koha@li190-245:~/kohaclone> sudo apt-get install apache2 On openSuSE, the command would look like this: koha@li190-245:~/kohaclone> sudo yast -i apache2 Or you can install multiple packages in one statement: koha@li190-245:~/kohaclone> sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql make gcc Or: koha@li190-245:~/kohaclone> sudo yast -i apache2 mysql make gcc Installing packages using shell scripts To speed up the installation, you can write a shell script file that looks like this: yast -i apache2 \ mysql \ make \ gcc \ yaz \ libyaz \ libyaz-devel \ perl-Algorithm-CheckDigits \ perl-Biblio- EndnoteStyle \ And execute this script using the sh command: koha@li190-245:~> sudo sh yast- opensuse-perl.sh