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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "cloning repo"
+git clone https://github.com/keyfactor/Keyfactor-CAgent -b tedge-demo
+
+echo "installing dependencies, please provide password as necessary"
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install -y build-essential git libcurl4-gnutls-dev curl libssl-dev
+
+echo "creating /home/keyfactor folder structure"
+sudo mkdir /home/keyfactor
+sudo mkdir /home/keyfactor/Keyfactor-CAgent
+sudo mkdir /home/keyfactor/Keyfactor-CAgent/certs
+sudo chown -R $(whoami):$(whoami) /home/keyfactor
+touch /home/keyfactor/Keyfactor-CAgent/certs/trust.store
+
+echo "building agent"
+cd Keyfactor-CAgent
+make clean
+make opentest
+
+echo "run ./agent to continue"