diff --git a/install_helpers/install_NFD.py b/install_helpers/install_NFD.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python2
+import os
+
+# Install NFD
+def run():
+    print "\nINSTALLING NFD"
+    print "**************"
+    os.system("git clone https://github.com/named-data/NFD --depth 1")
+    os.chdir("NFD")
+    os.system("./waf distclean")
+    os.system("./waf configure")
+    os.system("./waf -j1")
+    os.system("sudo ./waf install")
+    os.system("sudo cp /usr/local/etc/ndn/nfd.conf.sample /usr/local/etc/ndn/nfd.conf")
+    os.system("sudo mkdir /usr/local/etc/ndn/keys/")
+    os.system("ndnsec-cert-dump -i `ndnsec-get-default` > ~/default.ndncert")
+    os.system("sudo mv ~/default.ndncert /usr/local/etc/ndn/keys")
+    os.chdir("..")