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+#!/bin/bash
+# This script installs Klipper on an x86_64 machine running the
+# CentOS 7 distribution.
+
+PYTHONDIR="${HOME}/klippy-env"
+SYSTEMDDIR="/etc/systemd/system"
+
+# Step 1: Install system packages
+install_packages()
+{
+    # Packages for python cffi
+    PKGLIST="python-virtualenv libffi-devel"
+    # kconfig requirements
+    PKGLIST="${PKGLIST} ncurses-devel"
+    # hub-ctrl
+    PKGLIST="${PKGLIST} libusb-devel"
+    # AVR chip installation and building
+    PKGLIST="${PKGLIST} avrdude gcc-avr32-linux-gnu binutils-avr32-linux-gnu avr-libc"
+    # ARM chip installation and building
+    # CentOS/Fedora do not appear to have these packages available at this time
+    PKGLIST="${PKGLIST} arm-none-eabi-gcc-cs arm-none-eabi-newlib"
+
+    # Install desired packages
+    report_status "Installing packages..."
+    sudo yum install -y ${PKGLIST}
+}
+
+# Step 2: Create python virtual environment
+create_virtualenv()
+{
+    report_status "Updating python virtual environment..."
+
+    # Create virtualenv if it doesn't already exist
+    [ ! -d ${PYTHONDIR} ] && virtualenv ${PYTHONDIR}
+
+    # Install/update dependencies
+    ${PYTHONDIR}/bin/pip install cffi==1.6.0 pyserial==3.2.1 greenlet==0.4.10
+}
+
+# Step 3: Install startup script
+install_script()
+{
+# Create systemd service file
+    report_status "Installing system start script..."
+    sudo /bin/sh -c "cat > $SYSTEMDDIR/klipper.service" << EOF
+#Systemd service file for klipper
+[Unit]
+Description=Starts klipper on startup
+After=network.target
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=$USER
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=${PYTHONDIR}/bin/python ${SRCDIR}/klippy/klippy.py ${HOME}/printer.cfg -l /var/log/klippy.log
+EOF
+# Use systemctl to enable the klipper systemd service script
+    sudo systemctl enable klipper.service
+}
+
+# Configuration for systemctl klipper
+
+KLIPPY_USER=$USER
+
+
+# Step 5: Start host software
+start_software()
+{
+    report_status "Launching Klipper host software..."
+    sudo systemctl klipper restart
+}
+
+# Helper functions
+report_status()
+{
+    echo -e "\n\n###### $1"
+}
+
+verify_ready()
+{
+    if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "This script must not run as root"
+        exit -1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Force script to exit if an error occurs
+set -e
+
+# Find SRCDIR from the pathname of this script
+SRCDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )"/.. && pwd )"
+
+# Run installation steps defined above
+verify_ready
+install_packages
+create_virtualenv
+install_script
+start_software