Bash to install node.js and google v8 on an ubuntu machine

nodejs-install.sh

#!/bin/bash

USER=`whoami`

if [ "$USER" != 'root' ]; then
	sudo $0 || { echo " * Sorry, must be superuser to do that... marmita user not allowed"; exit 1; }
else
	#
	# I've decided to put it on opt ... do you have an better idea?
	#
	cd /opt

	git clone https://github.com/ry/node.git node.js || { echo ' * Could not get node.js'; exit 1; }

	#
	# we need some dependencies
	#
	apt-get install --yes curl openssl lib-ssl || { echo ' * Got an error when trying to get some dependencies'; exit 1; }


	cd node.js

	./configure || { echo ' * Error setting up your makefile'; exit 1; }

	make || { echo 'ups... the make made a boo boo'; exit 1; }

	#
	# Don't know why the file isn't where it was supposed to be
	#
	ln -s build/default/config.h config.h

	make install

	#
	# Again, I don't know why it don't put node's bin on path
	#
	ln -s /opt/node.js/build/node /usr/bin/node

	echo 'Success!!! Give it a try... type console.log("Hello World"); to see what happens :)'
	node
fi

# Done!