Now using an olimex pocket programmer, and an uninhabited arduino board as the programmer

ArduinoBootloaderAndBlinkForAtmega328p.c

/*
    sudo avrdude -b 19200 -c avrisp2 -p m328p -P /dev/ttyACM1 \
    -v -U lfuse:w:0xff:m -U hfuse:w:0xde:m -U efuse:w:0x05:m  \
    -U flash:w:optiboot_atmega328.hex
*/

//modified from Scott Fitzgerald's Blink, which comes with the `sudo apt-get install arduino`

void setup() {
  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
  digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
  delay(100);            
  digitalWrite(13, LOW); 
  delay(100);            
}