diff --git a/.assets/provision/distro_check.sh b/.assets/provision/distro_check.sh
index 463cc87..1dde20d 100755
--- a/.assets/provision/distro_check.sh
+++ b/.assets/provision/distro_check.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ declare -A state=(
   ["git_email"]=$([ -n "$(git config --global --get user.email 2>/dev/null)" ] && echo "true" || echo "false")
   ["gtkd"]=$(grep -Fqw "dark" /etc/profile.d/gtk_theme.sh 2>/dev/null && echo "true" || echo "false")
   ["k8s_base"]=$([ -f /usr/bin/kubectl ] && echo "true" || echo "false")
+  ["k8s_dev"]=$([ -f /usr/local/bin/helm ] && echo "true" || echo "false")
   ["k8s_ext"]=$([ -f /usr/local/bin/k3d ] && echo "true" || echo "false")
   ["oh_my_posh"]=$([ -f /usr/bin/oh-my-posh ] && echo "true" || echo "false")
   ["python"]=$([ -f $HOME/.local/bin/uv ] && echo "true" || echo "false")
diff --git a/.assets/provision/install_flux.sh b/.assets/provision/install_flux.sh
index d8eaf8b..39697f9 100755
--- a/.assets/provision/install_flux.sh
+++ b/.assets/provision/install_flux.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if type $APP &>/dev/null; then
   fi
 fi
 
+printf "\e[92minstalling \e[1m$APP\e[22m v$REL\e[0m\n" >&2
 __install="curl -sk https://fluxcd.io/install.sh | bash"
 if type $APP &>/dev/null; then
   eval $__install
diff --git a/.assets/provision/install_gh.sh b/.assets/provision/install_gh.sh
index 6e14008..13d9934 100755
--- a/.assets/provision/install_gh.sh
+++ b/.assets/provision/install_gh.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ if [ $EUID -ne 0 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# dotsource file with common functions
+. .assets/provision/source.sh
+
 # determine system id
 SYS_ID="$(sed -En '/^ID.*(alpine|arch|fedora|debian|ubuntu|opensuse).*/{s//\1/;p;q}' /etc/os-release)"
 # check if package installed already using package manager
-APP='gh'
 case $SYS_ID in
 alpine)
   apk -e info github-cli &>/dev/null && exit 0 || true
@@ -19,42 +21,25 @@ arch)
   pacman -Qqe github-cli &>/dev/null && exit 0 || true
   ;;
 fedora | opensuse)
-  rpm -q $APP &>/dev/null && exit 0 || true
+  rpm -q gh &>/dev/null && exit 0 || true
   ;;
 debian | ubuntu)
   export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-  curl -fsSLk https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg 2>/dev/null
-  chmod go+r /usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
-  echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list
-  dpkg -s $APP &>/dev/null && exit 0 || true
+  # create temporary dir for the downloaded binary
+  TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -dp "$HOME")
+  if download_file --uri "https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg" --target_dir "$TMP_DIR"; then
+    mkdir -p -m 755 /etc/apt/keyrings
+    install -m 0644 "$TMP_DIR/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg" /etc/apt/keyrings
+    echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list
+  fi
+  # remove temporary dir
+  rm -fr "$TMP_DIR"
+  # check if installed already
+  dpkg -s gh &>/dev/null && exit 0 || true
   ;;
 esac
 
