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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# get this script's directory
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
+# elevate to root
+echo ""
+sudo -v -p "Please enter the administrator's password: "
+
+# install NVM for easy node version management
+curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | sh
+# source nvm to access it in the shell
+# usually it is source in .bashrc, 
+# but we can't reload .bashrc within a script
+source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
+# install latest tested stable Nodejs
+nvm install 5.0.0
+# set 5.0.0 as default system Nodejs version
+# this means 5.0.0 will be in the $PATH when you boot
+nvm alias default 5.0.0
+
+# install chromium from package repository
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install chromium
+
+# now install Nodejs dependencies
+cd $DIR
+cd ..
+npm install
+
+echo "You must restart your shell, or run the following command: source ~/.bashrc"