How To Install powershell-preview on Kali Linux
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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install powershell-preview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install powershell-previewInstall powershell-preview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install powershell-preview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install powershell-previewInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install powershell-preview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install powershell-previewHow 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-previewUninstall 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-previewRemove 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-previewRemove 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-previewDependencies
powershell-preview have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc1
- libgssapi-krb5-2
- libstdc++6
- zlib1g
- libicu72|libicu71|libicu70|libicu69|libicu68|libicu67|libicu66|libicu65|libicu63|libicu60|libicu57|libicu55|libicu52
- libssl1.1|libssl1.0.2|libssl1.0.0
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.
