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Dev tools · March 21, 2019

install.sh - Universal Install Script

Remember that XKCD comic? Well this script actually works.

install.sh - Universal Install Script launched on March 21, 2019 with 10 votes, #1,074 of 2,994 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

What it does

Remember that XKCD comic? The idea was very funny, but the pictured script had some big flaws. Introducing install.sh 2.0 which doesn't have any of those flaws. It is written in Node.js and currently supports npm, Homebrew and PyPI. Check it out on GitHub!

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