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+import subprocess
+import requests
+
+subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'apt-get', 'update'])
+
+# 1. install a few prerequisite packages which let apt use packages over HTTPS:
+def  install_few_prerequisite_packages(command):
+    try:
+        # Execute the command and capture the output
+        process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True)
+        process.wait()
+
+        # Check the return code
+        if process.returncode == 0:
+            print("Command executed successfully.")
+        else:
+            print("Command failed.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("An error occurred:", str(e))
+
+# Call the function with your desired command
+command = "sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common"
+install_few_prerequisite_packages(command)
+
+# 2.Then add the GPG key for the official Docker repository to your system:
+def add_the_GPG (command):
+    try:
+        # Execute the command and capture the output
+        process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True)
+        process.wait()
+
+        # Check the return code
+        if process.returncode == 0:
+            print("Command executed successfully.")
+        else:
+            print("Command failed.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("An error occurred:", str(e))
+
+# Call the function with your desired command
+command = "curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -"
+add_the_GPG(command)
+
+# 3.Add the Docker repository to APT sources:
+def add_dockere_repo(command):
+    try:
+        # Execute the command and capture the output
+        process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True)
+        process.wait()
+
+        # Check the return code
+        if process.returncode == 0:
+            print("Command executed successfully.")
+        else:
+            print("Command failed.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("An error occurred:", str(e))
+
+# Call the function with your desired command
+command = "sudo add-apt-repository 'deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu focal stable'"
+add_dockere_repo(command)
+
+# 4.Make sure you are about to install from the Docker repo instead of the default Ubuntu repo:
+def make_sure(command):
+    try:
+        # Execute the command and capture the output
+        process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
+
+        # Check the return code
+        if process.returncode == 0:
+            print("Command executed successfully.")
+        else:
+            print("Command failed.")
+
+        # Print the output
+        if stdout:
+            print(stdout.decode())
+        if stderr:
+            print(stderr.decode())
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("An error occurred:", str(e))
+
+# Call the function with your desired command
+command = "apt-cache policy docker-ce"
+make_sure(command)
+
+# 5.Finally, install Docker:
+def install_docker(command):
+    try:
+        # Execute the command and capture the output
+        process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True)
+        process.wait()
+
+        # Check the return code
+        if process.returncode == 0:
+            print("Command executed successfully.")
+        else:
+            print("Command failed.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("An error occurred:", str(e))
+
+# Call the function with your desired command
+command = "sudo apt install docker-ce"
+install_docker(command)
+
+# 6.To check whether you can access and download images from Docker Hub, type:
+def check_access_and_download_images(command):
+    try:
+        # Execute the command and capture the output
+        process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True)
+        process.wait()
+
+        # Check the return code
+        if process.returncode == 0:
+            print("Command executed successfully.")
+        else:
+            print("Command failed.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("An error occurred:", str(e))
+
+# Call the function with your desired command
+command = "docker run hello-world"
+check_access_and_download_images(command)
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def install_docker_compose():
+    try:
+
+        subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'curl', '-SL', '-o', '/usr/local/bin/docker-compose', 'https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.20.3/docker-compose-Linux-x86_64'])
+        subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'chmod', '+x', '/usr/local/bin/docker-compose'])
+        print('Docker Compose installed successfully.')
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        print('Installation of Docker Compose failed.')
+
+install_docker_compose()
+
+
+
+# def run_shell_command(command):
+#     try:
+#         # Execute the command and capture the output
+        
+#         process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True)
+#         process.wait()
+
+#         # Check the return code
+#         if process.returncode == 0:
+#             print("Command executed successfully.")
+#         else:
+#             print("Command failed.")
+#     except Exception as e:
+#         print("An error occurred:", str(e))
+
+# # Call the function with your desired command
+# command = "sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/docker-compose https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)"
+# run_shell_command(command)