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+#! /bin/sh
+
+# op25 install script for debian based systems
+# including ubuntu 14/16 and raspbian
+
+if [ ! -d op25/gr-op25 ]; then
+	echo ====== error, op25 top level directories not found
+	echo ====== you must change to the op25 top level directory
+	echo ====== before running this script
+	exit
+fi
+
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get build-dep gnuradio
+sudo apt-get install gnuradio gnuradio-dev gr-osmosdr librtlsdr-dev libuhd-dev  libhackrf-dev libitpp-dev libpcap-dev
+
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ../
+make
+sudo make install
+sudo ldconfig