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Beginner friendly guide to installing EOS on Debian (w/Ubuntu Support)

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Base Install (Debian)
YMMV
(For instance if Jessie is available but, not Stretch)
You can just upgrade to Stretch (Stable) first.
TL;DR (Copy/Paste This ONLY if Stretch is NOT Available From Your VPS Provider)
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade -y; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade; sudo sed -i 's/jessie/stretch/g' /etc/apt/sources.list; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade -y; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade -y; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade; sudo sed -i 's/stretch/buster/g' /etc/apt/sources.list; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade -y; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
OK, let's really get started ...

Install Prerequisites (Distribution)
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HOME_DIR=/home/$(whoami); echo HOME_DIR=$HOME_DIR >> .bashrc; sudo apt-get install -y openssl libssl-dev curl wget git build-essential llvm-4.0 llvm-4.0-dev clang-4.0 libclang-4.0-dev autoconf libtool libgmp-dev libtinfo-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev
Install Prerequisites (Development)
CMake 3.8.2
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curl -O https://cmake.org/files/v3.8/cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64.sh; chmod +x cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64.sh; ./cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64.sh; echo 'export PATH=$HOME_DIR/cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH' >> .bashrc; source .bashrc; cd ~
Boost 1.64
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wget https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.64.0/source/boost_1_64_0.tar.gz; tar zxvf boost_1_64_0.tar.gz; echo 'export BOOST_ROOT=$HOME_DIR/boost_1_64_0' >> .bashrc; source .bashrc; cd boost_1_64_0; ./bootstrap.sh; sudo ./b2 install; cd ~
libsecp256k1 Crypto
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git clone https://github.com/cryptonomex/secp256k1-zkp.git; cd secp256k1-zkp; ./autogen.sh; ./configure;make; sudo make install; cd ~
WASM LLVM
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mkdir ~/wasm-compiler; cd ~/wasm-compiler; git clone --depth 1 --single-branch --branch release_40 https://github.com/llvm-mirror/llvm.git; cd llvm/tools; git clone --depth 1 --single-branch --branch release_40 https://github.com/llvm-mirror/clang.git; cd ..; mkdir build; cd build; cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=.. -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD= -DLLVM_EXPERIMENTAL_TARGETS_TO_BUILD=WebAssembly -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../; make -j2 install; cd ~; echo 'export WASM_LLVM_CONFIG=$HOME_DIR/wasm-compiler/llvm/bin/llvm-config' >> .bashrc; source .bashrc; cd ~
C'MON, I WANT HAZ EOS!

Install EOS
EOS
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git clone https://github.com/eosio/eos --recursive; mkdir -p eos/build; cd eos/build; cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++-4.0 -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-4.0 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 ..; make -j2; sudo make install; cd ~
Configure EOS Node
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cd ~/eos/build; programs/eosd/eosd; cd ~; cd ~/eos/build/data-dir; sed -i -e "s|# genesis-json =|genesis-json = $HOME_DIR/eos/genesis.json|g" config.ini; sed -i -e "s|enable-stale-production = false|enable-stale-production = true|g" config.ini; echo 'producer-name = inita' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initb' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initc' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initd' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = inite' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initf' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initg' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = inith' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initi' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initj' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initk' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initl' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initm' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initn' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = inito' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initp' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initq' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initr' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = inits' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initt' >> config.ini; echo 'producer-name = initu' >> config.ini; echo 'plugin = eos::producer_plugin' >> config.ini; echo 'plugin = eos::chain_api_plugin' >> config.ini; cd ~
Start EOS Node
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cd ~/eos/build; programs/eosd/eosd &; cd ~
Fund Operations
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cd ~/eos/build; programs/eosc/eosc transfer eos inita 20; cd ~; cd ~/eos/build; programs/eosc/eosc transfer eos initb 20; cd ~; cd ~/eos/build; programs/eosc/eosc transfer eos initc 20

Happy hacking on a new economic platform!

