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+# Package for distribution ubuntu version 18.04
+package ubuntu::1804;
+use base qw(blankdistro);
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use WeBWorK::Install::Utils;
+
+# This is a list of WeBWorK versions for which the installer has
+# been verified to work for this distro. 
+my $ww_versions = ['2.13'];
+
+sub get_ww_versions {
+    return $ww_versions;
+}
+
+# A list of packages for various binaries that we need. 
+my $binary_prerequisites = {
+    mkdir => 'coreutils',
+    mv => 'coreutils',
+    gcc => 'gcc',
+    make => 'make',
+    tar => 'tar',
+    gzip => 'gzip',
+    unzip => 'unzip',
+    dvipng => 'dvipng',
+    curl => 'curl',
+    perl => 'perl',
+    netpbm => 'netpbm',  #provides giftopnm, ppmtopgm, pnmtops, pnmtopng, 
+                        #and pgntopnm
+    git => 'git',
+    svn => 'subversion',
+    cpanminus => 'cpanminus',
+
+    mysql => 'mysql-client',
+    mysql_server => 'mysql-server',
+    ssh_server => 'openssh-server',
+
+    apache2 => 'apache2',
+    mod_mpm => 'apache2',
+    mod_fcgid => 'libapache2-mod-fcgid',
+    mod_perl => 'libapache2-mod-perl2',
+    mod_apreq => 'libapache2-mod-apreq2',
+    
+    preview_latex => 'preview-latex-style',
+    texlive => 'texlive-latex-base',
+    texlive_recommended => 'texlive-latex-recommended',
+    texlive_extra => 'texlive-latex-extra',
+    texlive_fonts_recommended => 'texlive-fonts-recommended',
+};
+
+sub get_binary_prerequisites {
+    return $binary_prerequisites;
+}
+
+# A list of perl modules that we need
+my $perl_prerequisites = {
+    'Apache2::Request' => 'libapache2-request-perl',
+    'Apache2::Cookie' => 'libapache2-request-perl',
+    'Apache2::ServerRec' => 'libapache2-mod-perl2',
+    'Apache2::ServerUtil' => 'libapache2-mod-perl2',
+    'Array::Utils' => 'CPAN',
+    'Benchmark' => 'perl-modules',
+    'Carp' => 'perl-base',
+    'CGI' => 'perl-modules',
+    'Crypt::SSLeay' => 'libcrypt-ssleay-perl',
+    'Dancer' => 'libdancer-perl',
+    'Dancer::Plugin::Database' => 'libdancer-plugin-database-perl',
+    'Data::Dump' => 'libdata-dump-perl',    
+    'Data::Dumper' => 'perl',
+    'Data::UUID' => 'libossp-uuid-perl',
+    'Date::Format' => 'libtimedate-perl',
+    'Date::Parse' => 'libtimedate-perl',
+    'DateTime' => 'libdatetime-perl',
+    'DBD::mysql' => 'libdbd-mysql-perl',
+    'DBI' => 'libdbi-perl',
+    'Digest::MD5' => 'perl',
+    'Email::Address' => 'libemail-sender-perl',
+    'Email::Simple' => 'libemail-simple-perl',
+    'Email::Sender::Simple' => 'libemail-sender-perl',
+    'Email::Sender::Transport::SMTP' => 'libemail-sender-perl',
+    'Errno' => 'perl-base',
+    'Exception::Class' => 'libexception-class-perl',
+    'ExtUtils::XSBuilder' => 'libextutils-xsbuilder-perl',
+    'File::Copy' => 'perl-modules',
+    'File::Find' => 'perl-modules',
+    'File::Find::Rule' => 'libfile-find-rule-perl',
+    'File::Path' => 'perl-modules',
+    'File::Spec' => 'perl-modules',
+    'File::stat' => 'perl-modules',
+    'File::Temp' => 'perl-modules',
+    'GD' => 'libgd-gd2-perl',
+    'Getopt::Long' => 'perl-base',
+    'Getopt::Std' => 'perl-modules',
+    'HTML::Entities' => 'libhtml-parser-perl',
+    'HTML::Scrubber' => 'libhtml-scrubber-perl',
+    'HTML::Tagset' => 'libhtml-tagset-perl',
+    'HTML::Template' => 'libhtml-template-perl',
+    'IO::File' => 'libio-file-withpath-perl',
+    'Iterator' => 'CPAN',
+    'Iterator::Util' => 'CPAN',
+    'JSON' => 'libjson-perl',
+    'Locale::Maketext::Lexicon' => 'liblocale-maketext-lexicon-perl',
+    'Locale::Maketext::Simple' => 'perl-modules',
+    'LWP::Protocol::https' => 'liblwp-protocol-https-perl',
+    'MIME::Base64' => 'libmime-tools-perl',
+    'Net::IP' => 'libnet-ip-perl',
+    'Net::LDAPS' => 'libnet-ldap-perl',
+    'Net::OAuth' => 'libnet-oauth-perl',
+    'Net::SMTP' => 'perl-modules',
