additional bash programming to support a json configuration file.

still working on kernel options for proper networking.

scripts/install_dependencies.sh

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+#install dependencies
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "switching from $(id -un) to root"
+	exec sudo "$0" "$@"
+fi
+set -e
+list="kpartx podman debootstrap "
+apt update
+for item in $list; do
+    apt install -y $item
+done
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+find . -type f -name "*" -exec chmod +x {} +