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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# usage: install.sh
+#        curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akutz/cloud-init-vmware-guestinfo/master/install.sh | sh -
+#
+
+# The script to lookup the path to the cloud-init's datasource directory, "sources".
+PY_SCRIPT='import os; from cloudinit import sources; print(os.path.dirname(sources.__file__));'
+
+# Get the path to the cloud-init installation's datasource directory.
+CLOUD_INIT_SOURCES=$(python -c ''"${PY_SCRIPT}"'' 2>/dev/null || \
+  python3 -c ''"${PY_SCRIPT}"'' 2>/dev/null) ||
+  { exit_code="${?}"; echo "failed to find python runtime" 1>&2; exit "${exit_code}"; }
+
+# If no "sources" directory was located then it's likely cloud-init is not installed.
+[ -z "${CLOUD_INIT_SOURCES}" ] && echo "cloud-init not found" 1>&2 && exit 1
+
+# The repository from which to fetch the cloud-init datasource and config files.
+REPO_SLUG="${REPO_SLUG:-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akutz/cloud-init-vmware-guestinfo}"
+
+# The git reference to use. This can be a branch or tag name as well as a commit ID.
+GIT_REF="${GIT_REF:-master}"
+
+# Download the cloud init datasource into the cloud-init's "sources" directory.
+curl -sSL -o "${CLOUD_INIT_SOURCES}/DataSourceVMwareGuestInfo.py" \
+  "${REPO_SLUG}/${GIT_REF}/DataSourceVMwareGuestInfo.py"
+
+# Add the configuration file that tells cloud-init what datasource to use.
+mkdir -p /etc/cloud.cfg.d
+curl -sSL -o /etc/cloud.cfg.d/99-DataSourceVMwareGuestInfo.cfg \
+  "${REPO_SLUG}/${GIT_REF}/99-DataSourceVMwareGuestInfo.cfg"
+
+echo "So long, and thanks for all the fish."