| # install-powershell.sh |
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| ## Features of install-powershell.sh |
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| * Can be called directly from git |
| * Optionally installs vs code and vs powershell extension (aka PowerShell IDE) using optional `-includeide` switch |
| * Defaults to completely automated operation (if appropriate permissions are available) |
| * Automatically looks up latest version via git tags |
| * Automatic selection of appropriate install sub-script |
| * Configures software installs for repositories when repositories are in place, otherwise pulls files from git releases. As repository versions are made available, script will be updated to take advantage. |
| * User permission checking |
| * Sub-installers called from local file system if they exist, otherwise pulled from git |
| * Sub-installers can be called directly if auto-selection is not needed |
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| ## Minimum Requirements for install-powershell.sh |
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| * bash shell |
| * `sed` |
| * native package manager available |
| * `curl` (auto-installed if missing) |
| * `tr` |
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| ## Parameters |
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| * -includeide - installs VSCode and VSCode PowerShell extension (only relevant to machines with a desktop environment) |
| * -interactivetesting - do a quick launch test of VSCode (only relevant when used with -includeide) |
| * -skip-sudo-check - use sudo without verifying its availability (hard to accurately do on some distros) |
| * -preview - installs the latest preview release of PowerShell core side-by-side with any existing production releases |
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| ## Usage |
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| ### Direct from Github |
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| ```bash |
| bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/install-powershell.sh) <ARGUMENTS> |
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| wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/install-powershell.sh | bash -s <ARGUMENTS> |
| ``` |
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| ### Local Copy |
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| ```bash |
| bash install-powershell.sh <ARGUMENTS> |
| ``` |
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| ## Examples |
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| ### Only Install PowerShell Core |
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| ```bash |
| bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/install-powershell.sh) |
| ``` |
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| ### Install PowerShell Core with IDE |
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| ```bash |
| bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/install-powershell.sh) -includeide |
| ``` |
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| ### Install PowerShell Core with IDE and do tests that require a human to interact with the installation process |
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| ```bash |
| bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/install-powershell.sh) -includeide -interactivetesting |
| ``` |
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| ### Installation To do list |
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| * Detect and wait when package manager is busy/locked? - at least Ubuntu (CentOS does this internally) |
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