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+# Setup Script for Linux Machines
+
+This setup script automates the installation of various packages and tools on a Linux machine. The script must be run as the root user.
+
+## Pre-requisites
+
+- A Linux machine with `apt` package management (Ubuntu, Debian, etc.)
+- Root access to the machine
+
+## How to Use
+
+1. Download the `setup.sh` script to your machine.
+2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where `setup.sh` is located.
+3. Make the script executable:
+   ```bash
+   chmod +x setup.sh
+   ```
+4. Run the script as root:
+   ```bash
+   sudo ./setup.sh
+   ```
+
+### If Using a Remote or Cloud Linux Machine
+
+To copy the script to a remote machine, execute the following:
+
+```bash
+scp -i "path/to/your.pem" "path/to/setup.sh" username@remote_address:/path/to/remote/directory
+```
+
+To SSH into the remote machine:
+
+```bash
+ssh -i "path/to/your.pem" username@remote_address
+```
+
+Then execute the following commands to run the script:
+
+```bash
+chmod +x setup.sh
+sudo ./setup.sh
+```
+
+## What Does The Script Do?
+
+- Checks if the script is being run as root
+- Updates package lists
+- Upgrades existing packages
+- Installs basic build tools like compilers, curl, wget, git, vim, etc.
+- Installs Python3, pip, and Python's `venv` module
+- Installs various Python packages and libraries for data science, machine learning, and deep learning
+- Installs Node.js
+- Installs OpenJDK 11 (Java)
+- Installs Docker
+- Installs MySQL and PostgreSQL clients
+- Installs additional tools like `tree` and `ncdu`
+
+## Packages and Tools Installed
+
+### Basic Build Tools
+
+- build-essential
+- curl
+- wget
+- git
+- vim
+- tmux
+- htop
+- unzip
+
+### Python and Data Science Tools
+
+- python3
+- python3-pip
+- python3-venv
+- numpy
+- pandas
+- matplotlib
+- scikit-learn
+
+### Additional Python Packages for ML and DL
+
+- tensorflow
+- keras
+- pytorch
+- scikit-image
+- opencv-python
+- jupyterlab
+- seaborn
+- plotly
+- xgboost
+- lightgbm
+- nltk
+- spacy
+- gensim
+
+### Other Tools
+
+- Node.js
+- OpenJDK 11
+- Docker
+- MySQL client
+- PostgreSQL client
+- tree
+- ncdu
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if the script is run as root
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+# Update package lists
+echo "Updating package lists..."
+apt update
+
+# Upgrade existing packages
+echo "Upgrading existing packages..."
+apt upgrade -y
+
+# Install basic build tools
+echo "Installing basic build tools..."
+apt install -y build-essential curl wget git vim tmux htop unzip
+
+# Install Python and pip
+echo "Installing Python3 and pip..."
+apt install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv
+
+# Install Python dev tools and libraries
+echo "Installing Python dev tools..."
+pip3 install numpy pandas matplotlib scikit-learn
+
+# Install additional Python packages for ML and DL
+echo "Installing additional Python packages for machine learning and deep learning..."
+pip3 install tensorflow keras pytorch scikit-image opencv-python jupyterlab seaborn plotly xgboost lightgbm nltk spacy gensim
+
+# Install Node.js
+echo "Installing Node.js..."
+curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | bash -
+apt install -y nodejs
+
+# Install Java
+echo "Installing Java..."
+apt install -y openjdk-11-jdk
+
+# Install Docker
+echo "Installing Docker..."
+apt install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common
+curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | apt-key add -
+add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
+apt update
+apt install -y docker-ce
+
+# Install MySQL client
+echo "Installing MySQL client..."
+apt install -y mysql-client
+
+# Install PostgreSQL client
+echo "Installing PostgreSQL client..."
+apt install -y postgresql-client
+
+# Install additional useful tools
+echo "Installing additional useful tools..."
+apt install -y tree ncdu
+
+# Complete
+echo "Setup completed!"
+