diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 558769d5dc..5a4e85a511 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "third_party/googletest"]
 	path = third_party/googletest
-	url = git@github.com:google/googletest.git
+	url = https://github.com/google/googletest.git
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93b19e227e..38e7c7c528 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,23 +2,64 @@
 
 *Have a look at docs/guidelines*
 
-## build
-`premake4 gmake -&& make -j && clear && ./build/BinOpossum`
+## Dependencies
+You can install the dependencies on your own or use the install.sh script which installs most of the following packages.
 
-## lint (is also automatically triggerd before git commit)
+The install script currently works with macOS (brew) and Ubuntu 16.10 (apt-get)
+
+### premake4
+install via homebrew / packet manager
+
+### boost (version: >= 1.61.0)
+install via homebrew / packet manager
+
+### boost hana
+this is part of boost since version 1.61.0
+
+In case you are using an older boost version, you have to build it from source:
+
+http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_61_0/libs/hana/doc/html/index.html
+
+### compiler
+install recent versions of compilers (clang >= 3.5.0 and/or gcc >= 6.1) via homebrew / packet manager
+
+### clang-format (version: >= 3.8)
+install via homebrew / packet manager
+
+### python (version: 2.7)
+install via homebrew (python2.7 is standard on macOS) / packet manager
+
+### gcovr (version: >= 3.2)
+install via homebrew / packet manager
+
+### googletest
+get via `git submodule update --init`
+
+
+## Building and Tooling
+
+### compiler choice
+You can specify the compiler via `premake4 --compiler=clang||gcc`
+
+On linux you have to utilize make's `-R` flag if your choice does not equal your default compiler
+
+### build
+`premake4 && make -j && clear && ./build/BinOpossum`
+
+### lint (is also automatically triggerd before git commit)
 `premake4 lint` (Google's cpplint is used which needs python 2.7)
 
-## format (is also automatically triggered with make)
+### format (is also automatically triggered with make)
 `premake4 format`
 
-## testing (is also automatically triggered before git commit)
+### testing (is also automatically triggered before git commit)
 `premake4 test` executes all available tests
 
-## coverage
+### coverage
 `make -j coverage` will print a summary to the command line and create detailed html reports at ./coverage/index.html
 *Supports only clang on MacOS and only gcc on linux*
 
-Naming convention for gtest macros:
+## Naming convention for gtest macros:
 
 TEST(module_name_class_name, test_case_description), e.g., TEST(operators_get_table, get_output_returns_correct_table)
 
@@ -27,20 +68,3 @@ If you want to test a single module, class or test case you have to execute the
 - Testing the storage module: `./build/TestOpossum --gtest_filter="storage*"`
 - Testing the table class: `./build/TestOpossum --gtest_filter="storage_table*"`
 - Testing the has_one_chunk_after_creation case: `./build/TestOpossum --gtest_filter="storage_table.has_one_chunk_after_creation"`
-
-# Dependencies
-
-## boost
-install via homebrew / packet manager
-
-## Compiler
-install recent versions of compilers (clang >= 3.5.0, gcc >= 6.1), required by hana. Using homebrew, you might have to deinstall gcc61 and install again.
-
-## boost hana
-build from source: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_61_0/libs/hana/doc/html/index.html
-
-## clang-format
-install via homebrew / packet manager
-
-## googletest
-get via git submodule update --init
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diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3e51948360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+unamestr=$(uname)
+if [[ "$unamestr" == 'Darwin' ]]; then
+    echo "Installing dependencies (this may take a while)..."
+    if brew update >/dev/null; then
+        # python2.7 is preinstalled on macOS
+        if brew install premake boost gcc clang-format gcovr; then
+            if git submodule update --init; then
+                echo "Installation successful"
+            else
+                echo "Error during installation."
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "Error during installation."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Error during installation."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+elif [[ "$unamestr" == 'Linux' ]]; then
+    if cat /etc/lsb-release | grep DISTRIB_ID | grep Ubuntu >/dev/null; then
+        echo "Installing dependencies (this may take a while)..."
+        if sudo apt-get update >/dev/null; then
+            if sudo apt-get install premake4 libboost-all-dev clang-format gcovr python2.7 gcc-6 clang; then
+                if git submodule update --init; then
+                    echo "Installation successful."
+                else
+                    echo "Error during installation."
+                    exit 1
+                fi
+            else
+                echo "Error during installation."
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "Error during installation."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+exit 0
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diff --git a/third_party/googletest b/third_party/googletest
index ed9d1e1ff9..ec44c6c167 160000
--- a/third_party/googletest
+++ b/third_party/googletest
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ed9d1e1ff92ce199de5ca2667a667cd0a368482a
+Subproject commit ec44c6c1675c25b9827aacd08c02433cccde7780