PowerShell

PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework. It runs on a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Before you begin

PowerShell is available for a variety of operating systems and Linux distributions and there are multiple ways to install it.

This guide provides a quick solution to install PowerShell on an Arm Linux computer.

Confirm you are using an Arm machine by running:

    

        
        
            uname -m
        
    

The output should be:

    

        
        aarch64

        
    

If you see a different result, you are not using an Arm computer running 64-bit Linux.

Installation

You can download a release file for the Arm architecture from GitHub and install it using the steps below:

1. Copy and paste the commands below to your Linux shell prompt:

    

        
        
            # Download the powershell '.tar.gz' archive
curl -L -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.1/powershell-7.4.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz

# Create the target folder where powershell will be placed
sudo mkdir -p /opt/microsoft/powershell/7

# Expand powershell to the target folder
sudo tar zxf /tmp/powershell.tar.gz -C /opt/microsoft/powershell/7

# Set execute permissions
sudo chmod +x /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/pwsh

# Create the symbolic link that points to pwsh
sudo ln -s /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/pwsh /usr/bin/pwsh
        
    

2. Confirm the pwsh executable is in the search path:

    

        
        
            which pwsh
        
    

The path is printed:

    

        
        /usr/bin/pwsh

        
    

3. To verify the installed version run:

    

        
        
            pwsh --version
        
    

The version is printed:

    

        
        PowerShell 7.4.1

        
    

You are now ready to use PowerShell on your Arm Linux computer.

Get started

To print a hello world message using pwsh run the following commands:

    

        
        
            pwsh -c Write-Host Hello Arm Linux world! 
        
    

The hello message is printed:

    

        
        Hello Arm Linux world!