diff --git a/setup-development/linux/install-linux.sh b/setup-development/linux/install-linux.sh
index 572727e..99c2dea 100644
--- a/setup-development/linux/install-linux.sh
+++ b/setup-development/linux/install-linux.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ elif which apt; then
    dryrun $ELEVATE apt-get install git -y
 fi #? TODO: other package managers?
 
-echo Cloning repository into "$gitdir"
+echo "Cloning repository into $gitdir"
 dryrun mkdir "$gitdir"
 cd $gitdir && dryrun git clone "$repouri"
 
@@ -58,5 +58,8 @@ cd $gitdir && dryrun git clone "$repouri"
 # TODO: remove this when merging!
 
 cd "$gitdir/$setupdir"
-pwd
 bash ./upgrade-linux.sh $@
+
+echo "Opening VS Code..."
+cd $gitdir/Mind_Reader
+code .
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup-development/linux/upgrade-linux.sh b/setup-development/linux/upgrade-linux.sh
index 25ef70a..f7a0e89 100644
--- a/setup-development/linux/upgrade-linux.sh
+++ b/setup-development/linux/upgrade-linux.sh
@@ -108,23 +108,28 @@ case `code --version` in
 esac
 
 # Install NodeJS and npm
+printf "\nInstalling node $nodeversion\n"
 dryrun nvm install "$nodeversion"
 dryrun nvm use "$nodeversion"
 
 # Use npm to install electron-rebuild and yo
+printf "Installing electron-rebuild, yo, and generator-code\n"
 dryrun npm install electron-rebuild yo generator-code
 
 # use npm to acquire dependencies for Mind-Reader
+printf "\nAcquiring dependencies...\n"
 dryrun npm install
 
 # automatically update vulnerable packages, if possible
+printf "\nUpdating vulnerable packages, if possible...\n"
 dryrun npm audit fix
 
 # Use electron-rebuild to rebuild electron
 if [[ "$electronversion" != "" ]]; then
+   printf "\nRebuilding electron with version $electronversion...\n"
    dryrun electron-rebuild --version $electronversion
 else
-   printf "%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n"                                                             \
+   printf "\n%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n"                                                             \
    "Open Visual Studio Code, select the 'Help' tab in the toolbar, and go to 'About'."   \
    "Find the line that says 'Electron: [electron version]'"                              \
    "Run the command below, filling in the Electron version with the one from that menu:" \
@@ -132,3 +137,4 @@ else
 fi
 
 cd $cdir
+echo "Done!"