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Package installation instructions Package installation instructions
================================= =================================
Supports [Ubuntu 14.04][Ubuntu14.04], [CentOS 7.1][CentOS7.1], and [OS X 10.11][OSX10.11]. Supports [Ubuntu 14.04][u14], [Ubuntu 16.04][u16],
[CentOS 7][cos], and [OS X 10.11][osx].
All packages are available on our GitHub [releases][] page. All packages are available on our GitHub [releases][] page.
Once the package is installed, run `powershell` from a terminal. Once the package is installed, run `powershell` from a terminal.
[Ubuntu14.04]:./linux.md#ubuntu-1404 [u14]: #ubuntu-1404
[CentOS7.1]:./linux.md#centos-7 [u16]: #ubuntu-1604
[OSX10.11]:./linux.md#os-x-1011 [cos]: #centos-7
[osx]: #os-x-1011
Ubuntu 14.04 Ubuntu 14.04
============ ============
Using [Ubuntu 14.04][], download the Debian package `powershell_6.0.0-alpha.7-1_amd64.deb` from the [releases][] page onto the Ubuntu machine. Using [Ubuntu 14.04][], download the Debian package
`powershell_6.0.0-alpha.8-1_amd64-ubuntu.14.04-x64.deb`
from the [releases][] page onto the Ubuntu machine.
Then execute the following in the terminal: Then execute the following in the terminal:
```sh ```sh
sudo apt-get install libunwind8 libicu52 sudo apt-get install libunwind8 libicu52
sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-alpha.7-1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-alpha.8-1_amd64-ubuntu.14.04-x64.deb
``` ```
> Please note that Ubuntu 16.04 is not yet supported, but coming soon!
[Ubuntu 14.04]: http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.04/ [Ubuntu 14.04]: http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.04/
Ubuntu 16.04
============
Using [Ubuntu 16.04][], download the Debian package
`powershell_6.0.0-alpha.8-1_amd64-ubuntu.16.04-x64.deb`
from the [releases][] page onto the Ubuntu machine.
Then execute the following in the terminal:
> Please note the different libicu package dependency!
```sh
sudo apt-get install libunwind8 libicu55
sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-alpha.8-1_amd64-ubuntu.16.04-x64.deb
```
[Ubuntu 16.04]: http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/
CentOS 7 CentOS 7
======== ========
Using [CentOS 7][], download the RPM package `powershell-6.0.0_alpha.7-1.x86_64.rpm` from the [releases][] page onto the CentOS machine. Using [CentOS 7][], download the RPM package
`powershell-6.0.0_alpha.8-1.x86_64-centos.7-x64.rpm`
from the [releases][] page onto the CentOS machine.
Then execute the following in the terminal: Then execute the following in the terminal:
```sh ```sh
sudo yum install powershell-6.0.0_alpha.7-1.x86_64.rpm sudo yum install powershell-6.0.0_alpha.8-1.x86_64-centos.7-x64.rpm
``` ```
> Please note that we have not tested this package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. > This package should work on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 too.
[CentOS 7]: https://www.centos.org/download/ [CentOS 7]: https://www.centos.org/download/
OS X 10.11 OS X 10.11
========== ==========
Using OS X 10.11, download the PKG package `powershell-6.0.0-alpha.7.pkg` from the [releases][] page onto the OS X machine. Using OS X 10.11, download the PKG package `powershell-6.0.0-alpha.8-osx.10.11-x64.pkg` from the [releases][] page onto the OS X machine.
Either double-click the file and follow the prompts, or install it from the terminal: Either double-click the file and follow the prompts,
or install it from the terminal:
```sh ```sh
sudo installer -pkg powershell-6.0.0-alpha.7.pkg -target / sudo installer -pkg powershell-6.0.0-alpha.8-osx.10.11-x64.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 profiles as well.
Paths Paths
===== =====
* User profiles will be read from `~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1`. * User profiles will be read from `~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1`.
* User modules will be read from `~/.local/share/powershell/Modules` * User modules will be read from `~/.local/share/powershell/Modules`
* PSReadLine history will be recorded to `~/.local/share/powershell/PSReadLine/ConsoleHost_history.txt` * PSReadLine history will be recorded to `~/.local/share/powershell/PSReadLine/ConsoleHost_history.txt`
* System profiles will be read from `/opt/microsoft/powershell/profile.ps1`. * `$PSHOME` is `/opt/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-alpha.8/`
* System modules will be read from `/opt/microsoft/powershell/Modules` * Default profiles will be read from `$PSHOME/profile.ps1`.
* Default modules will be read from `$PSHOME/Modules`
The profiles respect PowerShell's per-host configuration, so the default host-specific profiles exists at `Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1` in the same locations. The profiles respect PowerShell's per-host configuration,
so the default host-specific profiles exists at `Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1` in the same locations.
On Linux and OS X, the [XDG Base Directory Specification][xdg-bds] is respected. On Linux and OS X, the [XDG Base Directory Specification][xdg-bds] is respected.
> There is a symlink created from `/usr/bin/powershell` to `/opt/microsoft/powershell/powershell` to ensure `powershell` is in your path.
Note that because OS X is a derivation of BSD,
instead of `/opt`, the prefix used is `/usr/local`.
Thus, `$PSHOME` is `/usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-alpha.8/`,
and the symlink is placed at `/usr/local/bin/powershell`.
[releases]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/latest [releases]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/latest
[xdg-bds]: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html [xdg-bds]: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html