Installing from the repository

Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 18.04 have the stable release of PowerShell available. Follow these steps if you wish to install PowerShell on Ubuntu:

1. Download the GPG keys for the Microsoft repository:

$ # On Ubuntu 16.04
$ wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/16.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb

$ # On Ubuntu 18.04
$ wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/18.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb

1. Register the GPG keys:

$ sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb

1. Update the package list using the following command:

$ sudo apt update

1. Install PowerShell using apt-get:

$ # To install PowerShell (stable)
$ sudo apt install -y powershell

$ # To install PowerShell (preview)
$ sudo apt install -y powershell-preview

1. Run PowerShell using the following command:

$ # If you installed PowerShell (stable)
$ pwsh

$ # If you installed PowerShell (preview)
$ pwsh-preview