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Not long ago I read something on Microsoft's website about PowerShell being available for Ubuntu.

How would I go about the install of PowerShell? I'd appreciate guidance for both Xenial & Trusty.

Any installation method is fine, whether compiling source or relying on a package-manager. Source-compiling methods should contain beginner-level detail.

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As of February 2017, Microsoft has made these available though a public repository which brings all the repository goodness. Details here.

Here are the instructions to install the latest version of PowerShell on 16.04. 

# Import the public repository GPG keys
curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add -

# Register the Microsoft Ubuntu repository
curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/16.04/prod.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft.list

# Update the list of products
sudo apt-get update

# Install PowerShell
sudo apt-get install -y powershell

# Start PowerShell (MS renamed main executable at launch to be more Linux-like)
pwsh
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    Here's the current doc link: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/setup/…
    – uSlackr
    Sep 18, 2018 at 2:00
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    Needed apt-get install apt-transport-https on 16.04 (docker).
    – arun
    Apr 15, 2020 at 22:40
  • @arun Did you need that as a prerequisite to install Powershell or to enable a particular feature/cmdlet?
    – uSlackr
    Apr 16, 2020 at 14:28
  • to install Powershell
    – arun
    Apr 16, 2020 at 15:09
  • I'll take a look and update Thanks
    – uSlackr
    Apr 17, 2020 at 17:02
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For debian install files ('.deb') and other downloads, see PowerShell releases on GitHub.

Direct download links, with SHA256 hashes:

Download the DEB, verify the checksum, and then let Ubuntu Software Center take care of installing it. See help.ubuntu.com on how to verify the download. Basically, enter the following command:

sha256sum powershell_*.deb
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Ubuntu 14.04 and later

PowerShell can be installed as a snap package in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu. To install the PowerShell snap package open the terminal and type:

sudo snap install powershell --classic

To start PowerShell from the terminal type:

snap run powershell
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  • This works on Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
    – Underverse
    Feb 10, 2019 at 7:41
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PowerShell Release: v6.0.0-beta.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

[Method #1] ~ APT 
wget https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.4/powershell_6.0.0-beta.4-1ubuntu1.14.04.1_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./powershell_*.deb
[Method #2] ~ dpkg 
wget https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.4/powershell_6.0.0-beta.4-1ubuntu1.14.04.1_amd64.deb
dpkg -i powershell_*.deb 
apt-get install -f

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

[Method #1] ~ APT 
wget https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.4/powershell_6.0.0-beta.4-1ubuntu1.16.04.1_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./powershell_*.deb
[Method #2] ~ dpkg 
wget https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.4/powershell_6.0.0-beta.4-1ubuntu1.16.04.1_amd64.deb
dpkg -i powershell_*.deb 
apt-get install -f
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    apt install ./foo.deb will resolve dependencies, so you don't need a apt-get install -f after it.
    – muru
    Feb 2, 2017 at 12:57
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    Why bother updating this when MS has published a repo? askubuntu.com/a/925458/158442
    – muru
    Jul 27, 2017 at 2:56

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