tested on ubuntu 16.10
# geth
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ethereum/ethereum
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ethereum
# ipfs
snap install ipfs
ipfs init
# node 7.x from nodesource
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | bash #todo shouldn't be doing this
apt-get install nodejs
# clone codebase
git clone https://github.com/aletheia-foundation/aletheia-node
pushd aletheia-node
#install and run
npm install
npm start