How to run command in background [duplicate]

I am using this command

sudo apt-get update && wget && mv deb-cli minergate-cli-release.deb && sudo apt-get install -y gdebi && sudo gdebi minergate-cli-release.deb && screen minergate-cli -user --xmr

So first I need force yes; when prompted with "do you want to install software package?" y/n

I need to auto select y

Secondly I need to run this whole command in the background. It takes a long time to install.

2 Answers

append a "&" to your command ;)

1. By providing -y option with apt-get you can skip the confirmations while installing.

2. You can use the screen command to get in to a screen console in which you can perform long time installations so that you can detach and attach the screen as per you want.

   Type apt-get install screen in a terminal to install screen.

Once installed type screen in the terminal to get in to screen.

You can perform the commands in the screen.

Use key combinations CTRL + A + D to detach the screen and CTRL +RX to re-attach the screen if you have only one screen running(In this case only one screen is running)