How To Install powershell-preview on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is powershell-preview

powershell-preview is:

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

There are three methods to install powershell-preview 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-preview 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-preview using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install powershell-preview

Install powershell-preview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install powershell-preview

Install powershell-preview 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-preview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install powershell-preview

How To Uninstall powershell-preview on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove powershell-preview

Uninstall powershell-preview And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove powershell-preview

Remove powershell-preview Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge powershell-preview

Remove powershell-preview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge powershell-preview

Dependencies

powershell-preview have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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