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+# install Rust
+curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
+
+# install MongoDB
+curl -fsSL https://pgp.mongodb.com/server-6.0.asc | sudo gpg -o /usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-6.0.gpg --dearmor
+
+# install graph tools for evaluation
+conda install -c conda-forge -c ostrokach-forge -c pkgw-forge graph-tool
+
+# initialize a MongoDB server
+screen 
+mongod