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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Starting development environment setup for Rusk node..."
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+    SUDO="sudo"
+else
+    SUDO=""
+fi
+
+# Detect OS package manager
+if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
+    PKG_MANAGER="apt-get"
+elif command -v pacman &> /dev/null; then
+    PKG_MANAGER="pacman"
+elif command -v yum &> /dev/null; then
+    PKG_MANAGER="yum"
+elif command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
+    PKG_MANAGER="brew"
+# TODO: Create musl release of Duskc
+# elif command -v apk &> /dev/null; then
+#     PKG_MANAGER="apk"
+else
+    echo "Unsupported package manager. Please install the dependencies manually."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Function to install dependencies based on package manager
+install_dependencies() {
+    case "$PKG_MANAGER" in
+        apt-get)
+            echo "Updating package list..."
+            $SUDO apt-get update
+            echo "Installing packages for Ubuntu/Debian..."
+            $SUDO apt-get install -y curl zip libssl-dev gcc clang make pkg-config
+            ;;
+        pacman)
+            echo "Installing packages for Arch Linux..."
+            $SUDO pacman -Sy --noconfirm curl zip unzip base-devel openssl clang
+            ;;
+        yum)
+            echo "Installing packages for CentOS/RHEL..."
+            $SUDO yum install -y curl zip unzip openssl-devel gcc clang make pkg-config
+            ;;
+        brew)
+            echo "Installing packages for macOS..."
+            brew install curl zip openssl gcc make pkg-config
+            ;;
+        # apk)
+        #     echo "Updating package list..."
+        #     $SUDO apk update
+        #     echo "Installing packages for Alpine Linux..."
+        #     $SUDO apk add musl musl-dev build-base curl zip unzip openssl-dev openssl-libs-static gcc g++ libc-dev binutils gcompat clang git make pkgconf
+        #     ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# Function to configure the Rust environment based on the user's shell
+configure_rust_env() {
+    if echo "$SHELL" | grep -q "fish"; then
+        echo "Configuring Rust for fish shell..."
+        source "$HOME/.cargo/env.fish"
+    else
+        echo "Configuring Rust for sh-compatible shell..."
+        . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Check and install Rust and wasm-pack based on rust-toolchain.toml
+install_rust_and_wasm_pack() {
+    # Path to rust-toolchain.toml in the Rusk root directory
+    TOOLCHAIN_FILE="./rust-toolchain.toml"
+    
+    if [ -f "$TOOLCHAIN_FILE" ]; then
+        # Extract the nightly version specified in rust-toolchain.toml
+        RUST_VERSION=$(grep -Eo 'channel = "(.*)"' "$TOOLCHAIN_FILE" | sed 's/channel = "//;s/"//')
+    else
+        echo "rust-toolchain.toml not found in the Rusk root directory. Exiting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check if rustc is available
+    if ! command -v rustc &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Rust not found. Installing Rust..."
+        curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
+        
+        # Source Rust environment initially
+        configure_rust_env
+    else
+        echo "Rust is already installed."
+    fi
+
+    echo "Setting up Rust toolchain $RUST_VERSION..."
+    rustup toolchain install "$RUST_VERSION"
+    rustup default "$RUST_VERSION"
+
+    # Re-source Rust environment after toolchain installation
+    configure_rust_env
+
+    if ! command -v wasm-pack &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Installing wasm-pack..."
+        cargo install wasm-pack
+    else
+        echo "wasm-pack is already installed."
+    fi
+}
+
+# Run dependency installation
+install_dependencies
+echo "Dependency installation complete."
+
+install_rust_and_wasm_pack
+echo "Development environment setup complete."
+echo "Restart your shell environment to apply new configurations."