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    Do you feel confident enough to store it as a variable that is asked for at the beginning of the script via read? Commented May 22, 2018 at 1:10
  • Good question. I run the script on my desktop. In this case (read), the password will be stored in the shell history? Commented May 22, 2018 at 1:31
  • But you don't get asked for the password multiple times for the three apt-get calls? Commented May 22, 2018 at 7:05