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+Hardware:
+- Intel NUC
+- 500 GByte SSD (overkill, but was what we had)
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+OS: Ubuntu 16.04 "xenial" (as per EOTK supported)
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+Download an Ubuntu 16.04 server .iso file, verify checksup, and `dd` it to a USB thumbdrive.
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+Power on the Intel NUC with keyboard and monitor attached, hold F10 to get boot
+menu and select the USB drive (I didn't use UEFI).
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+Install as english/USA.
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+Hostname: ia-onion1
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+User: eotk
+Password: eotk-changeme
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+Did not encrypt homedir; want device to come back up automatically after a
+power fault.
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+Select unencrypted full LVM volume.
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+Select "install security upgrades automatically".
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+Install:
+- standard system utilities
+- OpenSSH server
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+Have grub overwrite MBR
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+Reboot, pull USB drive, login as eotk.
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+    sudo apt update
+    sudo apt upgrade
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+    sudo apt install git
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+    sudo apt install build-essential cowsay manpages-dev apt-transport-https
+        curl git htop iftop iotop iputils-ping less molly-guard mtr-tiny netbase
+        net-tools openssh-server screen sudo tcpdump tree unattended-upgrades
+        util-linux vim-nox wget ntp fail2ban rkhunter debsums whois lynis
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