Since these common PowerShell cmdlets do not seem to work on a Linux machine, I decided to try something a bit more basic. I decided to check and see if the Get-Command cmdlet would work.

Open the Debian terminal on your Windows machine and type or paste in this command: cat /etc/os-release. It will print ...

Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), you can launch Linux applications directly in a Windows 10 command prompt or PowerShell prompt.

Microsoft continues to invest in PowerShell, its command-line shell and associated scripting language. PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) can now manage Linux boxes in the same vein as ...

Powershell being a command-line tool on Linux and not a traditional application means you won't be able to launch it directly from your desktop GUI. Instead, you'll launch it from the terminal.

Microsoft is announcing today that it’s open-sourcing PowerShell, its system administration and configuration management tool that’s been a default part of Windows for several years. Microsoft ...

PowerShell is the company’s command-line language for systems administration, systems management and systems automation.

Microsoft PowerShell and Linux Bash are two leading command-line interpreters in the market. Both CLIs are top-notch, but one will be better than the other in some respects.

Whether you need to use PowerShell day-to-day or just want to poke around and learn it while on a Chromebook, here's how to get started.

Windows 10 will actually come with a package manager. Yes, in Windows 10 you can open up a command line shell and install VLC or Firefox or thousands of other packages by typing in a single command.