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Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook

You're reading from   Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook Powerful ways to automate and manage Windows administrative tasks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800568457
Length 674 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Thomas Lee Thomas Lee
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Preface 1. Installing and Configuring PowerShell 7 2. Introducing PowerShell 7 FREE CHAPTER 3. Exploring Compatibility with Windows PowerShell 4. Using PowerShell 7 in the Enterprise 5. Exploring .NET 6. Managing Active Directory 7. Managing Networking in the Enterprise 8. Implementing Enterprise Security 9. Managing Storage 10. Managing Shared Data 11. Managing Printing 12. Managing Hyper-V 13. Managing Azure 14. Troubleshooting with PowerShell 15. Managing with Windows Management Instrumentation 16. Other Books You May Enjoy
17. Index

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...

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