diff --git a/modules/add-ppa.sh b/modules/add-ppa.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+add-ppa () {
+
+if [ $EUID != 0 ]; then
+    	sudo bash -c "$(declare -f add-ppa); add-ppa $*"
+	else
+		VERSION=jammy
+		KEYSDIR=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d
+		KEYSERVER=keyserver.ubuntu.com
+
+		declare OPTION; declare OPTARG; declare OPTIND
+		while getopts 'v:p:s:k:c:d:oi' OPTION; do
+		echo processing: option:$OPTION argument:$OPTARG index:$OPTIND remaining:${@:$OPTIND}
+		case "$OPTION" in
+		i)
+		INSTALL=true
+		;;
+		v)
+			VERSION=$OPTARG
+			;;
+		p)
+			PACKAGE=$OPTARG
+			;;
+		c)
+			CMD=$OPTARG
+			;;
+		d)  
+			KEYSDIR=$OPTARG
+			;;	
+		s)  
+			KEYSERVER=$OPTARG
+			;;	
+		o)  
+			# overwrite any exising public key
+			KEYOVERWRITE=true
+			;;		
+			*)  echo unknown run option -$OPTARG
+			echo "USAGE: add-ppa <options> package/branch  (e.g. git-core/ppa)"
+			echo "available options -v <ubnutu version name - default Jammy>; -p <apt install package name if not the same>"
+		;;
+		esac
+		done
+
+		shift $((OPTIND - 1))
+
+		#check input
+		if [ -z ${1+x} ]; then 
+			echo "No ppa provided!"
+			return 1
+		fi
+
+		LAUNCHPAD="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net"
+		DEV=$(echo $1 | cut -d ':' -f 2 | cut -d '/' -f1 )
+		PACKAGE=${PACKAGE:-$DEV}
+		CMD=${CMD:-$PACKAGE}
+		BRANCH=${2:-$(echo $1| cut -d '/' -f 2)}
+		URL="$LAUNCHPAD/$DEV/$BRANCH/ubuntu $VERSION main"
+
+		echo "*********** Adding PPA Repository ************"
+		echo DEVELOPER: $DEV
+		echo BRANCH: $BRANCH
+		echo PACKAGE: $PACKAGE
+		echo COMMAND: $CMD
+		echo URL: $URL
+
+		if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
+		read  -n 1 -p "do you want to continue [y]=>" REPLY
+		[[ $REPLY != "y" ]] && return 0
+		fi
+
+		echo -e "\n*********************************************"
+		#create source list file
+		echo "deb $URL" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/$DEV.list
+		echo "***** added /etc/apt/sources.list.d/$DEV.list with****"
+		cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/$DEV.list
+		echo "*********************************************"
+
+		KEYFILE=$KEYSDIR/$DEV.gpg
+
+		[[ $KEYOVERWRITE ]] && rm $KEYFILE
+		if [ ! -f $KEYFILE ]; then
+			# using an update error to grab key id
+			KEY_ERROR=/tmp/${DEV}_key_error
+			touch $KEY_ERROR
+			apt-get update > /dev/null 2> $KEY_ERROR
+			cat $KEY_ERROR
+			KEY=$(sed -n 's/^.*NO_PUBKEY //p' "$KEY_ERROR" | head -1)
+			# echo Reposity Public Key Settings
+			# echo KEYS DIRECTORY: $KEYSDIR
+			# echo KEY SERVER: $KEYSERVER
+			# echo KEY: $KEY
+			if [ ! $KEY ]; then 
+			echo can not determine $DEV/$BRANCH key sign
+			echo "removing file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/$DEV.list and aborting"
+			rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/$DEV.list
+			return 1
+			fi  
+			echo downloading and saving public key $KEY for $DEV/$BRANCH to $KEYFILE
+			gpg --keyserver $KEYSERVER --recv $KEY 
+			gpg --export $KEY > $KEYFILE 
+		else 
+			echo " >>>>>> $KEYFILE already exists, using that key $KEY <<<<<"
+		fi 
+		echo ppa repo $DEV/$BRANCH for package $PACKAGE now registered, updating...
+		apt-get update 1> /dev/null
+		if [[ $INSTALL ]]; then
+			echo installing $PACKAGE
+			[[ -t 0 ]] && apt policy $PACKAGE
+			apt-get install $PACKAGE -y
+			$CMD --version
+	fi
+fi
+
+}
+
+# # if script was executed then call the function
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || add-ppa $@
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