Getting ready

Linux administrators will already know how to do this. If you are new to Linux, getting ready to install PowerShell on your computer is simple. You simply need a working Linux computer that you have administrator privileges on. Depending on what mode you pick to install PowerShell, you may or may not need a package manager. Chances are, your Linux distribution already has a package manager available.

Also, many of the future recipes will require a desktop environment so that you can work with tools such as Visual Studio Code.

Ubuntu does not ship with curl. Install curl by running the following command:

$ sudo apt install curl