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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright 2016 the original author or authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+set -e
+
+echo "Installing Ansible..."
+apt-get install -y software-properties-common
+apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y ansible apt-transport-https
+cp /voltha/ansible/ansible.cfg /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg