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-# Installation script for ntnsndr Deb dev environment
-
-# utils
-sudo apt-get -y install xdg-open
-# nextcloud
-# keepassxc
-
-# emacs
-sudo apt-get -y install emacs-gtk
-sudo apt-get -y install elpa-markdown-mode
-cd ~/.emacs.d/lisp/ && git clone git://github.com/bnbeckwith/wc-mode.git && mv wc-mode/wc-mode.el ./ && rm -rf wc-mode/ && cd ~
-
-# gnome optional stuff
-# to get Microsoft Exchange working on Gnome Calendar:
-# sudo apt-get install evolution-ews
-
-# pandoc
-sudo apt-get -y install pandoc
-sudo apt-get -y install pandoc-citeproc
-sudo apt-get -y install texlive
-
-# revealjs
-# TO DO: https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js/
-
-# zotero
-#DOWNLOAD AND UNPACK IN /opt/zotero
-sudo /opt/zotero/set_launcher_icon
-ln -s /opt/zotero/zotero.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/zotero.desktop
-# IF WE CHANGE LOCATION, UPDATE THAT IN .emacs AND pandout SCRIPT
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