ROOT_PART=$(df |grep -w "/"|awk '{print $1}')
+[[ -z "${ROOT_PART}" ]] && die "Couldn't get root partition"
+spc1=$(df|grep ${ROOT_PART}|awk '{print $3}')
+[[ ! -z "${spc1}" ]] && echo "Disk space in use currently: ${spc1} KB"
+
+runcmd sudo apt update
+echo "-----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+# ensure basic pkgs are installed!
+runcmd sudo apt install -y \
+	gcc make perl
+
+# packages typically required for kernel build
+runcmd sudo apt install -y \
+	asciidoc binutils-dev bison build-essential flex gawk libncurses5-dev ncurses-dev \
+	libelf-dev libssl-dev openssl pahole tar util-linux xz-utils zstd
+
+echo "-----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+# other packages...
+# TODO : check if reqd
+#sudo apt install -y bc bpfcc-tools build-essential \
+
+runcmd sudo apt install -y \
+	bc bpfcc-tools bsdextrautils \
+	clang coccinelle coreutils cppcheck cscope curl exuberant-ctags \
+	fakeroot flawfinder \
+	git gnome-system-monitor gnuplot hwloc indent kmod \
+	libnuma-dev linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-perf linux-cpupower usbip \
+	man-db net-tools numactl openjdk-17-jdk \
+	perf-tools-unstable procps psmisc python3-distutils  \
+	rt-tests smem sparse stress stress-ng sysfsutils \
+	tldr-py trace-cmd tree tuna virt-what yad
+echo "-----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+# As an aside, lets add ourseleves to the vboxsf group (to gain access to
+# VirtualBox shared folders); will require you to log out and back in
+# (or even reboot) to take effect
+
+if [[ $vm = "VBOX" ]] then
+	groups |grep -q -w vboxsf || runcmd sudo usermod -G vboxsf -a ${USER}
+fi
+
+runcmd sudo apt autoremove
+
+spc2=$(df|grep ${ROOT_PART}|awk '{print $3}')
+[[ ! -z "${spc1}" && ! -z "${spc2}" ]] && echo "Disk space difference : ($spc2 - $spc1) : $((spc2-spc1)) KB"
+exit 0