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+# Development Environment Setup Script
+
+## Overview
+This bash script automates the setup of a complete development environment on a Linux (Ubuntu) system.
+The overall goal of this script is to install and configure your development environment to work on as a platform engineer.
+
+## Features
+The following list involves all the installation in order to set up your development environment. 
+1. Network Connectivity Checks
+    * 
+2. System Updates and Upgrades
+    * 
+3. Installation of Essential Development Tools:
+    * git
+    * vim
+    * tilix
+    * curl
+    * wget
+    * jq
+    * unzip
+    * gnupg
+    * apt-transport-https
+    * ca-certificates
+    * software-properties-common
+4. Installation of Major Cloud CLI Tools:
+    * Azure CLI
+    * AWS CLI
+    * Google Cloud SDK
+5. Installation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Tools:
+    * Terraform 
+    * OpenTofu
+    * Bicep
+    * Helm
+6. Installation of Kubernetes Management Tools:
+    * kubectl
+    * K9s
+    * Minikube
+7. Installation of Oh My Posh (Cosmetic Enhancements)
+8. Installation of VS Code Extentions:
+    * Terraform
+    * Kubernetes
+    * Azure
+    * Bicep
+    * Gitlens
+    * Spell Checker
+9. Semi-Automatic Git Configuration with SSH Setup
+
+## Prerequisites
+* A Linux distribution with `sudo` privileges
+* Active internet connection
+
+## How to Use
+1. Clone this repository or copy the script into your local system.
+    * To copy, save the file `ubuntu_dev_env_setup.sh' onto your local machine. Remember the directory you placed it in
+2. Open the terminal and head into the directory where this script is located.
+3. Run the script using `./ubuntu_dev_env_setup.sh`
+4. Follow along the on-screen prompts
+
+### Git Configuration Steps
+The final step of this script will need manual inputs as generating an SSH key requires:
+* Git username
+* Git password
+* Directory to save SSH keys properly
+
+When prompted on your terminal, ensure you fill out the following:
+1. Primary email for git `Enter your primary email for git:`
+2. Username for git `Enter your username for git:`
+3. File Location to save the key `Enter file in which to save the key (/home/user/.ssh/id_ed25519)`
+    * Simply type out the folder location as written in the brackets
+4. Leave passphrase empty by pressing your enter key
+5. Leave passphrase empty (again) by pressing your enter key
+    #### Copying your SSH key to add into GitHub
+    * The terminal will write out the command `cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub` which allows you to view that generated SSH Key
+    * Highlight the following response and copy it
+
+    1. Log into your GitHub Account through a web browser
+    2. Click on your account (top-right corner)
+    3. Through the Settings page, head onto the SSH and GPG keys section on the left tab
+    4. Click on the green "New SSH Key"
+    5. Feel free to se the Title to whatever you would like, then ensure that Key Type is set to "Authentication key"
+    6. In the Key Section, paste your SSH Key from your terminal
+    7. Once you click the green "Add SSH Key" button, you are finished!
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/scripts/ubuntu_dev_env_setup.sh b/scripts/ubuntu_dev_env_setup.sh
index 3cc268ce..23b961af 100755
--- a/scripts/ubuntu_dev_env_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/ubuntu_dev_env_setup.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,31 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Colors for messages
+GREEN="\e[32m"
+RED="\e[31m"
+YELLOW="\e[33m"
+RESET="\e[0m"
+
+# Validate network
+validate_network() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Checking network connectivity...${RESET}"
+    if ping -c 3 google.com; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Network connectivity: SUCCESSFUL${RESET}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}Network connectivity: FAILED${RESET}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
 # Update and upgrade the system
 upgrade_system() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Updating and upgrading the system...${RESET}"
     sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
 }
 
 # Install essential development tools
 install_dev_tools() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing core development tools...${RESET}"
     sudo apt install -y \
         git \
         vim \
@@ -14,61 +33,254 @@ install_dev_tools() {
         curl \
         wget \
         jq \
-        unzip
+        unzip \
+        gnupg \
+        apt-transport-https \
+        ca-certificates \
+        software-properties-common
 }
 
