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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status.
+set -e
+
+DIR=$1
+if [ ! -z "$DIR" ]; then
+    cd $DIR
+fi
+
+sudo apt-get install -y dpkg-dev
+
+# Install debian package locally so that 'apt-get install' will find it (for building sample project snaps)
+dpkg-scanpackages -m . >Packages
+
+# Add package to sources list
+full_path=$(pwd)
+echo "deb [trusted=yes] file:${full_path} ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ctrlx-automation.list
+
+sudo apt-get update
+
+# Install newest ctrlx-datalayer package
+sudo apt-get install ctrlx-datalayer -y