diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
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+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "gcc-9 - Debug speed tester",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/examples/speed_tester/build/app/speed_tester",
+            "args": ["-l", "0", "-n", "3", "--proc-type=secondary", "--", "-r", "1", "--", "-d", "1", "-c", "16000"],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${fileDirname}",
+            "environment": [],
+            "externalConsole": false,
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "setupCommands": [
+                {
+                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+                    "ignoreFailures": true
+                }
+            ],
+            "miDebuggerPath": "${workspaceFolder}/examples/gdb.sh"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
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+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
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+{
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "type": "cppbuild",
+            "label": "C/C++: gcc-9 build active file",
+            "command": "/usr/bin/gcc-9",
+            "args": [
+                "-g",
+                "${file}",
+                "-o",
+                "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
+            ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
+        }
+    ],
+    "version": "2.0.0"
+}
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diff --git a/examples/gdb.sh b/examples/gdb.sh
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+pkexec /usr/bin/gdb "$@"