-# Install VS Code (via Flatpak)
+# Install VS Code (via Snap)
 install_vscode() {
-    flatpak install -y flathub com.visualstudio.code
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing VS Code (via Snap) ${RESET}"
+    sudo snap install --classic code
 }
 
-
 # Install Cloud CLIs
 # ====================================
-# Azure 
-
-# AWS
+# Azure CLI
+install_azure_cli() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing Azure CLI...${RESET}"
+    curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash
+}
 
-# Google
+# AWS CLI
+install_aws_cli() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing AWS CLI...${RESET}"
+    curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
+    unzip awscliv2.zip
+    sudo ./aws/install
+    # Remove installation "junk"
+    rm -rf aws awscliv2.zip
+}
+   
+# Google Cloud SDK
+install_google_cloud_sdk() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing Google Cloud SDK...${RESET}"
+    curl https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg
+    echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg] https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list
+    sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install google-cloud-cli
+}
 
-#Install Infrastructure as Code tools
+# Install Infrastructure as Code tools
 # ====================================
 # Terraform
+install_terraform() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing Terraform...${RESET}"
+
+    wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg |\
+    gpg --dearmor |\
+    sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null
+
+    echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | \
+    sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list
+
+    sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install terraform
+}
 
 # OpenTofu
+install_opentofu() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing OpenTofu...${RESET}"
+    sudo snap install --classic opentofu
+}
 
 # Bicep
+install_bicep() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing Bicep...${RESET}"
+    curl -Lo bicep https://github.com/Azure/bicep/releases/latest/download/bicep-linux-x64
+    chmod +x ./bicep
+    sudo mv ./bicep /usr/local/bin/bicep
+}
 
 # Helm
+install_helm() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing Helm...${RESET}"
+    curl -fsSL -o get_helm.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3
+    chmod 700 get_helm.sh
+    ./get_helm.sh
+
+}
 
-# Instaall Kubernetes tools
+# Install Kubernetes tools
 # ====================================
 # kubectl
+install_kubectl() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing Kubectl...${RESET}"
+    curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+    sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+    # Remove installation "junk"
+    rm -f kubectl
+}
 
 # K9s
+install_k9s() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing K9s...${RESET}"
+    # Find the latest K9s Debian package URL from GitHub releases
+    latest_k9s=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/derailed/k9s/releases/latest | grep "browser_download_url.*amd64.deb" | cut -d '"' -f 4)
+    # Download the latest K9s .deb package
+    wget "$latest_k9s"
+    # Install K9s using the .deb package
+    sudo apt install ./"$(basename "$latest_k9s")"
+    # Remove Installation "junk"
+    rm -f "$(basename "$latest_k9s")"
+}
 
 # minikube
+install_minikube() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing Minikube...${RESET}"
+    curl -LO https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/latest/download/minikube-linux-amd64
+    sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
+    # Remove installation "junk"
+    rm -f minikube-linux-amd64
+}
 
 # Oh My Posh
+install_oh_my_posh() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing Oh My Posh...${RESET}"
+    curl -s https://ohmyposh.dev/install.sh | bash -s
+}
 
