Exploring package management
The PackageManagement
PowerShell module provides tools that enable you to download and install software packages from a variety of sources. The module, in effect, implements a provider interface that software package management systems use to manage software packages.
You can use the cmdlets in the PackageManagement
module to work with a variety of package management systems.
This module, in effect, is an API to package management providers such as PowerShellGet
, discussed in the Exploring PowerShellGet and the PS Gallery recipe. The primary function of the PackageManagement
module is to manage the set of software repositories in which package management tools can search, obtain, install, and remove packages. The module enables you to discover and utilize software packages from a variety of sources. The modules in the gallery vary in quality. Some are excellent and are heavily used by the community, while others are less useful or of lower quality...