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+################## BASE IMAGE ######################
+FROM rocker/r-ubuntu:18.04   
+
+# Install required libraries -- using prebuild binaries where available
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+aptitude \
+libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+libxml2-dev \
+git \
+r-cran-devtools \
+r-cran-git2r \
+r-cran-xml \
+r-cran-rcurl \
+sudo
+
+# Install plr -- for now (?) from GH; also install visualTest
+RUN installGithub.r Goekelab/bambu \
+&& rm -rf /tmp/downloaded_packages/