diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+# Latest Debian
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:debian
+
+ARG REINSTALL_CMAKE_VERSION_FROM_SOURCE="none"
+
+# Optionally install the cmake for vcpkg
+COPY ./reinstall-cmake.sh /tmp/
+
+RUN if [ "${REINSTALL_CMAKE_VERSION_FROM_SOURCE}" != "none" ]; then \
+        chmod +x /tmp/reinstall-cmake.sh && /tmp/reinstall-cmake.sh ${REINSTALL_CMAKE_VERSION_FROM_SOURCE}; \
+    fi \
+    && rm -f /tmp/reinstall-cmake.sh
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional vcpkg ports.
+# RUN su vscode -c "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg install <your-port-name-here>"
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional packages.
+# RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+#     && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends <your-package-list-here>
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/reinstall_cmake.sh b/.devcontainer/reinstall_cmake.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2090316 for license information.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# testing, unsure if it's needed. following steps from example: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-try-cpp/tree/main/.devcontainer
+
+set -e
+
+CMAKE_VERSION=${1:-"none"}
+
+if [ "${CMAKE_VERSION}" = "none" ]; then
+    echo "No CMake version specified, skipping CMake reinstallation"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Cleanup temporary directory and associated files when exiting the script.
+cleanup() {
+    EXIT_CODE=$?
+    set +e
+    if [[ -n "${TMP_DIR}" ]]; then
+        echo "Executing cleanup of tmp files"
+        rm -Rf "${TMP_DIR}"
+    fi
+    exit $EXIT_CODE
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+
+echo "Installing CMake..."
+apt-get -y purge --auto-remove cmake
+mkdir -p /opt/cmake
+
+architecture=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
+case "${architecture}" in
+    arm64)
+        ARCH=aarch64 ;;
+    amd64)
+        ARCH=x86_64 ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Unsupported architecture ${architecture}."
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+CMAKE_BINARY_NAME="cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}.sh"
+CMAKE_CHECKSUM_NAME="cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-SHA-256.txt"
+TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d -t cmake-XXXXXXXXXX)
+
+echo "${TMP_DIR}"
+cd "${TMP_DIR}"
+
+curl -sSL "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/${CMAKE_BINARY_NAME}" -O
+curl -sSL "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/${CMAKE_CHECKSUM_NAME}" -O
+
+sha256sum -c --ignore-missing "${CMAKE_CHECKSUM_NAME}"
+sh "${TMP_DIR}/${CMAKE_BINARY_NAME}" --prefix=/opt/cmake --skip-license
+
+ln -s /opt/cmake/bin/cmake /usr/local/bin/cmake
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