How To Install powershell on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install powershell on Kali Linux. powershell is PowerShell is an automation and configuration management platform.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install powershell on Kali Linux.

What is powershell

powershell is:

It consists of a cross-platform command-line shell and associated scripting language.

There are three methods to install powershell on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install powershell Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install powershell using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install powershell

Install powershell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install powershell using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install powershell

Install powershell Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install powershell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install powershell

How To Uninstall powershell on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the powershell package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove powershell

Uninstall powershell And Its Dependencies

To uninstall powershell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove powershell

Remove powershell Configurations and Data

To remove powershell configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge powershell

Remove powershell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove powershell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge powershell

Dependencies

powershell have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install powershell package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.