Installing PowerShell Core

Installing PowerShell Core is very straightforward. However, it differs slightly depending on the environment. Since we are still in beta, the best place to download the bits is the GitHub repository https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases.

In Windows, simply installing the .msi package is sufficient. In the case of Linux, you have the option of downloading the binaries or subscribing to the repository for your distribution of choice.

Linux repositories simplify package maintenance. Microsoft actively maintains repositories for several distributions (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/linux-package-repository-for-microsoft-software):

sudo rpm -Uvh http://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/7/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
sudo yum install powershell

Downloading the binaries directly from the release link is also possible using curl or wget or simply by passing the URL of the binary to yum:

sudo yum install https://github.com/PowerShell...