install.sh

#!/bin/bash

IFS="|"

#===---
(
  echo "1"
  testconnection=`wget --tries=3 --timeout=15 www.google.com -O /tmp/testinternet &>/dev/null 2>&1`
  if [ $? != 0 ]; then
    echo "#Internet Connection: Not connected"
  else
    echo "#Internet Connection: Connected"
  fi
) | zenity --title="Checking Internet Connection" \
           --text="Internet Connection: Checking..." \
           --width=350 \
           --progress --pulsate
if [ $? = 1 ]; then
  exit
fi
#===---
sudo -k
zenity --entry --hide-text \
       --width=350 \
       --title="Root Password" \
       --text="Enter your root password:" | sudo -S -v

if [ "$?" != 0 ]; then
  zenity --error --text="Sorry, bad password"
  exit
fi
#===---
choices=`/usr/bin/zenity \
				--list --checklist \
				--width=275 --height=350 \
				--title="Select Applications" \
				--text "What would you like to do?" \
				--column "" --column "Actions" \
				TRUE "Install Dropbox" \
				TRUE "Install VLC" \
				TRUE "Install Deluge" \
				TRUE "Install Ruby Version Manager" \
				TRUE "Install Guake" \
				TRUE "Install Ubuntu Tweak" \
				TRUE "Install Compiz Settings Manager" \
				TRUE "Install Chromium" \
				TRUE "Install Extra Themes"`
#===---
if [ "$choices" = "" ]; then
  question=`zenity --question --text="Would you like to exit?"`
  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    exit      
  fi
else
  for choice in $choices; do
    if [ "$choice" = "Install Dropbox" ]; then
      sources="$sources|ppa:nautilus-dropbox/ppa"
      apps="$apps|nautilus-dropbox"
    elif [ "$choice" = "Install Chromium" ]; then
      sources="${sources}|ppa:chromium-daily/ppa"
      apps="${apps}|chromium-browser"
    elif [ "$choice" = "Install VLC" ]; then
      sources="${sources}|ppa:c-korn/ppa"
      apps="${apps}|vlc"
    elif [ "$choice" = "Install Deluge" ]; then
      sources="${sources}|ppa:deluge-team/ppa"
      apps="${apps}|deluge-torrent"
    elif [ "$choice" = "Install Extra Themes" ]; then
      sources="${sources}|ppa:bisigi/ppa"
      apps="${apps}|bisigi-themes|community-themes"
    elif [ "$choice" = "Install Ubuntu Tweak" ]; then
      sources="${sources}|ppa:tualatrix/ppa"
      apps="${apps}|ubuntu-tweak"
    elif [ "$choice" = "Install Ruby Version Manager" ]; then
      sources="${sources}|ppa:git-core/ppa"
      apps="${apps}|rvm"
    elif [ "$choice" = "Install Guake" ]; then
      apps="${apps}|guake"
    elif [ "$choice" = "Install Compiz Settings Manager" ]; then
      apps="${apps}|compizconfig-settings-manager|compiz-fusion-plugins-extra"
    fi
  done
  #===---
  (
    echo "1"
    
    for source in $sources; do
      echo "#Adding source $source..."
      sudo add-apt-repository $source
    done
    
    echo "#Updating sources..."
    sudo apt-get update >&2
    echo "#Preforming dist-upgrade..."
    sudo apt-get dist-upgrade >&2
    echo "#Upgrading packages..."
    sudo apt-get upgrade >&2
    
    for app in $apps; do
      if [ $app = "rvm" ]; then
        echo "#Installing git-core..."
        sudo apt-get install git-core
        echo "#nInstalling Ruby Version Manager..."
        mkdir -p ~/.rvm/src/ 
        cd ~/.rvm/src
        rm -rf ./rvm
        git clone --depth 1 git://github.com/wayneeseguin/rvm.git
        cd rvm
         ./install >&1
      else
        echo "#Installing $app..."
        sudo apt-get install $app
      fi
    done
    echo "#Done!"
  ) | zenity --title="Installing Applications" --text="Please wait..." --progress --pulsate  --auto-kill

  if [ $? = 1 ]; then
    exit
  fi
  #===---
  echo -n "Cleaning up... "
  sudo apt-get clean
  echo "Done"
  #===---
fi

If you are running as root or in a chroot environment then remove all of the sudos