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lib/functions.sh

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
 # idempotent apt install [package1 package2 ...]
 function idem_apt_install() {
-  for i in $@; do
+  [ -z "${VERBOSE:-}" ] && VERBOSE=false
+  #  || echo "VERBOSE is set to $VERBOSE"
+  for i in "$@"; do
     if ! (/usr/bin/dpkg-query --status "$i" >/dev/null 2>&1); then
       sudo apt install -y "$i"
-    else
-      $VERBOSE && echo "${PREFIX:=}apt package <$i> already installed!"
+    elif $VERBOSE; then
+      echo "${PREFIX:=}apt package <$i> already installed!"
     fi
   done
 }