diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+run_tests
+tests/run_tests_in_isolation
+tests/helpers/helpers.sh
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "lib/tmux-test"]
+	path = lib/tmux-test
+	url = https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-test.git
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+# generic packages
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get update
+  - sudo apt-get install -y git-core expect
+  - sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties software-properties-common
+
+# install latest Tmux 1.9a
+install:
+  - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:pi-rho/dev
+  - sudo apt-get update
+  - sudo apt-get install -y tmux=1.9a-1~ppa1~p
+
+script: ./tests/run_tests_in_isolation
diff --git a/lib/tmux-test b/lib/tmux-test
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+Subproject commit 3502d69033c9b159074d11965032fff0623d881a