by Douglas Orchard. Contributed by permission

#!/bin/bash
 
echo
echo "  This script will now install Debian GNU/Linux"
echo "  	you may select some programs"
echo
echo
echo "  Do you wish to install the Base packages?  (y,n)"
echo "  YOU MUST DO THIS BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE!!!"
echo "  Only if you have done this already may you say NO"
read basic
 
# Server
echo
echo "  If you wish to use this machine as a server, you"
echo "  must install NFS and/or Samba or Apache"
echo
echo "  Do you wish to install NFS?  (y,n)"
read nfs
echo "  Do you wish to install Samba?  (y,n)"
read samba
echo "  Do you wish to install Apache?  (y,n)"
read apache
echo
 
# Blackbox
echo
echo "  Do you wish to install X, Blackbox and some gui programs?  (y,n)"
read blackbox
echo
 
# Laptop
echo
echo "  If this is a laptop, you should have a battery monitor?  (y,n)"
read laptop
echo
 
# Varicad
echo
echo "  Do you wish to install the libraries for Varicad?  (y,n)"
echo "  Varicad must be installed before upgrading from Woody."
read varicad
echo
 
# Wine
echo
echo "  Do you wish to install Wine and Wine libraries?  (y,n)"
read wine
echo
 
# FlightGear
echo
echo "  Do you wish to install FlightGear?  (y,n)"
read flightgear
echo
 
# PPP
echo
echo "  If you do NOT have a modem, you cant use PPP"
echo "  Can I remove PPP? (y,n)"
read ppp
echo
 
echo
 
if [ "$basic" = "y" ]; then
	echo "  Now installing the Base Packages"
	for myfile in $(cat programs.cli); do
		echo "  Now installing $myfile"
		apt-get -y install $myfile
		echo
		echo
	done
fi
 
if [ "$nfs" = "y" ]; then
	echo "  Now installing NFS"
	apt-get -y install nfs-user-server
	echo
	echo
fi
 
if [ "$samba" = "y" ]; then
	echo "  Now installing Samba"
	apt-get -y install samba
	echo
	echo
fi
 
if [ "$apache" = "y" ]; then
	echo "  Now installing apache"
	apt-get -y install apache
	echo
	echo
fi
 
if [ "$ppp" = "y" ]; then
	echo "  Now removing PPP"
	apt-get -y remove ppp pppconfig
	echo
	echo
fi
 
 
if [ "$blackbox" = "y" ]; then
	echo "  Now installing the graphical desktop"
	for myfile in $(cat programs.gui); do
		echo "  Now installing $myfile"
		apt-get -y install $myfile
		echo
		echo
	done
fi
 
if [ "$wine" = "y" ]; then
	echo "  Now installing Wine"
	apt-get -y install wine wine-utils wine-doc winesetuptk libwine libwine-dev
	echo
	echo
fi
 
if [ "$laptop" = "y" ]; then
	echo "  Now installing Xbat"
	apt-get -y install xbat
	echo
	echo
fi
 
if [ "$varicad" = "y" ]; then
	echo "  Now installing the Varicad libraries"
	apt-get -y install kdelibs3 libqt2-gl libstdc++2.9-glibc2.1
	echo
	echo
fi
 
if [ "$flightgear" = "y" ]; then
	echo "  Now installing FlightGear and Joystick"
	apt-get -y install flightgear joystick
	echo
	echo
fi
 
echo
echo
echo
echo "  This script has only installed the Links web browser"
echo "  You must install by hand the following packages"
echo "  Varicad		dpkg -i varicad-en_9.0.1.0-1_i386.deb"
echo "  Opera		dpkg -i opera_7.54-20040803.5-shared-qu_en_i386.deb"
echo "  Open Office	tar xvzf OOo_1.1.3_LinuxIntel_install.tar.gz"
echo
echo
echo
echo "		All done  Bye"
exit