diff --git a/src/utils/setup/setupApt.ts b/src/utils/setup/setupApt.ts
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+import { exec } from "@actions/exec"
+
+/** A function that installs a package using apt */
+export async function setupApt(name: string, version?: string, updateRepositories: boolean = true) {
+  if (updateRepositories) {
+    await exec("apt-get", ["update"])
+  }
+
+  const exit = await exec("apt-get", ["install", version !== undefined ? `${name}=${version}` : name])
+
+  if (exit !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to install ${name} ${version}`)
+  }
+}