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+## Setting up a Linux Development Environment
+
+### Install some dependencies
+
+`sudo apt-get install xzip gyp libjs-underscore libuv1-dev dep11-tools deps-tools-cli`
+
+### Create a temp directory, download and place the `node` and `golang` bins 
+
+```
+mkdir tmp
+cd tmp
+```
+
+#### install `node` and `yarn`
+
+```
+wget https://nodejs.org/dist/v9.4.0/node-v9.4.0-linux-x64.tar.xz
+xz -d node-v9.4.0-linux-x64.tar.xz
+tar -xf node-v9.4.0-linux-x64.tar
+sudo cp -rf node-v9.4.0-linux-x64/bin /usr/local/
+sudo cp -rf node-v9.4.0-linux-x64/include /usr/local
+sudo cp -rf node-v9.4.0-linux-x64/lib /usr/local
+sudo cp -rf node-v9.4.0-linux-x64/share /usr/local
+npm install -g yarn
+```
+
+#### install `go`
+
+```
+wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.9.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.9.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:~/go/bin/
+```
+
+#### clean-up temp directory
+
+```
+cd ..
+rm -rf tmp
+```
+
+### Clone and build depenencies
+
+```
+mkdir -p ~/go/src/github.com/kolide/
+git clone https://github.com/kolide/fleet.git
+cd fleet
+make deps
+make generate
+make build
+sudo cp build/fleet /usr/bin/fleet
+```