Setup bash script for aws ubuntu server node.js installation fails

Question

I found what was causing the problem, in one or two cases it had to do with the fact I forgot add sudo, but not most of it.

The problem was that nvm doesn't actually fully install node.js, npm etc. So I had to do those installations via the apt-get install node like this:

# Installing last node and npm version
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:chris-lea/node.js
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

And the other installations should be done after this with the `sudo npm install [package] command.

The code ends up looking like this:

    #!/bin/bash

    #Added this usefull function from a Stack Overflow post:
    #Link: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5947742/how-to-change-the-output-color-of-echo-in-linux
    function coloredEcho(){
       (...)
    }

    #Base installation function:
    #Is from:
    #Link: https://github.com/startup-class/setup/blob/master/setup.sh

    function baseInstall() {
        # Simple setup.sh for ISMAT School Project
        cd
        sudo apt-get install -y curl

        coloredEcho "Installing project structure:" blue

        # Installing dependencies:
        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get install -y git
        sudo apt-get install -y gcc g++ autoconf automake libtool
        sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties python make
        sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libssl-dev
        sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common

        # Install emacs24
        # https://launchpad.net/~cassou/+archive/emacs
        sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:cassou/emacs
        sudo apt-get -qq update
        sudo apt-get install -y emacs24-nox emacs24-el emacs24-common-non-dfsg

        # Install rlwrap to provide libreadline features with node
        # See: http://nodejs.org/api/repl.html#repl_repl
        sudo apt-get install -y rlwrap

        # Installing last node and npm version
        sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:chris-lea/node.js
        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
        # Still Testing if this is necessary:
        # ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

        # Install nvm: node-version manager
        # Link: https://www.npmjs.org/package/nvm
        sudo npm install -g nvm
        sudo export PATH=./node_modules/.bin:$PATH

        # Install jshint to allow checking of JS code within emacs
        # http://jshint.com/
        sudo npm install -g jshint

        # git pull and install dotfiles as well
        cd $HOME
        if [ -d ./dotfiles/ ]; then
            mv dotfiles dotfiles.old
        fi
        if [ -d .emacs.d/ ]; then
                mv .emacs.d .emacs.d~
        fi
        git clone https://github.com/cmpsoares91/dotfiles.git
        ln -sb dotfiles/.screenrc .
        ln -sb dotfiles/.bash_profile .
        ln -sb dotfiles/.bashrc .
        ln -sb dotfiles/.bashrc_custom .
        ln -sf dotfiles/.emacs.d .

        sudo apt-get update
    }

    install=1

    if [ $1 == server ] ; then
        coloredEcho "Starting Server Instalation..." red

        # Instaling Base:
        baseInstall

        # Install Heroku toolbelt
        # https://toolbelt.heroku.com/debian
        wget -qO- https://toolbelt.heroku.com/install-ubuntu.sh | sh

        # All extra stuff for server add here

        coloredEcho "Server Setup Ready" red

    elif [ $1 == dev ] ; then
        coloedEcho "Starting Developer Instalation..." green

        # Instaling Base:
        baseInstall

        coloredEcho "Developer Setup Ready" green

    else
        coloredEcho "No selection made." blue
        install=0
    fi

    if [ $install == 1 ] ; then 
        coloredEcho "Install MEAN JavaScript Stack as well? (y/n)" magenta
        a=1
        while [ $a == 1 ]
        do
            a=0
            read meanOption
            if [ $meanOption == y ] ; then
                coloredEcho "Starting MEAN JavaScript Stack Instalation..." red

                #Installing MongoDB:
                sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 7F0CEB10
                echo 'deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb.list
                sudo apt-get update
                sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org

                #Installing Bower:
                sudo npm install -g bower

                #Installing MEAN.io:
                sudo npm install -g meanio@latest

                #Start App Right away?
                coloredEcho "--> Want to initiate mean App now? (y/n)" red
                c=1
                while [ $c == 1 ]
                do
                    c=0
                read appOption
                    if [ $appOption == y ] ; then
                        coloredEcho "----> Enter App name:" red
                        read myApp
                        mean init $myApp
                        cd $myApp && npm install
                    elif [ $appOption == n ] ; then
                        #Nothing Happens...
                        coloredEcho "--> Not initiation App..." red
                    else
                        coloredEcho "--> Please enter y or n:" red
                        c=1
                    fi
                done
            elif [ $meanOption == n ] ; then
                #Nothing Happens...
                coloredEcho "Not installing MEAN..." red
            else
                coloredEcho "Please enter y or n:" magenta
                a=1
            fi
        done

        g=1
        while [ $g == 1 ]
        do
            g=0
            coloredEcho "Do you want to install Grunt.JS? (y/n)" green
            read gruntOption
            if [ $gruntOption == y ] ; then
            # Install Grunt for automated node builds
            # http://gruntjs.com/getting-started for details
            sudo npm install -g grunt-cli
        elif [ $gruntOption == n ] ; then
                #Nothing Happens...
                    coloredEcho "--> Not Installing Grunt.js..." green
            else
                    coloredEcho "--> Please enter y or n:" green
                    g=1
            fi
        done
    fi

And now the test is complete and all the programs run as expected. Test Output:

    $ bash ./test.sh
    Testing Basic dependencies:
    git                           OK
    gcc                           OK
    g++                           OK
    autoconf                      OK
    automake                      OK
    libtool                       OK
    python                        OK
    make                          OK

    Testing Basic command line editor installations:
    rlwrap                        OK
    emacs                         OK
    nano                          OK

    Testing Node.JS installations:
    node                          OK
    nvm                           OK
    npm                           OK
    heroku                        OK
    foreman                       OK

    Testing MEAN JS Stack installations:
    mongo                         OK
    mongod                        OK
    mean                          OK
    bower                         OK
    grunt                         OK