# Simple linux install with apt-get

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simple-linux-install-with-apt-get/2398>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 7, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simple-linux-install-with-apt-get/2398 "2010-12-07T17:44:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simple-linux-install-with-apt-get/2398/1 "2010-12-07T17:44:14Z")

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Saw this in a blog:

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> I wonder what it would take to get "apt get ignition" to work for an auto-magical download and install/upgrade.

and thought "about 3 weeks"

So I thought I would request it formally 😃

For the Red Hat users:  
yum

If you set it up right it will install the correct version of java as well

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**Author:** ![nathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simple-linux-install-with-apt-get/2398/2 "2010-12-08T11:32:20Z")

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I’m guilty of the comment. 🙂 native installers are a recognized feature request. Thanks for the feedback.

Our Linux gurus are welcome to help out.

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simple-linux-install-with-apt-get/2398/3 "2010-12-08T22:55:00Z")

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This is pretty high on our list - its pending a bit of work we’re going to do on the system that launches the Gateway.