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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# essential tools
+pacman -S --noconfirm base-devel libretools
+
+# matter of preference
+pacman -S --noconfirm vim bash-completion
+
+# create builduser
+useradd -mU parabola
+chpasswd <<<"parabola:parabola"
+
+# enable sudo access
+cat >> /etc/sudoers <<EOF
+parabola ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
+EOF
+
+# setup environment
+sed -i 's|#PKGDEST=.*|PKGDEST=/home/parabola/output/packages|' /etc/makepkg.conf
+sed -i 's|#SRCDEST=.*|PKGDEST=/home/parabola/output/sources|' /etc/makepkg.conf
+sed -i 's|#SRCPKGDEST=.*|PKGDEST=/home/parabola/output/srcpackages|' /etc/makepkg.conf
+sed -i 's|#LOGDEST=.*|PKGDEST=/home/parabola/output/makepkglogs|' /etc/makepkg.conf
+sed -i '/^OPTIONS=/ s/debug/!debug/' /etc/makepkg.conf
+
+sudo -u parabola createworkdir