Fully automated Linux VM setup script to install essential tools including Git, Docker, Java 17, Python, Node.js, RDP access, and more. Ideal for developer workstations or cloud VM bootstrapping with minimal prompts.

automated-linux-vm-setup.sh

#!/bin/bash

set -e

echo "🛠️ Starting Linux VM setup..."

# Function to prompt user with Y/n question
prompt_yes_no() {
    local prompt_message="$1"
    local default_answer="${2:-Y}"
    read -p "$prompt_message [Y/n]: " input
    input="${input:-$default_answer}"
    [[ "$input" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] && return 0 || return 1
}

# Step 1: Update and upgrade
echo "🔄 Updating and upgrading apt packages..."
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

# Step 2: Install common CLI tools
echo "📦 Installing basic tools (curl, wget, unzip, htop)..."
sudo apt install -y curl wget unzip htop gnupg lsb-release software-properties-common apt-transport-https ca-certificates

# Step 3: Git
if prompt_yes_no "Do you want to install Git?" "Y"; then
    sudo apt install -y git
fi

# Step 4: Python
if prompt_yes_no "Do you want to install Python 3 and pip?" "Y"; then
    sudo apt install -y python3 python3-pip
fi

# Step 5: Java 17
if prompt_yes_no "Do you want to install OpenJDK 17?" "Y"; then
    sudo apt install -y openjdk-17-jdk
    echo "✅ Java version:"
    java -version
fi

# Step 6: Docker
if prompt_yes_no "Do you want to install Docker and Docker Compose?" "Y"; then
    echo "📦 Installing Docker..."
    curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo bash
    sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

    echo "📦 Installing Docker Compose plugin..."
    DOCKER_CONFIG=${DOCKER_CONFIG:-$HOME/.docker}
    mkdir -p $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins
    curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.27.0/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
    chmod +x $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose

    echo "✅ Docker version:"
    docker --version
    docker compose version
fi

# Step 7: Node.js (LTS)
if prompt_yes_no "Do you want to install Node.js LTS and npm?" "Y"; then
    curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
    sudo apt install -y nodejs
    echo "✅ Node version:"
    node -v
fi

# Step 8: Build-essential
if prompt_yes_no "Do you want to install GCC and development tools (build-essential)?" "Y"; then
    sudo apt install -y build-essential
fi

# Step 9: xRDP and XFCE
if prompt_yes_no "Do you want to install xRDP for remote desktop access?" "Y"; then
    sudo apt install -y xrdp
    if prompt_yes_no "Install XFCE as the desktop environment?" "Y"; then
        sudo apt install -y xfce4 xfce4-goodies
        echo "xfce4-session" > ~/.xsession
        sudo systemctl enable xrdp
        sudo systemctl restart xrdp
    fi
    echo "✅ xRDP is ready. Connect via RDP on port 3389."
fi

# Step 10: Print IPs
echo "🌐 Fetching IP addresses..."
PUBLIC_IP=$(curl -s ifconfig.me || echo "Unavailable")
INTERNAL_IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')

echo ""
echo "====================================="
echo "✅ VM Setup Completed Successfully!"
echo "📍 Internal IP Address: $INTERNAL_IP"
echo "🌍 Public IP Address:   $PUBLIC_IP"
echo "====================================="

echo ""
echo "⚠️ Please reboot the machine or logout and login again for changes like Docker group to apply."