-# dotsource file with common functions
-. .assets/provision/source.sh
-
-# define variables
-REL=$1
-# get latest release if not provided as a parameter
-if [ -z "$REL" ]; then
-  REL="$(get_gh_release_latest --owner 'cli' --repo 'cli')"
-  if [ -z "$REL" ]; then
-    printf "\e[31mFailed to get the latest version of $APP.\e[0m\n" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-fi
-# return the release
-echo $REL
-
-if type $APP &>/dev/null; then
-  VER=$(gh --version | sed -En 's/.*\s([0-9\.]+)\s.*/\1/p')
-  if [ "$REL" = "$VER" ]; then
-    printf "\e[32m$APP v$VER is already latest\e[0m\n" >&2
-    exit 0
-  fi
-fi
-
-printf "\e[92minstalling \e[1m$APP\e[22m v$REL\e[0m\n" >&2
+printf "\e[92minstalling \e[1mgithub-cli\e[0m\n" >&2
 case $SYS_ID in
 alpine)
   apk add --no-cache github-cli >&2 2>/dev/null
diff --git a/.assets/provision/install_kind.sh b/.assets/provision/install_kind.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7863e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.assets/provision/install_kind.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+: '
+sudo .assets/provision/install_kind.sh >/dev/null
+'
+if [ $EUID -ne 0 ]; then
+  printf '\e[31;1mRun the script as root.\e[0m\n' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# dotsource file with common functions
+. .assets/provision/source.sh
+
+# define variables
+APP='kind'
+REL=$1
+OWNER='kubernetes-sigs'
+REPO='kind'
+# get latest release if not provided as a parameter
+if [ -z "$REL" ]; then
+  REL="$(get_gh_release_latest --owner $OWNER --repo $REPO)"
+  if [ -z "$REL" ]; then
+    printf "\e[31mFailed to get the latest version of $APP.\e[0m\n" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+# return the release
+echo $REL
+
+if type $APP &>/dev/null; then
+  VER=$(kind version | sed -En 's/.*v([0-9\.]+).*/\1/p')
+  if [ "$REL" = "$VER" ]; then
+    printf "\e[32m$APP v$VER is already latest\e[0m\n" >&2
+    exit 0
+  fi
+fi
+
+printf "\e[92minstalling \e[1m$APP\e[22m v$REL\e[0m\n" >&2
+# create temporary dir for the downloaded binary
+TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -dp "$HOME")
+# calculate download uri
+URL="https://github.com/$OWNER/$REPO/releases/download/v${REL}/kind-linux-amd64"
+# download and install file
+if download_file --uri "$URL" --target_dir "$TMP_DIR"; then
+  mkdir -p /opt/kind
+  install -m 0755 "$TMP_DIR/kind-linux-amd64" /opt/kind/kind
+  [ -f /usr/bin/kind ] || ln -s /opt/kind/kind /usr/bin/kind
+fi
+# remove temporary dir
+rm -fr "$TMP_DIR"
diff --git a/.assets/provision/install_kustomize.sh b/.assets/provision/install_kustomize.sh
index a25231a..e71ed19 100755
--- a/.assets/provision/install_kustomize.sh
+++ b/.assets/provision/install_kustomize.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if type $APP &>/dev/null; then
   fi
 fi
 
+printf "\e[92minstalling \e[1m$APP\e[22m v$REL\e[0m\n" >&2
 # create temporary dir for the downloaded binary
 TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -dp "$HOME")
 # calculate download uri
diff --git a/.assets/scripts/linux_setup.sh b/.assets/scripts/linux_setup.sh
index 6e85daf..e4c3d06 100755
--- a/.assets/scripts/linux_setup.sh
+++ b/.assets/scripts/linux_setup.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ while IFS= read -r line; do
 done <<<"$distro_check"
 # add corresponding scopes
 grep -qw 'az' <<<${array[@]} && array+=(python) || true
-grep -qw 'k8s_ext' <<<${array[@]} && array+=(docker) && array+=(k8s_base) || true
+grep -qw 'k8s_ext' <<<${array[@]} && array+=(docker) && array+=(k8s_base) && array+=(k8s_dev) || true
 grep -qw 'pwsh' <<<${array[@]} && array+=(shell) || true
 grep -qw 'zsh' <<<${array[@]} && array+=(shell) || true
 # add oh_my_posh scope if necessary
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ fi
 order=(
   docker
   k8s_base
+  k8s_dev
   k8s_ext
   python
   conda
@@ -149,19 +150,23 @@ for sc in ${scope_arr[@]}; do
     printf "\e[96minstalling kubernetes base packages...\e[0m\n"
     sudo .assets/provision/install_kubectl.sh >/dev/null
     sudo .assets/provision/install_kubelogin.sh >/dev/null
-    sudo .assets/provision/install_cilium.sh >/dev/null
-    sudo .assets/provision/install_helm.sh >/dev/null
     sudo .assets/provision/install_k9s.sh >/dev/null
     sudo .assets/provision/install_kubecolor.sh >/dev/null
     sudo .assets/provision/install_kubectx.sh >/dev/null
+    ;;
+  k8s_dev)
+    printf "\e[96minstalling kubernetes dev packages...\e[0m\n"
+    sudo .assets/provision/install_argorolloutscli.sh >/dev/null
+    sudo .assets/provision/install_cilium.sh >/dev/null
     sudo .assets/provision/install_flux.sh
+    sudo .assets/provision/install_helm.sh >/dev/null
     sudo .assets/provision/install_kustomize.sh
     ;;
   k8s_ext)
-    printf "\e[96minstalling kubernetes additional packages...\e[0m\n"
+    printf "\e[96minstalling local kubernetes tools...\e[0m\n"
     sudo .assets/provision/install_minikube.sh >/dev/null
     sudo .assets/provision/install_k3d.sh >/dev/null
-    sudo .assets/provision/install_argorolloutscli.sh >/dev/null
+    sudo .assets/provision/install_kind.sh >/dev/null
     ;;
   nodejs)
     printf "\e[96minstalling Node.js...\e[0m\n"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 596417f..ced3847 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 /console/
 /tmp.*/
 
