A quick script to get tim setup on mint

timsetup.sh

#!/bin/bash
# This is a script to set up a Linux Mint environment for Tim's development this summer.  It is by no means complete, but is just meant to get started with some of the basics for java development and the courage project.

#set your username here
USER=ben

#update available packages
apt-get update
#installing postgres
apt-get -y install postgresql
apt-get -y install pgadmin3

#install git
apt-get -y install git
#install node and npm
sudo apt-get -y install python-software-properties python g++ make
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:chris-lea/node.js
sudo apt-get -y update
sudo apt-get -y install nodejs
apt-get -y install npm
#install zsh
apt-get -y install zsh
# get java jdk
# we're going to use the "open" java implementation instead of oracle's version
apt-get -y install openjdk-7-jdk
#install eclipse
apt-get -y install eclipse
#set zsh as your default shell
chsh -s /bin/zsh $USER

# create and go to your projects directory
# You'll want to put your eclipse workspace in this projects folder eventually too
cd /usr/src/
mkdir projects
cd projects

# Install the courage Project (readonly for now, you'll have to fix that once you create a github account)
git clone git://github.com/ben336/Courage.git
cd Courage

#Create The project database


sudo -u postgres psql -c "create user courage with password 'courage';"
sudo -u postgres psql -c "alter user courage with superuser;"
sudo -u postgres createdb -O courage Courage 
sudo -u postgres psql -d Courage -f db/schema.sql 

#install all the dependencies
npm install -g grunt-cli
npm install -g jasmine-node
npm install
# Generate the docs and run tests just to see if things are working
grunt docs
grunt test

chown -r $USER /usr/src/projects

helpful, thanks.