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In this article, I will go through the steps on how to install PowerShell Core on the Windows Subsystem for Linux. This can be useful for your scripting needs as it will give you a consistent language over both systems. You can also follow this guide to install PowerShell Core on a full Ubuntu Install. If you would like to see how to Install PowerShell Core on Windows you can read the how-to guide at this link.

Installing PowerShell Core

First, we need to find out what version of Ubuntu we are running. You can do that by using the following command.

Now that we have confirmed that we are running Ubuntu version 16.04 we can start to install PowerShell Core via a package repository. Now we need to import the public Microsoft repository. Use the following commands to do that.

And then enter your sudo password

We are now able to register the Microsoft Ubuntu repository. To do this use the following command.

So that’s the repository imported and registered. Now, let’s run an update to make sure we are working with the most up to date files. Just use the following command.

Finally, we are on to the fun stuff, actually installing PowerShell Core. As before just use the following command.

That’s it you have now installed PowerShell Core! So how do we start it? It’s simple just follow on below.

Starting PowerShell Core

You cant get much simpler than this. You just need to type pwsh

You will notice the prompt has changed and now starts with PS that’s how you know you are in PowerShell Core. You can just type exit to return to the bash prompt.

To Uninstall PowerShell

Again this is really easy and can be accomplished with the small command below.

Press y if prompted.

PowerShell Core has now been uninstalled! How easy was that?

Thanks for reading and I hope you found this article useful. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me, I will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

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