(Pretty Printed Steps Below)
Base Install (Debian)
Stretch (Debian 9/Stable) to Buster (Debian 10/Testing)
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
$ sudo sed -i 's/stretch/buster/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgradeJessie (Debian 8) to Stretch (Debian 9/Stable)
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
$ sudo sed -i 's/jessie/stretch/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Install Prerequisites (Distribution)
$ HOME_DIR=/home/$(whoami)
$ echo HOME_DIR=$HOME_DIR >> .bashrc; source .bashrc
$ sudo apt-get install openssl libssl-dev curl wget git build-essential llvm-4.0 llvm-4.0-dev clang-4.0 libclang-4.0-dev autoconf libtool libgmp-dev libtinfo-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev -y
Install Prerequisites (Development)
CMake 3.8.2
$ curl -O https://cmake.org/files/v3.8/cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64.sh
$ chmod +x cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64.sh
$ ./cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64.sh
$ echo 'export PATH=$HOME_DIR/cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH' >> .bashrc; source .bashrc; cd ~
Boost 1.64
$ wget https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.64.0/source/boost_1_64_0.tar.gz; tar zxvf boost_1_64_0.tar.gz
$ echo 'export BOOST_ROOT=$HOME_DIR/boost_1_64_0' >> .bashrc
$ source .bashrc
$ cd boost_1_64_0
$ ./bootstrap.sh
$ sudo ./b2 install
$ cd ~
libsecp256k1 Crypto
$ git clone https://github.com/cryptonomex/secp256k1-zkp.git
$ cd secp256k1-zkp
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install
$ cd ~
WASM LLVM
$ mkdir ~/wasm-compiler
$ cd ~/wasm-compiler
$ git clone --depth 1 --single-branch --branch release_40 https://github.com/llvm-mirror/llvm.git
$ cd llvm/tools; git clone --depth 1 --single-branch --branch release_40 https://github.com/llvm-mirror/clang.git
$ cd ..
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=.. -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD= -DLLVM_EXPERIMENTAL_TARGETS_TO_BUILD=WebAssembly -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../
$ make -j2 install
$ cd ~
$ echo 'export WASM_LLVM_CONFIG=$HOME_DIR/wasm-compiler/llvm/bin/llvm-config' >> .bashrc
source .bashrc
$ cd ~
EOS
$ git clone https://github.com/eosio/eos --recursive
$ mkdir -p eos/build
$ cd eos/build
$ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++-4.0 -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-4.0 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 ..
$ make -j2
$ sudo make install (Optional)
$ cd ~
Configure EOS Node
$ cd ~/eos/build
$ programs/eosd/eosd
$ cd ~
$ cd ~/eos/build/data-dir
$ sed -i -e "s|# genesis-json =|genesis-json = $HOME_DIR/eos/genesis.json|g" config.ini
$ sed -i -e "s|enable-stale-production = false|enable-stale-production = true|g" config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = inita' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initb' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initc' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initd' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = inite' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initf' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initg' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = inith' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initi' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initj' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initk' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initl' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initm' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initn' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = inito' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initp' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initq' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initr' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = inits' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initt' >> config.ini
$ echo 'producer-name = initu' >> config.ini
$ echo 'plugin = eos::producer_plugin' >> config.ini
$ echo 'plugin = eos::chain_api_plugin' >> config.ini
$ cd ~
Start EOS Node
$ cd ~/eos/build
$ programs/eosd/eosd &
$ cd ~
Fund Operations
$ cd ~/eos/build; programs/eosc/eosc transfer eos inita 20; cd ~
$ cd ~/eos/build; programs/eosc/eosc transfer eos initb 20; cd ~
$ cd ~/eos/build; programs/eosc/eosc transfer eos initc 20; cd ~
$ cd ~/eos/build; programs/eosc/eosc transfer eos initd 20; cd ~
$ cd ~/eos/build; programs/eosc/eosc transfer eos inite 20; cd ~
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