diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 834af7e..4fa1690 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
+ARG USERNAME=pymeshlab
+ARG USER_UID=1000
+ARG USER_GID=$USER_UID
+
 ARG QT_VERSION=5.15.2
 ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.11
 
@@ -30,9 +34,12 @@ RUN apt-get -y update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install \
     libxcb-render-util0-dev \
     libxcb-shape0 \
     libxcb-xinerama0-dev \
+    libxcb-xkb-dev \
+    libxkbcommon-x11-dev \
     libxerces-c-dev \
     ninja-build \
     patchelf \
+    rsync \
     # to be removed
     python3 \
     python3-pip \
@@ -46,7 +53,7 @@ RUN aqt install-qt -O /opt/qt linux desktop ${QT_VERSION} && \
 # install python
 RUN apt-get -y install software-properties-common && \
     add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa -y && apt-get -y update && \
-    apt-get -y install python${PYTHON_VERSION} python${PYTHON_VERSION}-dev && \
+    apt-get -y install python${PYTHON_VERSION} python${PYTHON_VERSION}-dev python${PYTHON_VERSION}-distutils && \
     update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python${PYTHON_VERSION} 1 && \
     wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py && \
     python${PYTHON_VERSION} get-pip.py && \
@@ -66,4 +73,15 @@ RUN apt-get -y purge --auto-remove cmake && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Generating a universally unique ID for the Container
-RUN  dbus-uuidgen > /etc/machine-id
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+RUN  dbus-uuidgen > /etc/machine-id
+
+# Create the user
+RUN groupadd --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME \
+    && useradd --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID -m $USERNAME \
+    # [Optional] Add sudo support.
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y sudo \
+    && echo $USERNAME ALL=\(root\) NOPASSWD:ALL > /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME \
+    && chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME
+
+USER $USERNAME
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_10/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_10/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a479fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_10/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "name": "PyMeshLab wheel for Python 3.10",
+    
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.10"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined"
+    ],
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    "postStartCommand": "bash scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh"
+}
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_11/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_11/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff99718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_11/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "name": "PyMeshLab wheel for Python 3.11",
+    
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.11"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined"
+    ],
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    "postStartCommand": "bash scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh"
+}
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_12/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_12/devcontainer.json
index a5a01d3..ab8f125 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_12/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_12/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 {
     "name": "PyMeshLab wheel for Python 3.12",
-    "dockerComposeFile": "../docker-compose.yml",
-    "service": "devcontainer",
+    
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.12"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined"
+    ],
     "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
-    // TODO
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    "postStartCommand": "bash scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh"
 }
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_8/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_8/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a03f031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_8/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "name": "PyMeshLab wheel for Python 3.8",
+    
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.8"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined"
+    ],
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    "postStartCommand": "bash scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh"
+}
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_9/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_9/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3230d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/build_wheel_3_9/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "name": "PyMeshLab wheel for Python 3.9",
+    
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.9"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined"
+    ],
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
+
+    "postStartCommand": "bash scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh"
+}
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/develop/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/develop/devcontainer.json
index c795348..ced6fc7 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/develop/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/develop/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 {
     "name": "Develop PyMeshLab",
-    "dockerComposeFile": "../docker-compose.yml",
-    "service": "devcontainer",
+
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+        "args": {
+            "PYTHON_VERSION": "3.12"
+        }
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "-ti", 
+        "-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules",
+        "--device", "/dev/fuse",
+        "--cap-add", "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined",
+    ],
     "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/pymeshlab",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/pymeshlab,type=bind",
 
     // vscode extensions
     "customizations": {
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6786b00..0000000
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  devcontainer:
-    platform: linux/amd64
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-      args:
-        - PYTHON_VERSION=3.12
-    stdin_open: true # docker run -i
-    tty: true        # docker run -t
-    volumes:
-      - ..:/workspaces/pymeshlab
-      # Next flags are necessary to deploy meshlab and create the AppImage
-      # fuse is needed. If you don't plan to create the AppImage, you can remove the 
-      # following lines
-      - /lib/modules:/lib/modules
-    # flag --device /dev/fuse
-    devices:
-      - /dev/fuse
-    # flag --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
-    cap_add:
-      - SYS_ADMIN
-    # flag --security-opt apparmor:unconfined
-    security_opt:
-      - apparmor:unconfined
diff --git a/scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh b/scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99cab3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Linux/make_wheel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+SCRIPTS_PATH="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+SOURCE_PATH=$SCRIPTS_PATH/../..
+
+BUILD_PATH=$SOURCE_PATH/build
+BUILD_OPTION=""
+
+INSTALL_PATH=$SOURCE_PATH/pymeshlab
+INSTALL_OPTION=""
+
+WHEELS_PATH=$SOURCE_PATH/wheels
+
+NIGHTLY_OPTION=""
+QT_OPTION=""
+CCACHE_OPTION=""
+
+#check parameters
+for i in "$@"
+do
+case $i in
+    -b=*|--build_path=*)
+        BUILD_PATH="${i#*=}"
+        BUILD_OPTION="-b=${i#*=}"
+        shift # past argument=value
+        ;;
+    -i=*|--install_path=*)
+        INSTALL_PATH="${i#*=}"
+        INSTALL_OPTION="-i=${i#*=}"
+        shift # past argument=value
+        ;;
+    -w=*|--wheels_path=*)
+        WHEELS_PATH="${i#*=}"
+        shift # past argument=value
+        ;;
+    -n|--nightly)
+        NIGHTLY_OPTION="-n"
+        shift # past argument=value
+        ;;
+    -qt=*|--qt_dir=*)
+        QT_OPTION="-qt=${i#*=}"
+        shift # past argument=value
+        ;;
+    --ccache)
+        CCACHE_OPTION="--ccache"
+        shift # past argument=value
+        ;;
+    *)
+        # unknown option
+    ;;
+esac
+done
+
+bash $SCRIPTS_PATH/1_build.sh $BUILD_OPTION $INSTALL_OPTION $NIGHTLY_OPTION $QT_OPTION $CCACHE_OPTION
+bash $SCRIPTS_PATH/2_deploy.sh $INSTALL_OPTION $QT_OPTION
+
+pip wheel $SOURCE_PATH -w $WHEELS_PATH
+
+rm -rf $BUILD_PATH
+rm -rf $INSTALL_PATH/pmeshlab*
+rm -rf $INSTALL_PATH/lib
+rm -rf pymeshlab.egg-info
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