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
 # vagrant
 **/.vagrant/
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f05b403..f2fcb33 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 repos:
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: gremlins-check
+        name: Detect gremlins / unwanted Unicode characters
+        entry: python3 -m tests.hooks.gremlins
+        language: system
+        types: [text]
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v6.0.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/tests/hooks/gremlins.py b/tests/hooks/gremlins.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cc5f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/hooks/gremlins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+"""
+Scan staged text files for unwanted Unicode characters and fail if found.
+
+# :example
+python3 -m tests.gremlins wsl/wsl_setup.ps1
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import unicodedata
+from typing import Iterable, List, Tuple
+
+FORBIDDEN_CHARS: Tuple[str, ...] = (
+    # Zero-width / joiner
+    "\u200b",  # U+200B ZERO WIDTH SPACE
+    "\u200c",  # U+200C ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER
+    "\u200d",  # U+200D ZERO WIDTH JOINER
+    # Spaces / breaks
+    "\u00a0",  # U+00A0 NO-BREAK SPACE
+    "\u202f",  # U+202F NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE
+    "\u2009",  # U+2009 THIN SPACE
+    "\u200a",  # U+200A HAIR SPACE
+    # Control / formatting
+    "\u000c",  # U+000C FORM FEED
+    "\u00ad",  # U+00AD SOFT HYPHEN
+    # Dashes / hyphens
+    "\u2013",  # U+2013 EN DASH
+    "\u2014",  # U+2014 EM DASH
+    "\u2010",  # U+2010 HYPHEN
+    # Quotes / punctuation that look like ASCII
+    "\u2018",  # U+2018 LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
+    "\u2019",  # U+2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
+    "\u201c",  # U+201C LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
+    "\u201d",  # U+201D RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
+    "\u2026",  # U+2026 HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS
+)
+
+
+def find_forbidden_in_text(content: str, filename: str) -> List[str]:
+    """Return list of human readable reports for forbidden characters in content."""
+    reports: List[str] = []
+    for lineno, line in enumerate(content.splitlines(), start=1):
+        for ch in FORBIDDEN_CHARS:
+            if ch in line:
+                code = f"U+{ord(ch):04X}"
+                try:
+                    name = unicodedata.name(ch)
+                except ValueError:
+                    name = "<unknown>"
+                reports.append(f"{filename}:{lineno}: contains {name} ({code})")
+    return reports
+
+
+def is_text_file(path: str) -> bool:
+    """Quick heuristic to skip binary files."""
+    try:
+        with open(path, "rb") as fh:
+            chunk = fh.read(4096)
+            # if NUL bytes present it's likely binary
+            return b"\x00" not in chunk
+    except OSError:
+        return False
+
+
+def check_gremlins(argv: Iterable[str]) -> int:
+    """Entry point: argv should be list of filenames to check."""
+    files = list(argv)
+    problems: List[str] = []
+    for path in files:
+        if not os.path.exists(path) or not is_text_file(path):
+            continue
+        try:
+            with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as fh:
+                content = fh.read()
+        except OSError:
+            continue
+        problems.extend(find_forbidden_in_text(content, path))
+
+    if problems:
+        print("Gremlin characters found:", file=sys.stderr)
+        for p in problems:
+            print(p, file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Remove or replace gremlin characters", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(check_gremlins(sys.argv[1:]))
diff --git a/wsl/wsl_install.ps1 b/wsl/wsl_install.ps1
index ea14684..d5edb11 100644
--- a/wsl/wsl_install.ps1
+++ b/wsl/wsl_install.ps1
@@ -16,15 +16,16 @@ The script will perform the following:
 Name of the WSL distro to install and set up.
 .PARAMETER Scope
 List of installation scopes. Valid values:
-- az: azure-cli, Az PowerShell module if pwsh scope specified; autoselects python scope
+- az: azure-cli, azcopy, Az PowerShell module if pwsh scope specified; autoselects python scope
 - conda: miniforge
 - distrobox: (WSL2 only) - podman and distrobox
 - docker: (WSL2 only) - docker, containerd buildx docker-compose
-- k8s_base: kubectl, kubelogin, cilium-cli, helm, k9s, flux, kustomize, kubecolor, kubectx, kubens
-- k8s_ext: (WSL2 only) - minikube, k3d, argorollouts-cli; autoselects docker and k8s_base scopes
+- k8s_base: kubectl, kubelogin, k9s, kubecolor, kubectx, kubens
+- k8s_dev: argorollouts, cilium, helm, flux, kustomize cli tools
+- k8s_ext: (WSL2 only) - minikube, k3d, kind local kubernetes tools; autoselects docker, k8s_base and k8s_dev scopes
 - nodejs: Node.js JavaScript runtime environment
 - pwsh: PowerShell Core and corresponding PS modules; autoselects shell scope
-- python: uv, pip, venv
+- python: uv, prek, pip, venv
 - rice: btop, cmatrix, cowsay, fastfetch
 - shell: bat, eza, oh-my-posh, ripgrep, yq
 - terraform: terraform, terrascan, tfswitch
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ param (
     [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 0)]
     [string]$Distro,
 
