diff --git a/ubuntu-14.04/scripts/base.sh b/ubuntu-14.04/scripts/base.sh
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+apt-get update
+apt-get -y upgrade
+apt-get -y dist-upgrade
+apt-get -y install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
+
+# to be removed
+#sed -i -e '/Defaults\s\+env_reset/a Defaults\texempt_group=sudo' /etc/sudoers
+#sed -i -e 's/%sudo  ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL/%sudo  ALL=NOPASSWD:ALL/g' /etc/sudoers
+