1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/common.sh b/scripts/common.sh
index 3ca699e4a..bc6ba71e8 100755
--- a/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/common.sh
@@ -84,3 +84,25 @@ function install_runsc() {
   # Restart docker to pick up the new runtime configuration.
   sudo systemctl restart docker
 }
+
+# Installs the given packages. Note that the package names should be verified to
+# be correct, otherwise this may result in a loop that spins until time out.
+function apt_install() {
+  while true; do
+    sudo apt-get update &&
+      sudo apt-get install -y "$@" &&
+      true
+    result="${?}"
+    case $result in
+      0)
+        break
+        ;;
+      100)
+        # 100 is the error code that apt-get returns.
+        ;;
+      *)
+        exit $result
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+}