PowerShell is both a command-line shell and fully-developed scripting language built on the .NET framework. Like Bash, it's designed to perform and automate system administration tasks.

Previously, PowerShell was exclusive to Windows. That changed in August 2016 when PowerShell Core was introduced as open-source and cross-platform, based on the .NET core.

Now, PowerShell is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and ARM platforms like Raspian. In this guide, we'll show you how to install Microsoft PowerShell on Fedora Linux.

We will be using Fedora 34 in this tutorial. There are two straightforward ways to install PowerShell on Fedora, which we'll cover below.

Method 1: Installing PowerShell Using Microsoft Repositories

This method involves four steps:

Add Microsoft RedHat Repository in Fedora

Begin by adding the Microsoft Signature Key with the following command:

<code>$ sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc</code>

Next, use curl to add the Microsoft RedHat repository:

<code>$ curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/7/prod.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/microsoft.repo</code>

Then update Fedora to sync with the new repository:

<code>$ sudo dnf update</code>

Install PowerShell on Fedora

Finally, install PowerShell using the dnf package manager:

<code>$ sudo dnf install powershell -y</code>

To verify the installation, run:

<code>$ rpm -qi powershell</code>

This displays detailed information including version, release date, architecture, and more about the installed PowerShell package.

To access the PowerShell prompt, execute:

<code>$ pwsh</code>

You can now run Linux commands and perform scripting tasks in your new PowerShell environment.

To exit PowerShell, type:

<code>> exit</code>

Method 2: Installing PowerShell from an RPM File

This alternative approach is more direct but not significantly different from the first method. PowerShell 7.2 provides universal packages for major Linux distributions including Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, OpenSUSE, and Fedora. You can view these packages on the PowerShell GitHub page.

When executed, the RPM file automatically adds the GPG key and Microsoft repository to your system before installing PowerShell.

Run the following command to install PowerShell via the RPM file from GitHub:

<code>$ sudo dnf install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.1/powershell-lts-7.2.1-1.rh.x86_64.rpm</code>

Uninstall PowerShell from Fedora Linux

If you decide PowerShell isn't right for you, you can remove it using:

<code>$ sudo dnf remove powershell</code>

The UNIX shell remains the preferred choice for most Linux users due to its clean interface, efficiency, and comprehensive documentation. It's no surprise that many prefer bash over PowerShell because of its flexibility and ease of use.

Nevertheless, PowerShell is still widely used and comes with numerous cmdlets for performing administrative functions. In this guide, we've shown you how to install PowerShell on Fedora.

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