-    [ValidateScript({ $_.ForEach({ $_ -in @('az', 'conda', 'distrobox', 'docker', 'k8s_base', 'k8s_ext', 'nodejs', 'oh_my_posh', 'pwsh', 'rice', 'shell', 'terraform', 'zsh') }) -notcontains $false })]
+    [ValidateScript({ $_.ForEach({ $_ -in @('az', 'conda', 'distrobox', 'docker', 'k8s_base', 'k8s_dev', 'k8s_ext', 'nodejs', 'oh_my_posh', 'pwsh', 'rice', 'shell', 'terraform', 'zsh') }) -notcontains $false })]
     [string[]]$Scope,
 
     [ValidateScript({ $_.ForEach({ $_ -match '^[\w-]+/[\w-]+$' }) -notcontains $false })]
diff --git a/wsl/wsl_setup.ps1 b/wsl/wsl_setup.ps1
index 376d284..7d1f9b6 100644
--- a/wsl/wsl_setup.ps1
+++ b/wsl/wsl_setup.ps1
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ When GH repositories cloning is used, you need to generate and add an SSH key to
 Name of the WSL distro to set up. If not specified, script will update all existing distros.
 .PARAMETER Scope
 List of installation scopes. Valid values:
-- az: azure-cli, Az PowerShell module if pwsh scope specified; autoselects python scope
+- az: azure-cli, azcopy, Az PowerShell module if pwsh scope specified; autoselects python scope
 - conda: miniforge
 - distrobox: (WSL2 only) - podman and distrobox
 - docker: (WSL2 only) - docker, containerd buildx docker-compose
-- k8s_base: kubectl, kubelogin, cilium-cli, helm, k9s, flux, kustomize, kubecolor, kubectx, kubens
-- k8s_ext: (WSL2 only) - minikube, k3d, argorollouts-cli; autoselects docker and k8s_base scopes
+- k8s_base: kubectl, kubelogin, k9s, kubecolor, kubectx, kubens
+- k8s_dev: argorollouts, cilium, helm, flux, kustomize cli tools
+- k8s_ext: (WSL2 only) - minikube, k3d, kind local kubernetes tools; autoselects docker, k8s_base and k8s_dev scopes
 - nodejs: Node.js JavaScript runtime environment
 - pwsh: PowerShell Core and corresponding PS modules; autoselects shell scope
 - python: uv, prek, pip, venv
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ param (
     [Alias('s')]
     [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Setup')]
     [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'GitHub')]
-    [ValidateScript({ $_.ForEach({ $_ -in @('az', 'conda', 'distrobox', 'docker', 'k8s_base', 'k8s_ext', 'nodejs', 'oh_my_posh', 'pwsh', 'python', 'rice', 'shell', 'terraform', 'zsh') }) -notcontains $false },
-        ErrorMessage = 'Wrong scope provided. Valid values: az conda distrobox docker k8s_base k8s_ext pwsh python rice shell terraform zsh')]
+    [ValidateScript({ $_.ForEach({ $_ -in @('az', 'conda', 'distrobox', 'docker', 'k8s_base', 'k8s_dev', 'k8s_ext', 'nodejs', 'oh_my_posh', 'pwsh', 'python', 'rice', 'shell', 'terraform', 'zsh') }) -notcontains $false },
+        ErrorMessage = 'Wrong scope provided. Valid values: az conda distrobox docker k8s_base k8s_dev k8s_ext nodejs pwsh python rice shell terraform zsh')]
     [string[]]$Scope,
 
