Using the binary archives

If your package manager does not have PowerShell, use the binary archives:

1. Install the dependencies based on your operating system. Here are the dependencies required in the case of Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS:

1. Use curl to get the archived file:

$ curl -L -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.1.0/powershell-6.1.0-linux-x64.tar.gz

1. Create the directory where PowerShell will be installed:

$ sudo mkdir -p /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.1.0

1. Unpack the binaries into the directory you just created:

$ sudo tar zxf /tmp/powershell.tar.gz -C /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.1.0

1. Add execute permissions to the file:

$ sudo chmod +x /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.1.0/pwsh

1. Create a symbolic link to point to pwsh:

$ sudo ln -s /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.1.0/pwsh /usr/bin/pwsh