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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# O-RAN-SC
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 AT&T Intellectual Property and Nokia
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Installs Debian package 'alien' to support building RPMs
+
+echo "---> install-deb-alien.sh"
+
+# stop on error or unbound var, and be chatty
+set -eux
+
+sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -q -y install alien
+
+echo "---> install-deb-alien.sh ends"