     [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Update')]
@@ -235,6 +236,10 @@ begin {
 
     # script variable that determines if public SSH key has been added to GitHub
     $script:sshStatus = @{ 'sshKey' = 'missing' }
+
+    # sets to track success and failed distros
+    $successDistros = [System.Collections.Generic.SortedSet[string]]::new()
+    $failDistros = [System.Collections.Generic.SortedSet[string]]::new()
 }
 
 process {
@@ -252,11 +257,23 @@ process {
             Write-Host 'If the problem persists, run the wsl/wsl_restart.ps1 script as administrator and try again.'
             exit 1
         }
-        if ($chk.def_uid -ne $chk.uid) {
-            Write-Host "`nSetting up user profile in WSL distro. Type 'exit' when finished to proceed with WSL setup!`n" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-            wsl.exe --distribution $Distro
-            # rerun distro_check to get updated user
-            $chk = wsl.exe -d $Distro --exec .assets/provision/distro_check.sh | ConvertFrom-Json -AsHashtable
+        if ($chk.uid -eq 0) {
+            if ($chk.def_uid -ge 1000) {
+                Write-Host "`nSetting up user profile in WSL distro. Type 'exit' when finished to proceed with WSL setup!`n" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+                wsl.exe --distribution $Distro
+                # rerun distro_check to get updated user
+                $chk = wsl.exe -d $Distro --exec .assets/provision/distro_check.sh | ConvertFrom-Json -AsHashtable
+            } else {
+                $msg = [string]::Join("`n",
+                    "`n`e[93;1mWARNING: The '$Distro' WSL distro is set to use the root user.`e[0m`n",
+                    'This setup requires the non-root user to be configured as the default one.',
+                    "`e[97;1mRun the script again after creating a non-root user profile.`e[0m"
+                )
+                Write-Host $msg
+                # mark distro as failed
+                $failDistros.Add($Distro) | Out-Null
+                continue
+            }
         }
 
