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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Update and upgrade existing packages
+sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
+
+# Install some basic utilities
+sudo apt install -y vim curl wget pv python3 python3-dev build-essential git byobu
+
+# 1. Create a new user and prompt for a username
+echo "Please enter the desired username:"
+read username
+
+# Check if user already exists
+if id "$username" &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "User $username already exists!"
+else
+    sudo adduser $username
+fi
+
+# 2. Give that user sudo privileges
+sudo usermod -aG sudo $username
+
+# 3. Install zsh and make it the default shell for the user
+sudo apt install -y zsh
+sudo chsh -s $(which zsh) $username
+
+# 4. Install Docker CE
+
+# a. Install prerequisites
+sudo apt install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates gnupg
+
+# b. Add Docker's official GPG key
+curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker.gpg
+
+# c. Add Docker's stable repository
+echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
+
+# d. Install Docker
+sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin
+
+# e. Ensure Docker is active in systemd and run the hello-world container to verify the installation
+sudo systemctl enable docker
+sudo systemctl start docker
+sudo docker run hello-world
+
+# 5. Install Portainer
+sudo docker volume create portainer_data
+sudo docker run -d -p 9000:9000 --name=portainer --restart=always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ce
+
+# 6. Install distrobox for the user
+su - $username -c "curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/89luca89/distrobox/main/install | sh"
+
+echo "All tasks completed! You can now access Portainer at http://your-server-ip:9000."