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+#!/bin/bash
+# Install dependencies and necessary tools
+
+echo
+echo "INSTALLING DEPENDENCIES"
+echo "***********************"
+
+sudo apt-get -qq update
+sudo apt-get -qq install build-essential git libboost-all-dev libpcap-dev pkg-config libsqlite3-dev socat bind9 libssl-dev