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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def package_ensure_apt(*packages):
 """Ensure apt packages are installed"""

    package = " ".join(packages)
    status = run("dpkg-query -W -f='${{Status}} ' {p}; true".format(p=package))
    status = status.lower()
    if 'no packages found' in status or 'not-installed' in status:
        sudo("apt-get --yes install " + package)
        return False
    else:
        return True