gistfile1.sh

# download & build Julia
cd /path/to/where/you/want/julia/to/be
git clone git://github.com/JuliaLang/julia.git
cd julia
make # ...wait 20 hours (or have a faster computer than I)

# install prerequisites for IJulia
sudo apt-get install pip
sudo pip install ipython
sudo pip install jinja2 tornado pyzmq

# install IJulia
julia
# clarifier: these commands are being run inside of Julia
run(`git config --global url."https://".insteadOf git://`)
Pkg2.update()
Pkg2.add("GnuTLS")
Pkg2.add("IJulia")
exit()

# run IJulia in browser window
ipython notebook --profile=julia