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 You will need the script to execute to completion before you can see the `p4` login on your virtual machine's GUI. In some cases, the `vagrant up` command brings up only the default `vagrant` login with the password `vagrant`. Dependencies may or may not have been installed for you to proceed with running P4 programs. Please refer the [existing issues](https://github.com/p4lang/tutorials/issues) to help fix your problem or create a new one if your specific problem isn't addressed there.
 
-To install dependencies by hand, please reference the [vm-ubuntu-20.04](./vm-ubuntu-20.04) installation scripts.
-They contain the dependencies, versions, and installation procedure.
-You should be able to run them directly on an Ubuntu 16.04 machine:
-- `sudo ./root-bootstrap.sh`
-- `sudo ./user-bootstrap.sh`
-
 
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