A simple bash script for installing essential packages for a quick start of development on a brand new Ubuntu OS

install_dev_tools.bash

#!/usr/bin/env bash

##############################
#  Add sources
##############################

# google chrome stable
wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'

# oracle jdk
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

# nodejs
curl --silent --location https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo bash -

# touchpad-indicator
# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao

# update source list
sudo apt-get update 

##############################
#  Upgrade Debian packages
##############################

sudo apt-get upgrade

##############################
#  Install Debian packages
##############################

# build essential
sudo apt-get install --yes build-essential

# git
sudo apt-get install --yes git

# vim
sudo apt-get install --yes vim

# filezilla
sudo apt-get install --yes filezilla

# google chrome stable
sudo apt-get install --yes google-chrome-stable

# oracle jdk 7
sudo apt-get install --yes oracle-java7-installer 

# nodejs
sudo apt-get install --yes nodejs

# ipython
sudo apt-get install --yes ipython

# multi load indicator
sudo apt-get install --yes indicator-multiload 

# touchpad-indicator
# sudo apt-get install --yes touchpad-indicator

##############################
#  Install npm packages
##############################

# lessc
sudo npm install -g less

# less-plugin-autoprefix
sudo npm install -g less-plugin-autoprefix

# coffee-script
sudo npm install -g coffee-script

##############################
#  Open websites
##############################

# IntelliJ IDEA
xdg-open https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/

# Sublime Text 3
xdg-open http://www.sublimetext.com/3

echo "All good."