script to set up essential ubuntu vps things. use if you want. curl, pipe to "sudo bash" -- "sh" doesn't cut it.

ubuntu_serversetup.sh

c_black="$(tput setaf 0)"
c_red="$(tput setaf 1)"
c_green="$(tput setaf 2)"
c_yellow="$(tput setaf 3)"
c_blue="$(tput setaf 4)"
c_magenta="$(tput setaf 5)"
c_cyan="$(tput setaf 6)"
c_white="$(tput setaf 7)"
c_reset="$(tput sgr0)"

opt_upgrade_packages=0
opt_install_buildtools=0
opt_install_google_authenticator=0

current_phase=1

print_phase() {
    printf "\n%bPhase %b%s: %s%b\n\n" "$c_magenta" "$current_phase" "$c_cyan" "$1" "$c_reset"
    let current_phase+=1
}

printf "%b===================================================%b\n\n" "$c_green" "$c_reset"
printf "%b                 Ubuntu VPS Setup%b\n\n" "$c_yellow" "$c_reset"
printf "%b===================================================%b\n\n" "$c_green" "$c_reset"

print_phase "Make sure we're root"

#if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
#   printf "%bThis script must be run as root!\nTry using \`curl\` and piping to \`sudo bash\`.%b\n" "$c_yellow" "$c_reset" 1>&2
#   exit 1
#fi

printf "%bAlready running as root.%b\n" "$c_green" "$c_reset"

sleep 1

print_phase "Check options"

read -p "${c_magenta}Upgrade apt packages? ${c_yellow}[Y/n]$c_reset " -n 1 -r

echo

if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
then
    let opt_upgrade_packages=1
fi

#read -p "${c_magenta}Install common build/dev tools? ${c_yellow}[Y/n]$c_reset " -n 1 -r -e
#case $REPLY in
#    y|Y ) let opt_install_buildtools=1;;
#esac
#
#read -p "${c_magenta}Have SSH use Google Authenticator for two-factor auth? ${c_yellow}[Y/n]$c_reset " -n 1 -r -e
#case $REPLY in
#    y|Y ) let opt_install_google_authenticator=1;;
#esac

printf "upgrade? ${opt_upgrade_packages}\n"
printf "tools? ${opt_install_buildtools}\n"
printf "auth? ${opt_install_google_authenticator}\n"