diff --git a/vmprov/packages.txt b/vmprov/packages.txt
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+avahi-utils
+build-essential
+byobu
+command-not-found
+curl
+daemontools
+duplicity
+git-core
+htop
+iftop
+iotop
+iptraf
+jq
+lft
+lsof
+make
+man-db
+mtr
+pciutils
+psmisc
+pv
+python-pip
+rsync
+screen
+strace
+tcpdump
+telnet
+traceroute
+vim
+wget