diff --git a/installation/scripts/install_prereqs_ubuntu.sh b/installation/scripts/install_prereqs_ubuntu.sh
index cceeba08c2..b798a9737e 100644
--- a/installation/scripts/install_prereqs_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/installation/scripts/install_prereqs_ubuntu.sh
@@ -20,83 +20,86 @@ echo "Installing all apt dependencies..."
 
 # TODO multi user dependencies?
 sudo apt update && \
-sudo apt -y install build-essential autoconf libtool git-core automake git zip wget ant && \
-sudo apt -y build-dep imagemagick libmagickcore-dev libde265 libheif && \
-sudo apt -y install libpq-dev ant \
+sudo apt -y install build-essential autoconf libtool git-core automake git zip wget ant \
+# && 
+# sudo apt -y build-dep imagemagick libmagickcore-dev libde265 libheif && \
+# sudo apt -y install 
+imagemagick libde265-dev libheif-dev \
+libpq-dev \
 testdisk libafflib-dev libewf-dev libvhdi-dev libvmdk-dev \
 libgstreamer1.0-0 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad \
 gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-doc gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-x \
 gstreamer1.0-alsa gstreamer1.0-gl gstreamer1.0-gtk3 gstreamer1.0-qt5 gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio
 
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
-then
-    echo "Failed to install necessary dependencies" >> /dev/stderr
-    exit 1
-fi
+# if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
+# then
+#     echo "Failed to install necessary dependencies" >> /dev/stderr
+#     exit 1
+# fi
 
-echo "Cloning source for libde265 and libheif..."
-pushd /usr/src/ && \
-sudo git clone https://github.com/strukturag/libde265.git && \
-sudo git clone https://github.com/strukturag/libheif.git && \
-popd
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
-then
-    popd
-    echo "Failed to retrieve libde265 and libheif repos" >> /dev/stderr
-    exit 1
-fi
+# echo "Cloning source for libde265 and libheif..."
+# pushd /usr/src/ && \
+# sudo git clone https://github.com/strukturag/libde265.git && \
+# sudo git clone https://github.com/strukturag/libheif.git && \
+# popd
+# if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
+# then
+#     popd
+#     echo "Failed to retrieve libde265 and libheif repos" >> /dev/stderr
+#     exit 1
+# fi
 
-echo "Installing libde265..."
-pushd /usr/src/libde265/ && \
-sudo ./autogen.sh && \
-sudo ./configure && \
-sudo make && \
-sudo make install && \
-popd
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
-then
-    popd
-    echo "Failed to install libde265" >> /dev/stderr
-    exit 1
-fi
+# echo "Installing libde265..."
+# pushd /usr/src/libde265/ && \
+# sudo ./autogen.sh && \
+# sudo ./configure && \
+# sudo make && \
+# sudo make install && \
+# popd
+# if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
+# then
+#     popd
+#     echo "Failed to install libde265" >> /dev/stderr
+#     exit 1
+# fi
 
-echo "Installing libheif..."
-pushd /usr/src/libheif/ && \
-sudo ./autogen.sh && \
-sudo ./configure && \
-sudo make && \
-sudo make install && \
-popd
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
-then
-    popd
-    echo "Failed to install libheif" >> /dev/stderr
-    exit 1
-fi
+# echo "Installing libheif..."
+# pushd /usr/src/libheif/ && \
+# sudo ./autogen.sh && \
+# sudo ./configure && \
+# sudo make && \
+# sudo make install && \
+# popd
+# if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
+# then
+#     popd
+#     echo "Failed to install libheif" >> /dev/stderr
+#     exit 1
+# fi
 
-echo "Installing ImageMagick..."
-pushd /usr/src/ && \
-sudo wget https://www.imagemagick.org/download/ImageMagick.tar.gz && \
-sudo tar xf ImageMagick.tar.gz && \
-pushd ImageMagick-7* && \
-sudo ./configure --with-heic=yes && \
-sudo make && \
-sudo make install && \
-popd && \
-popd
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
-then
-    popd && popd
-    echo "Failed to install ImageMagick" >> /dev/stderr
-    exit 1
-fi
+# echo "Installing ImageMagick..."
+# pushd /usr/src/ && \
+# sudo wget https://www.imagemagick.org/download/ImageMagick.tar.gz && \
+# sudo tar xf ImageMagick.tar.gz && \
+# pushd ImageMagick-7* && \
+# sudo ./configure --with-heic=yes && \
+# sudo make && \
+# sudo make install && \
+# popd && \
+# popd
+# if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
+# then
+#     popd && popd
+#     echo "Failed to install ImageMagick" >> /dev/stderr
+#     exit 1
+# fi
 
-sudo ldconfig
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
-then
-    echo "ldconfig call failed" >> /dev/stderr
-    exit 1
-fi
+# sudo ldconfig
+# if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
+# then
+#     echo "ldconfig call failed" >> /dev/stderr
+#     exit 1
+# fi
 
 echo "Installing bellsoft Java 8..."
 pushd /usr/src/ && \
@@ -112,15 +115,15 @@ then
 fi
 
 # https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/117467/how-to-permanently-set-environmental-variables
-echo "Setting JAVA_HOME..."
-export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/bellsoft-java8-full-amd64 && \
-echo "Java home is now: $JAVA_HOME" && \
-echo 'export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/bellsoft-java8-full-amd64' | tee ~/.profile ~/.bashrc
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
-then
-    echo "Failed to set up JAVA_HOME in bash_rc" >> /dev/stderr
-    exit 1
-fi
+# echo "Setting JAVA_HOME..."
+# export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/bellsoft-java8-full-amd64 && \
+# echo "Java home is now: $JAVA_HOME" && \
+# echo 'export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/bellsoft-java8-full-amd64' | tee ~/.profile ~/.bashrc
+# if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] 
+# then
+#     echo "Failed to set up JAVA_HOME in bash_rc" >> /dev/stderr
+#     exit 1
+# fi
 
-echo "Java version is:"
-java -version
\ No newline at end of file
+# echo "Java version is:"
+# java -version
\ No newline at end of file