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Asked: 2026-06-12T17:55:49+00:00

if [ $DISTRO = REDHAT] || [ $DISTRO = FEDORA]; then if ! rpm

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if [ $DISTRO = "REDHAT"] || [ $DISTRO = "FEDORA"]; then 
    if ! rpm -qa | grep -q glibc-static; then
        $BIN_ECHO -e " Package [glibc-static] not found. Installing.. "
        yum install glibc-static
    elif
        $BIN_ECHO -e " All required packages installed.. "
    fi
elif [ $DISTRO = "DEBIAN"]; then 
    if ! dpkg-query -l glibc; then
        $BIN_ECHO -e " Package [glibc] not found. Installing.. "
        apt-get install glibc
    elif
        $BIN_ECHO -e " All required packages installed.. "
    fi
fi

line 156: syntax error near unexpected token `fi’

How do I put the two statements together?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You must have a space before the final ] on each test.

    For example: 

    if [ $DISTRO = "REDHAT"] || [ $DISTRO = "FEDORA"]; then

    must be re-written as either:

     if [ "$DISTRO" = REDHAT ] || [ "$DISTRO" = FEDORA ]; then

    or

    if test "$DISTRO" = REDHAT || test "$DISTRO" = FEDORA; then

    Also note that there is no reason to quote literal strings, but you should quote variables.

    You can also do :

    if test "$DISTRO" = REDHAT -o "$DISTRO" = FEDORA; then

    or

    case "$DISTRO" in
REDHAT|FEDORA) ... ;;
DEBIAN) ... ;;
esac
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