+    'Opcode' => 'perl',
+    'PadWalker' => 'libpadwalker-perl',
+    'Path::Class' => 'CPAN',
+    'PHP::Serialization' => 'libphp-serialization-perl',
+    'Pod::Usage' => 'perl-modules',
+    'Pod::WSDL' => 'libpod-wsdl-perl',
+    'Safe' => 'perl-modules',
+    'Scalar::Util' => 'perl-base',
+    'SOAP::Lite' => 'libsoap-lite-perl',
+    'Socket' => 'perl-base',
+    'SQL::Abstract' => 'libsql-abstract-perl',
+    'Statistics::R::IO' => 'CPAN',
+    'String::ShellQuote' => 'libstring-shellquote-perl',
+    'Template' => 'libtemplate-perl',
+    'Text::CSV' => 'libtext-csv-perl',
+    'Text::Wrap' => 'perl-base',
+    'Tie::IxHash' => 'libtie-ixhash-perl',
+    'Time::HiRes' => 'perl',
+    'Time::Zone' => 'libtimedate-perl',
+    'URI::Escape' => 'liburi-perl',
+    'UUID::Tiny' => 'libuuid-tiny-perl',
+    'XML::Parser' => 'libxml-parser-perl',
+    'XML::Parser::EasyTree' => 'CPAN',
+    'XML::Writer' => 'libxml-writer-perl',
+    'XMLRPC::Lite' => 'libsoap-lite-perl',
+    'YAML' => 'libyaml-perl'
+};
+
+sub get_perl_prerequisites {
+    return $perl_prerequisites;
+}
+
+# A hash containing information about the apache webserver
+my $apacheLayout = {
+    MPMDir       => '',
+    MPMConfFile  => '/etc/apache2/mods-available/mpm_prefork.conf',
+    ServerRoot   => '/etc/apache2',
+    DocumentRoot => '/var/www',
+    ConfigFile   => '/etc/apache2/apache2.conf',
+    OtherConfig  => '/etc/apache2/conf-enabled',
+    SSLConfig    => '',
+    Modules      => '/etc/apache2/mods-enabled',
+    ErrorLog     => '/var/log/apache2/error.log',
+    AccessLog    => '/var/log/apache2/access.log',
+    Binary       => '/usr/sbin/apache2ctl',
+    User         => 'www-data',
+    Group        => 'www-data',
+};
+
+sub get_apacheLayout {
+    return $apacheLayout;
+}
+
+# A command for updating the package sources
+sub update_sources {
+    run_command(['sed','-i','-e','s/^# deb \(.*\) partner/deb \1 partner/','/etc/apt/sources.list']);
+    run_command(['sed','-i','-e','s/^# deb-src \(.*\) partner/deb-src \1 partner/','/etc/apt/sources.list']);
+};
+
+# A command for updating the system
+sub update_packages {
+    run_command(['apt-get','-y','update']);
+    run_command(['apt-get','-y','upgrade']);
+};
+    
+# A command for installing a package given a name
+sub package_install {
+    my $self = shift;
+    my @packages = @_;
+    run_command(['apt-get','install','-y','--allow-unauthenticated',@packages]);
+};
+
+# A command for installing a cpan package given a name
+sub CPAN_install {
+    my $self = shift;
+    my @modules = @_;
+    run_command(['cpanm',@modules]);
+};
+
+# A command for any distro specific stuff that needs to be done
+# after installing prerequieists
+sub postpreq_hook {
+
+}
+
+# A command for checking if the required services are running
+# and configuring them
+sub configure_services {
+    run_command(['a2enmod','apreq2']);
+    run_command(['a2enmod','fcgid']);
+    run_command(['apache2ctl', 'restart']);
+
+}
+
+# A command for any distro specific stuff that needs to be done
+# before the webwork config process begins
+sub preconfig_hook {
+
+}
+
+# A command for any distro specific stuff that needs to be done
+# after webwork has been configured
+sub postconfig_hook {
+  # As of the release of 2.12 the JSON::XS::Boolean package for
+  # ubuntu was kind of borked.  So we use the PP boolean
+  # implementation instead by setting an environment variable.
+
+  print_and_log("Setting Perl to use JSON::PP in apache config file.\n");
+  
+  die $! if system(q|sed --follow-symlinks -i 's/\$ENV{WEBWORK_ROOT} = $webwork_dir;/\$ENV{WEBWORK_ROOT} = $webwork_dir;\n$ENV{PERL_JSON_BACKEND} = '"'JSON::PP';/" /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/webwork.conf|);
+
+}
+
+# A comand for any distro specific stuff that needs to be done
+# after webwork has been fully installed
+sub postinstall_hook {
+
+}
+
+1;