diff --git a/packer/scripts/install_packages.sh b/packer/scripts/install_packages.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+sudo apt -y update && apt-get -y upgrade
+sudo apt -y install git wget curl vim snapd docker.io zfs lxd software-properties-common