In this guide, I’ll walk you through the steps to install PowerShell Core on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language tool built on the .NET Framework. PowerShell allows System Administrators to perform task automation and configuration management.
PowerShell Core can be installed on Ubuntu 18.04 by using Microsoft Debian repository. Add the repository to your Ubuntu 18.04 system using the command below.
sudo update update && sudo apt -y install wget wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/18.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
A successful installation should have an output like below:
Selecting previously unselected package packages-microsoft-prod. (Reading database ... 105206 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack packages-microsoft-prod.deb ... Unpacking packages-microsoft-prod (1.0-ubuntu18.04.1) ... Setting up packages-microsoft-prod (1.0-ubuntu18.04.1) ...
Finally update Package index list and install PowerShell:
sudo apt update sudo apt -y install powershell
To start PowerShell, use the command:
# pwsh PowerShell 6.1.1 https://aka.ms/pscore6-docs Type 'help' to get help. PS /home/vagrant>
Test command execution:
PS /home/vagrant> Get-ChildItem /
Directory: /
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d----- 10/29/18 11:19 PM bin
d----- 10/29/18 11:27 PM boot
d----- 12/18/18 1:25 PM dev
d----- 12/18/18 1:39 PM etc
d----- 10/29/18 11:17 PM home
d----- 10/29/18 11:21 PM lib
d----- 10/29/18 11:12 PM lib64
d----- 10/29/18 11:12 PM lost+found
d----- 10/29/18 11:12 PM media
d----- 7/24/18 7:51 PM mnt
d----- 12/18/18 1:39 PM opt
d-r--- 12/18/18 1:25 PM proc
d----- 12/18/18 1:40 PM root
d----- 12/18/18 1:40 PM run
d----- 10/29/18 11:21 PM sbin
d----- 10/29/18 11:18 PM snap
d----- 7/24/18 7:51 PM srv
d-r--- 12/18/18 1:25 PM sys
d----- 12/18/18 1:40 PM tmp
d----- 10/29/18 11:12 PM usr
d----- 10/29/18 11:15 PM var
-----l 10/29/18 11:21 PM 33 initrd.img
-----l 10/29/18 11:13 PM 33 initrd.img.old
-----l 10/29/18 11:21 PM 30 vmlinuz
-----l 10/29/18 11:13 PM 30 vmlinuz.old
PS /home/vagrant> dir
Directory: /home/vagrant
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
--r--- 5/8/18 3:11 PM 2644 packages-microsoft-prod.deb
PS /home/vagrant>
That’s all. Read more about PowerShell Administration.
Also check:
How to install Microsoft SQL Server 2019 on CentOS 7 / Fedora
How to install MS SQL on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