 # VScode extensions
 # ====================================
-# terraform, kubernetes tools, azure tools, bicep, gitlen, spell checker
+# terraform, kubernetes tools, azure tools, bicep, gitlen, spell checker, helm
+install_vscode_extensions() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing VS Code extensions...${RESET}"
+    code --install-extension hashicorp.terraform
+    code --install-extension ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools
+    code --install-extension msazurermtools.azurerm-vscode-tools
+    code --install-extension ms-azuretools.vscode-bicep
+    code --install-extension eamodio.gitlens
+    code --install-extension streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker
+}
+
+check_installation() {
+    local cmd=$1
+    local name=$2
+
+    if eval $cmd &>/dev/null; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}${name} Installation: SUCCESS${RESET}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}${name} Installation: FAILED${RESET}"
+    fi
+}
+
+final_verification() {
+    echo -e "\n${YELLOW}Verifying all installations...${RESET}"
+    check_installation "git --version" "Git"
+    check_installation "vim --version" "Vim"
+    check_installation "tilix --version" "Tilix"
+    check_installation "curl --version" "cURL"
+    check_installation "wget --version" "Wget"
+    check_installation "jq --version" "jq"
+    check_installation "unzip -v" "Unzip"
+    check_installation "gpg --version" "GnuPG"
+    check_installation "apt-config dump" "APT Transport HTTPS (Check APT Config)"
+    check_installation "openssl version" "CA Certificates (Check OpenSSL)"
+    check_installation "apt-cache policy software-properties-common" "Software Properties Common"
+    check_installation "code --version" "VS Code"
+    check_installation "az version" "Azure CLI"
+    check_installation "sudo aws --version" "AWS CLI"
+    check_installation "gcloud version" "Google Cloud SDK"
+    check_installation "terraform version" "Terraform"
+    check_installation "tofu version" "OpenTofu"
+    check_installation "bicep --version" "Bicep"
+    check_installation "helm version" "Helm"
+    check_installation "kubectl version --client" "kubectl"
+    check_installation "k9s version" "K9s"
+    check_installation "minikube version" "Minikube"
+    check_installation "~/.local/bin/oh-my-posh --version" "Oh My Posh"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Listing all VS Code Extentions${RESET}"
+    code --list-extensions
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Development environment setup is almost complete!${RESET}"
+
+}
 
 # Config git with ssh authentication
+# The following portion would require manual inputs"
+configure_git() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Configuring Git with SSH...${RESET}"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Enter your primary email for git:${RESET}"
+    read git_email
+    git config --global user.email "$git_email"
 
-# Validate networking and permissions
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Enter your username for git:${RESET}"
+    read git_name
+    git config --global user.name "$git_name"
 
-# Final messages
+    if [[ ! -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 ]]; then
+        echo "${YELLOW}Generating SSH key for GitHub...${RESET}"
+        ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "$git_email"
+        eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
+        ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+    fi
 
-main() {
-    # upgrade_system
-    # install_dev_tools
-    # install_vscode
+    # Refer to Markdown/Readme Instructions
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Copy your SSH key and add it to GitHub:${RESET}"
+    cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Refer to README notes on the next steps${RESET}"
+}
+
+next_steps_message() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Last Step: SSH Authentication with GitHub${RESET}"
+}
 
-    echo "Development environment setup complete!"
-    echo "Restart your terminal or run 'source ~/.bashrc' to apply changes."
+final_message() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Congratulations! You have reached the end of this script. Refer back to the verification step and ensure that all installations did not ${RED}FAIL.${RESET} Ensure that your SSH key has been generated and set into your GitHub account."
 }
 
+main() {
+    # Initial validation
+    validate_network
+
+    # System update and upgrades
+    upgrade_system
+
+    # Install Development tools
+    install_dev_tools
+    
+    # Install VS Code
+    install_vscode
+    
+    # Install Cloud CLIs
+    install_azure_cli
+    install_aws_cli
+    install_google_cloud_sdk
+
+    # Install Infrastructure tools and validate
+    install_terraform
+    install_opentofu
+    install_bicep
+    install_helm
+    
+    # Install Kubernetes tools and validate
+    install_kubectl
+    install_k9s
+    install_minikube
+
+    # Install Oh My Posh
+    install_oh_my_posh
+    
+    # Install VSCode Extensions
+    install_vscode_extensions
+
+    # Verify all installations
+    final_verification
+
+    # "Step 1 - END" message
+    next_steps_message
+
+    # Configure Git
+    configure_git
+}
 
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