         $scopeSet = [System.Collections.Generic.HashSet[string]]::new()
@@ -266,6 +283,7 @@ process {
             { $_.az } { $scopeSet.Add('az') | Out-Null }
             { $_.conda } { $scopeSet.Add('conda') | Out-Null }
             { $_.k8s_base } { $scopeSet.Add('k8s_base') | Out-Null }
+            { $_.k8s_dev } { $scopeSet.Add('k8s_dev') | Out-Null }
             { $_.k8s_ext } { $scopeSet.Add('k8s_ext') | Out-Null }
             { $_.pwsh } { $scopeSet.Add('pwsh') | Out-Null }
             { $_.python } { $scopeSet.Add('python') | Out-Null }
@@ -275,7 +293,7 @@ process {
         # add corresponding scopes
         switch (@($scopeSet)) {
             az { $scopeSet.Add('python') | Out-Null }
-            k8s_ext { @('docker', 'k8s_base').ForEach({ $scopeSet.Add($_) | Out-Null }) }
+            k8s_ext { @('docker', 'k8s_base', 'k8s_dev').ForEach({ $scopeSet.Add($_) | Out-Null }) }
             pwsh { $scopeSet.Add('shell') | Out-Null }
             zsh { $scopeSet.Add('shell') | Out-Null }
         }
@@ -296,19 +314,20 @@ process {
             switch ($_) {
                 'docker' { 1 }
                 'k8s_base' { 2 }
-                'k8s_ext' { 3 }
-                'python' { 4 }
-                'conda' { 5 }
-                'az' { 6 }
-                'nodejs' { 7 }
-                'terraform' { 8 }
-                'oh_my_posh' { 9 }
-                'shell' { 10 }
-                'zsh' { 11 }
-                'pwsh' { 12 }
-                'distrobox' { 13 }
-                'rice' { 14 }
-                default { 15 }
+                'k8s_dev' { 3 }
+                'k8s_ext' { 4 }
+                'python' { 5 }
+                'conda' { 6 }
+                'az' { 7 }
+                'nodejs' { 8 }
+                'terraform' { 9 }
+                'oh_my_posh' { 10 }
+                'shell' { 11 }
+                'zsh' { 12 }
+                'pwsh' { 13 }
+                'distrobox' { 14 }
+                'rice' { 15 }
+                default { 16 }
             }
         }
         # display distro name and installed scopes
@@ -401,16 +420,15 @@ process {
             try {
                 $sshStatus = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --exec .assets/provision/setup_gh_ssh.sh | ConvertFrom-Json -AsHashtable -ErrorAction Stop
                 if ($sshStatus.sshKey -eq 'added') {
+                    Clear-Host
                     # display message asking to authorize the SSH key
                     $msg = [string]::Join("`n",
                         "`e[97;1mSSH key added to GitHub:`e[0;90m $($sshStatus.title)`e[0m`n",
                         "`e[97mTo finish setting up SSH authentication, open `e[34;4mhttps://github.com/settings/ssh`e[97;24m",
                         "and authorize the newly added key for your organization (enable SSO if required).`e[0m",
-                        "`npress any key to continue..."
+                        "`npress Enter to continue"
                     )
-                    Write-Host $msg
-                    # wait for user input to continue
-                    [System.Console]::ReadKey() | Out-Null
+                    Read-Host $msg
                 }
             } catch {
                 $sshStatus.sshKey = 'missing'
@@ -451,20 +469,25 @@ process {
                 Write-Host 'installing kubernetes base packages...' -ForegroundColor Cyan
                 $rel_kubectl = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_kubectl.sh $Script:rel_kubectl && $($chk.k8s_base = $true)
                 $rel_kubelogin = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_kubelogin.sh $Script:rel_kubelogin
-                $rel_cilium = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_cilium.sh $Script:rel_cilium
-                $rel_helm = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_helm.sh $Script:rel_helm
                 $rel_k9s = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_k9s.sh $Script:rel_k9s
                 $rel_kubecolor = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_kubecolor.sh $Script:rel_kubecolor
                 $rel_kubectx = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_kubectx.sh $Script:rel_kubectx
+                continue
+            }
+            k8s_dev {
+                Write-Host 'installing kubernetes dev packages...' -ForegroundColor Cyan
+                $rel_argoroll = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_argorolloutscli.sh $Script:rel_argoroll
+                $rel_cilium = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_cilium.sh $Script:rel_cilium
                 $rel_flux = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_flux.sh $Script:rel_flux
+                $rel_helm = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_helm.sh $Script:rel_helm
                 $rel_kustomize = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_kustomize.sh $Script:rel_kustomize
                 continue
             }
             k8s_ext {
-                Write-Host 'installing kubernetes additional packages...' -ForegroundColor Cyan
+                Write-Host 'installing local kubernetes tools...' -ForegroundColor Cyan
                 $rel_minikube = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_minikube.sh $Script:rel_minikube
                 $rel_k3d = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_k3d.sh $Script:rel_k3d
-                $rel_argoroll = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_argorolloutscli.sh $Script:rel_argoroll
+                $rel_kind = wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --user root --exec .assets/provision/install_kind.sh $Script:rel_kind
                 continue
             }
             nodejs {
@@ -643,11 +666,13 @@ process {
             Write-Host 'configuring git...' -ForegroundColor Cyan
             wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --exec bash -c $cmnd
         }
-    }
-    #endregion
+        #endregion
 
+        # mark distro as successfully set up
+        $successDistros.Add($Distro) | Out-Null
+    }
     #region clone GitHub repositories
-    if ($PsCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'GitHub') {
+    if ($PsCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'GitHub' -and $Distro -notin $failDistros) {
         Write-Host 'cloning GitHub repositories...' -ForegroundColor Cyan
         wsl.exe --distribution $Distro --exec .assets/provision/setup_gh_repos.sh --repos "$Repos"
     }
@@ -655,7 +680,22 @@ process {
 }
 
 end {
-    Write-Host "`n`e[1;95m<< WSL setup completed >>`e[0m`n"
+    if ($successDistros.Count) {
+        if ($successDistros.Count -eq 1) {
+            Write-Host "`n`e[95m<< Successfully set up the `e[1m$successDistros`e[22m WSL distro >>`e[0m`n"
+        } else {
+            Write-Host "`n`e[95m<< Successfully set up the following WSL distros >>`e[0m"
+            $successDistros.ForEach({ Write-Host "- $_" })
+        }
+    }
+    if ($failDistros.Count) {
+        if ($failDistros.Count -eq 1) {
+            Write-Host "`n`e[91m<< Failed to set up the `e[4m$failDistros`e[24m WSL distro >>`e[0m`n"
+        } else {
+            Write-Host "`n`e[91m<< Failed to set up the following WSL distros >>`e[0m"
+            $failDistros.ForEach({ Write-Host "- $_" })
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 clean {