11---
2- description : PowerShell may run on Linux distributions that aren't officially supported by Microsoft.
3- ms.date : 01/12 /2024
2+ description : PowerShell can run on Linux distributions that aren't officially supported by Microsoft.
3+ ms.date : 05/07 /2024
44title : Community support for PowerShell on Linux
55---
66# Community support for PowerShell on Linux
77
8- PowerShell can be installed on some distributions of Linux that aren't supported by Microsoft. In
9- those cases, you may find support from the community for PowerShell on those platforms.
8+ You can install PowerShell on some distributions of Linux that aren't supported by Microsoft. In
9+ those cases, you might find support from the community for PowerShell on those platforms.
1010
11- To be supported by Microsoft, the Linux distribution must meet the following criteria:
11+ Supported Linux distributions must meet the following criteria:
1212
1313- The version and architecture of the distribution is supported by .NET Core.
1414- The version of the distribution is supported for at least one year.
1515- The version of the distribution isn't an interim release or equivalent.
1616- The PowerShell team has tested the version of the distribution.
1717
18- For more information, see the [ PowerShell Support Lifecycle] [ 10 ]
19- documentation.
18+ For more information, see the [ PowerShell Support Lifecycle] [ 11 ] documentation.
2019
21- The following distributions are supported by the community. Each distribution has its own community
22- support mechanisms. Consult the distribution's website to find their community resources. You may
23- also get help from these [ PowerShell Community] [ 01 ] resources.
20+ The following distributions are examples of distributions supported by the community. Each
21+ distribution has its own community support mechanisms. Consult the distribution's website to find
22+ their community resources. You can also get help from these [ PowerShell Community] [ 01 ] resources.
2423
2524## Ubuntu interim releases
2625
27- The documented steps to install PowerShell on [ Ubuntu] [ 08 ] may work on Ubuntu interim releases.
28- However, PowerShell is only supported on the LTS releases of Ubuntu. Microsoft doesn't support
29- [ interim releases] [ 05 ] of Ubuntu.
26+ The documented steps to install PowerShell on [ Ubuntu] [ 09 ] might work on Ubuntu interim releases.
27+ However, Microsoft only supports PowerShell on the Long Term Servicing ( LTS) releases of Ubuntu.
28+ Microsoft doesn't support [ interim releases] [ 03 ] of Ubuntu.
3029
3130## Arch Linux
3231
33- > [ !NOTE]
34- > Arch support isn't officially supported by Microsoft and is maintained by the community.
35-
36- PowerShell is available from the [ Arch Linux] [ 07 ] User Repository (AUR).
37-
38- - It can be compiled with the [ latest tagged release] [ 04 ]
39- - It can be compiled from the [ latest commit to master] [ 03 ]
40- - It can be installed using the [ latest release binary] [ 02 ]
41-
42- Packages in the AUR are maintained by the community. For more information on installing packages
43- from the AUR, see the [ Arch Linux wiki] [ 06 ] or [ Using PowerShell in Docker] [ 09 ] .
32+ PowerShell is available from the [ Arch Linux] [ 06 ] User Repository (AUR). Packages in the AUR are
33+ maintained by the Arch community. To install the [ latest release binary] [ 02 ] , see the
34+ [ Arch Linux wiki] [ 04 ] or [ Using PowerShell in Docker] [ 10 ] .
4435
4536## Kali
4637
47- > [ !NOTE]
48- > Kali support isn't officially supported by Microsoft and is maintained by the community.
49-
5038### Installation - Kali
5139
5240``` sh
6452apt -y remove powershell
6553```
6654
55+ ## Gentoo
56+
57+ You can install PowerShell on Gentoo Linux using packages from the Gentoo package repository. For
58+ information about installing these packages, see the [ PowerShell] [ 05 ] page in the Gentoo wiki.
59+
6760## Raspberry Pi OS
6861
69- [ Raspberry Pi OS] [ 13 ] (formerly Raspbian) is a free operating system based on Debian.
62+ [ Raspberry Pi OS] [ 07 ] (formerly Raspbian) is a free operating system based on Debian.
7063
7164> [ !IMPORTANT]
7265> .NET isn't supported on ARMv6 architecture devices, including Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi
73- > devices prior to Raspberry Pi 2.
66+ > devices released before Raspberry Pi 2.
7467
7568### Install on Raspberry Pi OS
7669
77- Download the tar.gz package from the [ releases] [ 12 ] page onto your Raspberry Pi computer. The links
70+ Download the tar.gz package from the [ releases] [ 08 ] page onto your Raspberry Pi computer. The links
7871to the current versions are:
7972
8073- PowerShell 7.4.2 - latest LTS release
@@ -85,7 +78,7 @@ to the current versions are:
8578 - ` https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.3.12/powershell-7.3.12-linux-arm64.tar.gz `
8679
8780Use the following shell commands to download and install the package. This script detects whether
88- you are running a 32 or 64-bit OS and installs the latest stable version of PowerShell for that
81+ you're running a 32-bit or 64-bit OS and installs the latest stable version of PowerShell for that
8982processor type.
9083
9184``` sh
@@ -139,13 +132,12 @@ rm -rf ~/powershell
139132<!-- link references -->
140133[ 01 ] : ../community/community-support.md
141134[ 02 ] : https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/powershell-bin/
142- [ 03 ] : https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/powershell-git/
143- [ 04 ] : https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/powershell/
144- [ 05 ] : https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle
145- [ 06 ] : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_and_upgrading_packages
146- [ 07 ] : https://www.archlinux.org/download/
147- [ 08 ] : install-ubuntu.md
148- [ 09 ] : powershell-in-docker.md
149- [ 10 ] : powershell-support-lifecycle.md
150- [ 12 ] : install-other-linux.md#binary-archives
151- [ 13 ] : https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md
135+ [ 03 ] : https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle
136+ [ 04 ] : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_and_upgrading_packages
137+ [ 05 ] : https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PowerShell
138+ [ 06 ] : https://www.archlinux.org/download/
139+ [ 07 ] : https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md
140+ [ 08 ] : install-other-linux.md#binary-archives
141+ [ 09 ] : install-ubuntu.md
142+ [ 10 ] : powershell-in-docker.md
143+ [ 11 ] : powershell-support-lifecycle.md
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