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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+SHINY_SERVER_VERSION=${1:-${SHINY_SERVER_VERSION:-latest}}
+
+## build ARGs
+NCPUS=${NCPUS:--1}
+
+# a function to install apt packages only if they are not installed
+function apt_install() {
+    if ! dpkg -s "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if [ "$(find /var/lib/apt/lists/* | wc -l)" = "0" ]; then
+            apt-get update
+        fi
+        apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends "$@"
+    fi
+}
+
+
+apt_install \
+    git \
+    xz-utils \
+    cmake \
+    g++ \
+    sudo \
+    gcc \
+    gdebi-core \
+    lsb-release \
+    libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+    libcairo2-dev \
+    libxt-dev \
+    xtail \
+    wget
+
+# Run dependency scripts
+# /rocker_scripts/install_s6init.sh
+/rocker_scripts/install_pandoc.sh
+
+# install2.r --error --skipinstalled shiny rmarkdown
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