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+(define-module (ordo action apt)
+  #:use-module (ordo context))
+
+(define noninteractive-env '(("DEBIAN_FRONTEND" . "noninteractive")
+                             ("APT_LISTCHANGES_FRONTEND" . "none")))
+
+(define (apt-get . args)
+  (lambda (ctx)
+    (must ctx "apt-get" (cons* "-q" "-y" args) #:env noninteractive-env)))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-update)
+  (apt-get  "update"))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-upgrade)
+  (apt-get "upgrade"))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-dist-upgrade)
+  (apt-get "dist-upgrade"))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-install package-name)
+  (apt-get "install" package-name))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-install-minimal package-name)
+  (apt-get "install" "--no-install-recommends" package-name))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-reinstall package-name)
+  (apt-get "reinstall" package-name))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-remove package-name)
+  (apt-get "remove" package-name))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-purge package-name)
+  (apt-get "purge" package-name))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-build-dep package-name)
+  (apt-get "build-dep" package-name))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-clean)
+  (apt-get "clean"))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-autoclean)
+  (apt-get "autoclean"))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-distclean)
+  (apt-get "distclean"))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-autoremove)
+  (apt-get "autoremove"))
+
+(define-public (action:apt-autopurge)
+  (apt-get "autoperge"))