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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script is intended to install Mininet into
+# a brand-new Ubuntu (10.04 or 11.10) virtual machine,
+# to create a fully usable "tutorial" VM.
+
+set -e
+sudo sh -c 'cat >> /etc/sudoers' <<EOF
+openflow ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL
+EOF
+sudo sed -i -e 's/Default/#Default/' /etc/sudoers
+sudo sed -i -e 's/ubuntu/mininet-vm/' /etc/hostname
+sudo sed -i -e 's/ubuntu/mininet-vm/g' /etc/hosts
+sudo hostname `cat /etc/hostname`
+sudo sed -i -e 's/quiet splash/text/' /etc/default/grub
+sudo update-grub
+sudo sed -i -e 's/us.archive.ubuntu.com/mirrors.kernel.org/' \
+	/etc/apt/sources.list
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get -y install git-core openssh-server
+git clone git://github.com/mininet/mininet
+cd mininet
+cd
+time mininet/util/install.sh
+if ! grep NOX_CORE_DIR .bashrc; then
+  echo "export NOX_CORE_DIR=~/noxcore/build/src/" >> .bashrc
+fi
+echo <<EOF
+You may need to reboot and then:
+sudo dpkg-reconfigure openvswitch-datapath-dkms
+sudo service openvswitch-switch start
+EOF
+
+