1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/metadot b/metadot
index 35b85ae..9bcb9bb 100755
--- a/metadot
+++ b/metadot
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ GIT="/usr/bin/git"
 # Backup a file
 function metadot_backup {
   local file="$DEST/$1"
-  
+
   if [ -e "$file" ] || [ -h "$file" ]; then
     local folder="$BACKUPS/`dirname $1`"
 
@@ -123,7 +123,16 @@ function metadot_deps {
         fi
       done
 
-      LC_ALL=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get install -y $deps_to_install
+      if [ ! -z "$deps_to_install" ]; then
+        # This generates less output, but might fail entirely if at least one
+        # package has no candidates for installation.
+        #LC_ALL=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get install -y $deps_to_install
+
+        # This is more fault-tolerant
+        for dep in $deps_to_install; do
+          LC_ALL=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get install -y $dep
+        done
+      fi
     fi
 
   else