Contiki setup on a new linux (virtual) machine

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1.	Installation
  a.	Install & update Linux
  b.	Optional: Install virtualbox guest additions
  c.	If using a minimal install, install common developer tools like java, git, etc…
    i.	sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk git python build-essential
    ii.	Optional: Install Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers

2.	Download Contiki from git
  a.	git clone https://github.com/contiki-os/contiki.git
  b.	git submodule update --init --recursive

3.	Installation for cooja
  Note: cooja and cooja-motes work on 64-bit OS but require a 32-bit java and gcc compilation. It also contains deprecated code so one should use Java 8!
 
  a.	# apt install openjdk-8-jdk:i386 libc6-dev-i386 ant
  b.	edit file contiki/tools/config/cooja/config/external_tools.config to compile 32-bit
    i.	Line 17 (COMPILER_ARGS) append with: -m32
    ii.	Line 18 (LINK_COMMAND_1) append with: -m32
  c.	Start cooja using the JAVA_HOME environment variable pointing to the 32-bit java. This can be done via the following cooja.sh script:

      #!/bin/bash
      JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-i386"
      export JAVA_HOME
      ant run

  d.	Set executable permissions via chmod +x cooja.sh
  e.	From now on, start cooja using ./cooja.sh instead of ant run

4.	Compiler for Zolertia ZOUL (Re-mote, Firefly) and other ARM microcontrollers
  a.	# apt install gcc-arm-none-eabi 

5.	Compiler for Zoleria Z1 and other MSP430 microcontrollers
  a.	# apt install binutils-msp430 gcc-msp430 msp430-libc

6.	Other uploading/serialview/tunslip related things
  a.	Install python and python-serial which might be needed for uploading
    i.	#apt install python python-serial
  b.	Add user to dialout group for enabling serialview/login to work without sudo
    i.	#usermod -a -G dialout <user>
    ii.	A logout/login (or reboot) is required to take effect
  c.	Recompile tunslip6 from source (in case of a 64bit OS)
  i.	In Contiki/tools: gcc -o tunslip6 tunslip6.c