diff --git a/bin/parse_gmsh3D.py b/bin/parse_gmsh3D.py
index 22bf484..e14da90 100755
--- a/bin/parse_gmsh3D.py
+++ b/bin/parse_gmsh3D.py
@@ -7,29 +7,15 @@ import numpy as np
 
 import interp.bootstrap
 from   interp.grid.gmsh import gmsh_grid3D
-from   interp.tools import improved_answer, log, exact
+from   interp.tools import improved_answer, exact
 
-from interp.grid import grid
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-  if len(sys.argv) != 2:
-    print >> sys.stderr, "usage: %s <gmsh file>" % sys.argv[0]
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-  g = gmsh_grid3D(sys.argv[1])
+def test_success(input_file, count):
+  g = gmsh_grid3D(input_file)
   g.q = np.array([exact(x) for x in g.verts])
 
-  X = np.array([0.2, 0.5, 0.01])
-  R = g.get_containing_simplex(X)
-  R, S = g.get_simplex_and_nearest_points(X, 10)
-  print R
-  print "r", R
-  print "s", S
-
   results = {True:0, False:0}
   # import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
-  for i in xrange(1000):
+  for i in xrange(count):
     X = np.random.random((1,3))[0]
 
     a = g.run_baker(X, order = 3, extra_points = 32)
@@ -37,8 +23,13 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     results[improved_answer(a, e)] += 1
 
-  print results
-  # g.normalize_q()
-  # print g.toxml()
+  return results
 
-  igg = grid(g.verts, g.q)
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+    print >> sys.stderr, "usage: %s <input file> <number of attempts>" % sys.argv[0]
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+  input_file, count = sys.argv[1:]
+
+  print test_success(input_file, int(count))
diff --git a/tools/install.ubuntu.sh b/tools/install.ubuntu.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94c414a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/install.ubuntu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+PACKAGES="\
+build-essential \
+gfortran \
+python-dev \
+python-setuptools \
+libblas-dev \
+liblapack-dev \
+libqhull-dev \
+qhull-bin \
+"
+
+echo "we'll ask for your password to install a few things:"
+echo "like theses packages: $PACKAGES"
+
+sudo aptitude install -y $PACKAGES
+
+sudo easy_install pip
+sudo pip install mercurial
+
+sudo pip install virtualenv
+sudo pip install virtualenvwrapper
+
+mkdir ~/.virtualenvs
+echo 'source $(which virtualenvwrapper.sh)' >> .bashrc
+source $(which virtualenvwrapper.sh)
+
+mkvirtualenv --no-site-packages research
+workon research
+
+pip install numpy
+pip install scipy
+
+mkdir ~/src
+cd ~/src && hg clone https://mcquay.me/hg/research
+cd ~/src/research && python setup.py develop
+cd ~/src/research && python test/all.py