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Install tmux in a barebones Ubuntu environment without root (like a Docker container for Ethos)
#!/bin/sh
TMUX_ROOT=~/tmux
# Install tmux in a barebones Ubuntu environment without root (like a Docker
# container for Ethos)
apt-get download tmux libutempter0 libevent-core-2.1-7 ncurses-base
for deb in *.deb; do
dpkg -x ${deb} ${TMUX_ROOT}
done
cp -pr ${TMUX_ROOT}/lib/terminfo ~/.terminfo
if [ ! -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
echo TMUX_ROOT=${TMUX_ROOT} > ~/.bashrc
echo 'alias tmux="LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${TMUX_ROOT}/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu ${TMUX_ROOT}/usr/bin/tmux"' >> ~/.bashrc
fi
echo
echo "PATH modified in ~/.bashrc -- Run:"
echo
echo " source ~/.bashrc"
echo
echo "or log out and back in for it to take effect."
echo
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