diff --git a/scripts/subinstallers/check_updates.sh b/scripts/subinstallers/check_updates.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+sudo apt-get update
+
+UPDATES=$(sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -s --quiet=2 | grep ^Inst | wc -l)
+
+if [[ "$UPDATES" ~= "0" ]]; then
+    echo "Please run updates: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade"
+    exit 1;
+fi
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