You're reading from PowerShell 7 Workshop Learn how to program with PowerShell 7 on Windows, Linux, and the Raspberry Pi

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801812986

Length 468 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

PowerShell

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Administration

Author (1):

Nick Parlow

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: PowerShell Fundamentals

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to PowerShell 7 – What It Is and How to Get It FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Exploring PowerShell Cmdlets and Syntax

4. Chapter 3: The PowerShell Pipeline – How to String Cmdlets Together

5. Chapter 4: PowerShell Variables and Data Structures

6. Chapter 5: PowerShell Control Flow – Conditionals and Loops

7. Chapter 6: PowerShell and Files – Reading, Writing, and Manipulating Data

8. Chapter 7: PowerShell and the Web – HTTP, REST, and JSON

9. Part 2: Scripting and Toolmaking

10. Chapter 8: Writing Our First Script – Turning Simple Cmdlets into Reusable Code

11. Chapter 9: Don’t Repeat Yourself – Functions and Scriptblocks

12. Chapter 10: Error Handling – Oh No! It’s Gone Wrong!

13. Chapter 11: Creating Our First Module

14. Chapter 12: Securing PowerShell

15. Part 3: Using PowerShell

16. Chapter 13: Working with PowerShell 7 and Windows

17. Chapter 14: PowerShell 7 for Linux and macOS

18. Chapter 15: PowerShell 7 and the Raspberry Pi

19. Chapter 16: Working with PowerShell and .NET

20. Answers to Activities and Exercises

21. Index

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Technical requirements

Unless we already have a client running some form of Linux, we’ll need a Linux device to work on. There’s a really easy way to get one and a slightly harder way to get one. I’ve done both on my machine to get the screenshots for this chapter, providing a Ubuntu server (with no graphical interface) and a CentOS desktop client.

The Ubuntu server is very easy to install:

Go to Control Panel | Programs and Features | Turn Windows features on and off and make sure the checkbox for Windows Subsystem for Linux is checked, like this:

Figure 14.1 – Enabling Windows Subsystem for Linux

Windows Subsystem for Linux is displayed inside the red box.

Once Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is enabled, reboot, go to the Microsoft Store (https://apps.microsoft.com), and select a Linux application. I’m using the latest version of Ubuntu – 22.04: