diff --git a/docs/installation/linux.md b/docs/installation/linux.md index f3302dd55..803a94ae5 100644 --- a/docs/installation/linux.md +++ b/docs/installation/linux.md @@ -6,34 +6,50 @@ Supports Ubuntu 14.04, CentOS 7.1, and OS X 10.11. Once the package is installed, `powershell` will be in your path, ready to be launched from a terminal. It will read `~/.powershell/profile.ps1` for your user profile, and -`/usr/local/share/powershell/PSL_profile.ps1` for the system profile. +`/opt/microsoft/powershell/Microsoft.PowerShellCore_profile.ps1` for +the host profile. Similarly, it will search `~/.powershell/Modules` and -`/usr/local/share/powershell/Modules` for user and system modules. +`/opt/microsoft/powershell/Modules` for user and system modules. + +To place PowerShell in your path, a symlink to the +`/opt/microsoft/powershell/powershell` executable is placed at +`/usr/bin/powershell`. Ubuntu 14.04 ============ Using a stock Ubuntu 14.04 image, download the -`powershell_0.2.0-1_amd64.deb` file, and then execute the following: +`powershell_0.3.0-1_amd64.deb` file, and then execute the following: ```sh sudo apt-get install libunwind8 libicu52 -sudo dpkg -i powershell_0.2.0-1_amd64.deb +sudo dpkg -i powershell_0.3.0-1_amd64.deb ``` CentOS 7.1 ========== Using a stock CentOS 7.1 image, download the -`powershell-0.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm` file, and then execute the following: +`powershell-0.3.0-1.x86_64.rpm` file, and then execute the following: ```sh -sudo yum install powershell-0.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm +sudo yum install powershell-0.3.0-1.x86_64.rpm ``` OS X 10.11 ========== -Using an OS X 10.11 machine, download the `powershell-0.2.0.pkg` file, -double-click it, and follow the prompts. +Using an OS X 10.11 machine, download the `powershell-0.3.0.pkg` file, +double-click it, and follow the prompts. Or install it from the +terminal: + +```sh +sudo installer -pkg powershell-0.3.0.pkg -target / +``` + +Note that because OS X is a derivation of BSD, instead of `/opt`, the +prefix used is `/usr/local`; thus, `powershell` lives at +`/usr/local/microsoft/powershell`, and the symlink is placed at +`/usr/local/bin/powershell`. This affects the system modules and +profile as well.