Update for a smoother experience when coming from a Mac. Added info on manual...

Update for a smoother experience when coming from a Mac. Added info on manual install if remote shell is not bash

scripts/remote_jupyter_manager.sh

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function install_conda_environment() {
 
 	 cd $HOME
 	 test -d miniconda3 && mv -v miniconda3 miniconda_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
-	 if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]] ; then
+	 if [[ "`uname`" == "Darwin" ]] ; then
 		 curl https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh -o Miniconda3.sh
 	 else
 		 curl https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -o Miniconda3.sh
@@ -78,13 +78,9 @@ function install_conda_environment() {
     source ${HOME}/miniconda3/bin/activate base;
 	 conda install jupyterlab nb_conda_kernels --yes
 
-	 # OSX does not like /dev/stdin as it is used below
-	 if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]] ; then
-		 source ~/miniconda3/bin/activate
-       conda env create -f py3_std.yml
-	 else
-       conda env create -f /dev/stdin;
-	 fi
+	 # OSX client or host machines do not like /dev/stdin as it is used below
+    # conda env create -f /dev/stdin;
+    conda env create -f py3_std.yml
 }
 
 if [[ $# -lt 2 ]]; then
@@ -160,16 +156,33 @@ elif [[ "$task" == "stop" ]]; then
 
 elif [[ "$task" == "install" ]]; then
 
-	if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]] && ! [[ "$hname" == "localhost" ]]; then
+	# cool trick from https://stackoverflow.com/a/22107893 on how to execute local functions on a remote machine
+	# However, OSX client machines do not like /dev/stdin as it has been previously used in the function 
+	# install_conda_environment hence we copy py3_std.yml first (see also above)
+	#cat py3_std.yml | ssh $hname "$(typeset -f install_conda_environment); install_conda_environment;"
+	scp py3_std.yml $hname:
+	ssh $hname "$(typeset -f install_conda_environment); install_conda_environment;"
+   if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then	
 		echo
-		echo " Only local installations supported on Mac OSX."
-		echo " Try $0 localhost install to perform a local installation."
-		echo " Start your jupyter environment with $0 localhost start."
+		echo " Installation seems to have failed."
+		echo " If the install command e.g. failed with 'else: endif nicht gefunden.' or similar"
+		echo " then the remote host doesn't use bash as default shell. Try "
 		echo
-		exit 1
-	fi
-	# cool trick from https://stackoverflow.com/a/22107893 on how to execute local functions on a remote machine
-	cat py3_std.yml | ssh $hname "$(typeset -f install_conda_environment); install_conda_environment;"
+		echo " scp py3_std.yml $hname:"
+		echo " ssh $hname"
+		echo " curl https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -o Miniconda3.sh"
+		echo ' bash Miniconda3.sh -b -p ${HOME}/miniconda3'
+		echo ' source ${HOME}/miniconda3/bin/activate base'
+		echo ' conda install jupyterlab nb_conda_kernels --yes'
+		echo " conda env create -f py3_std.yml " 
+		echo  
+		echo " to perform a manual installation." 
+		echo
+	else
+		echo " Installation of py3_std conda environment on $hname sucessfull. No start remote jupyter"
+		echo " manager with "
+		echo " $0 $hname start"
+   fi
 
 elif [[ "$task" == "update" ]]; then
 	echo