PowerShell

PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution consisting of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework built on .NET.

Installation

Install PowerShell on Ubuntu via the official Microsoft repository:

apt update
apt install -y wget apt-transport-https software-properties-common
wget -q "https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(lsb_release -rs)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb"
dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb
apt update
apt install -y powershell

Verification

Verify PowerShell is installed:

pwsh --version

Interactive Shell

Launch PowerShell interactively:

pwsh

Execute PowerShell commands:

PS > Write-Host "Hello from PowerShell!"

To exit PowerShell, type exit.

Hello World Example

Create a PowerShell script file named hello.ps1:

echo 'Write-Host "Hello, PowerShell!"' > hello.ps1

Run the script using pwsh:

pwsh hello.ps1

Official Resources

• Official Website