How to Install PowerShell on Ubuntu 22.04 / Ubuntu 20.04

By Raj Last updated Apr 28, 2022

PowerShell is a task automation and configuration program consisting of a command-line shell and scripting language. It was initially developed as a Windows component known as Windows PowerShell. Then, later, in 2016, with the introduction of PowerShell Core, it was made open-source and cross-platform.

PowerShell is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Here, we will see how to install PowerShell on Ubuntu 22.04 / Ubuntu 20.04.

Install PowerShell on Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04

You can install PowerShell on Ubuntu using snap (the most straightforward way) or the Microsoft repository.

1. Install PowerShell Using Snap

Installing PowerShell using snap ^{sudo apt install -y snap} is the quickest way to install it on Ubuntu.

Use the snap command to install PowerShell.

sudo snap install powershell --classic

PowerShell also has a PowerShell preview package, aka beta version, to try. You can install it with the snap install powershell-preview --classic command.

After the installation is complete, validate the PowerShell installation using the below command.

sudo snap list powershell

Output:

Name        Version  Rev  Tracking       Publisher              Notes
powershell  7.2.2    202  latest/stable  microsoft-powershell✓  classic

2. Install PowerShell Using Official Repository

Microsoft offers a dedicated repository for the PowerShell package for Linux operating systems. We will now set up the Microsoft repository and install PowerShell.

When writing this post, the Microsoft PowerShell repository doesn’t have the PowerShell package for Ubuntu 22.04. So, I recommend installing PowerShell from the Snap store on Ubuntu 22.04.

The below steps may work in the coming days.

First, download the Microsoft repository configuration package.

# Ubuntu 22.04

wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/22.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb

# Ubuntu 20.04

wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb

Then, install the Microsoft repository configuration package.

sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb

After adding the Microsoft repository for PowerShell, update the repository index with the below command.

sudo apt update

Finally, install the PowerShell package using the apt command.

sudo apt install -y powershell

PowerShell also has a PowerShell preview package, aka beta version, to try. You can install it with the sudo apt install -y powershell-preview command.

Launch PowerShell

You can start the PowerShell on Ubuntu by going to Activities >> search for PowerShell or with the pwsh command. PowerShell preview with pwsh-preview command.

Conclusion

That’s all. I hope you have learned how to install PowerShell on Ubuntu 22.04 / Ubuntu 20.04.

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