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+# Standard update + upgrade dance
+apt-get update
+apt-get upgrade -y
+
+# Fix the silly notion that /bin/sh should point to dash by pointing it to bash
+
+sudo update-alternatives --install /bin/sh sh /bin/bash 100
+
+# Install build tools
+apt-get install -y build-essential autoconf automake bison libssl-dev ccache libtool git dkms debhelper
+
+# Install other stuff
+# apt-get install -y qemu-kvm libvirt-bin ubuntu-vm-builder bridge-utils
+
+# Install uio
+apt-get install -y linux-image-extra-`uname -r`
+
+# Install jdk and maven
+apt-get install -y openjdk-7-jdk
+# $$$ comment out for the moment
+# apt-get install -y --force-yes maven3
+
+# Install debian packaging tools
+apt-get install -y debhelper dkms
+
+# Setup for hugepages using upstart so it persists across reboots
+echo "vm.nr_hugepages=1024" >> /etc/sysctl.d/20-hugepages.conf
+sysctl --system
+
+cat << EOF > /etc/init/hugepages.conf
+start on runlevel [2345]
+
+task
+
+script
+    mkdir -p /run/hugepages/kvm || true
+    rm -f /run/hugepages/kvm/* || true
+    rm -f /dev/shm/* || true
+    mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /run/hugepages/kvm
+end script
+EOF
+
+# Make sure we run that hugepages.conf right now
+start hugepages
+
+# Setup the vpp code
+cd ~vagrant/
+sudo -u vagrant mkdir git
+cd git/
+
+# You will need to alter this line to reflect reality.
+sudo -H -u vagrant git clone /vpp
+cd vpp/
+
+# Initial vpp build
+if [ -d build-root ]; then
+  # Bootstrap vpp
+  cd build-root/
+  sudo -H -u vagrant ./bootstrap.sh
+
+  # Build vpp
+  sudo -H -u vagrant make PLATFORM=vpp TAG=vpp_debug install-deb
+
+  # Stick the dpdk module in the canonical place
+  cp ./install-vpp_debug-native/dpdk/kmod/igb_uio.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/uio/
+  depmod
+
+  # Load igb_uio into the kernel
+  modprobe igb_uio
+
+  # Make sure igb_uio loads at boot time
+  # Make sure uio loads at boot time
+  echo  igb_uio >> /lib/modprobe.d/igb_uio.conf
+  cd ~vagrant/
+  cat /vagrant/README
+
+fi