diff --git a/scripts/setup_tauri_dev_linux.sh b/scripts/setup_tauri_dev_linux.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+printf "This Script will setup the tauri dev environment\n"
+
+# check if the user is running as root
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+  printf "Please run as root\n"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Which distro are we on?
+printf "Detecting Distro\n"
+
+# run this command: cat /etc/*-release | uniq -u and grep for the ID field and pipe into a variable
+
+cat /etc/*-release | uniq -u | grep -i "ID" | cut -d "=" -f 2 | tr -d '"' | tr -d '\n' >distro.txt
+
+# read the variable into a variable
+distro=$(cat distro.txt)
+# split distro into an array
+IFS=' ' read -r -a distro <<<"$distro"
+# get the first element of the array
+distro=${distro[0]}
+# convert distro to lowercase
+distro=${distro,,}
+# remove the file
+rm distro.txt
+
+# check if the distro is Ubuntu or arch or fedora or gentoo or openSUSE or NixOS or GNU GUIX or void
+if [ "$distro" == "ubuntu" ] || [ "$distro" == "arch" ] || [ "$distro" == "fedora" ] || [ "$distro" == "gentoo" ] || [ "$distro" == "opensuse" ] || [ "$distro" == "void" ]; then
+  printf "Distro is $distro\n"
+else
+  printf "Distro is not supported\n"
+  printf "NixOS and GNU GUIX are not supported by this script, but are supported by tauri - please see the tauri docs for more information.\n"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Install Linux Development Dependencies
+# run specific commands based on the distro
+case $distro in
+"ubuntu")
+  printf "Installing Ubuntu Development Dependencies\n"
+  sudo apt update
+  sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev
+  ;;
+"arch")
+  printf "Installing Arch Development Dependencies\n"
+  sudo pacman -Syu
+  sudo pacman -S --needed webkit2gtk base-devel curl wget openssl appmenu-gtk-module gtk3 libappindicator-gtk3 librsvg libvips
+  ;;
+"fedora")
+  printf "Installing Fedora Development Dependencies\n"
+  sudo dnf check-update
+  sudo dnf install webkit2gtk4.0-devel openssl-devel curl wget libappindicator-gtk3 librsvg2-devel
+  sudo dnf group install "C Development Tools and Libraries"
+  ;;
+"gentoo")
+  printf "Installing Gentoo Development Dependencies\n"
+  sudo emerge --ask net-libs/webkit-gtk:4 dev-libs/libappindicator net-misc/curl net-misc/wget
+  ;;
+"opensuse")
+  printf "Installing openSUSE Development Dependencies\n"
+  sudo zypper up
+  sudo zypper in webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel libopenssl-devel curl wget libappindicator3-1 librsvg-devel
+  sudo zypper in -t pattern devel_basis
+  ;;
+"void")
+  printf "Installing Void Development Dependencies\n"
+  sudo xbps-install -Syu
+  sudo xbps-install -S webkit2gtk curl wget openssl gtk+3 libappindicator librsvg gcc pkg-config
+  ;;
+esac
+# Install Rust
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
+# All done!
+printf "All done!\n"
diff --git a/scripts/setup_tauri_dev_macos.sh b/scripts/setup_tauri_dev_macos.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+printf "This Script will setup the tauri dev environment\n"
+# Install  CLang and macOS Development Dependencies
+printf "Installing CLang and macOS Development Dependencies\n"
+xcode-select --install
+# Install Rust
+printf "Installing Rust\n"
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
+
+# All done!
+printf "All done!\n"
+printf "You can now run 'tauri dev' to start the development environment\n"
+printf "You can now run 'tauri build' to build the application\n"
+
+# Path: scripts\setup_tauri_dev_windows.sh
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