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PowerShell can be installed on different Linux distributions. Most Linux platforms and distributions have a major release each year, and provide a package manager that's used to install PowerShell. This article lists the currently supported Linux distributions and package managers.

The rest of this article is a breakdown of each Linux distribution that PowerShell supports. All PowerShell releases remain supported until either the version of PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the Linux distribution reaches end-of-life.

For the best compatibility, choose a long-term release (LTS) version.

Alpine

The following table lists the supported PowerShell releases and the versions of Alpine they're supported on. These versions are supported until either the version of PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the version of Alpine reaches end-of-life .

The icon indicates that the version of the OS or PowerShell is still supported

The icon indicates the version of PowerShell is no longer supported on that version of the OS

The icon indicates that we haven't finished testing PowerShell on that OS

The icon indicates that the version of the OS or PowerShell isn't supported

When both the version of the OS and the version of PowerShell have a icon, that combination is supported

PowerShell hasn't been tested on Alpine using Arm processors.

For more information, see Install PowerShell on Alpine .

Debian

Debian uses APT (Advanced Package Tool) as a package manager.

The following table is a list of currently supported PowerShell releases and the versions of Debian they're supported on. These versions remain supported until either the version of PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the version of Debian reaches end-of-life .

The icon indicates that the version of the OS or PowerShell is still supported

The icon indicates the version of PowerShell is no longer supported on that version of the OS

The icon indicates that we haven't finished testing PowerShell on that OS

The icon indicates that the version of the OS or PowerShell isn't supported

When both the version of the OS and the version of PowerShell have a icon, that combination is supported

For more information, see Install PowerShell on Debian .

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

RHEL 7 uses yum and RHEL 8 uses the dnf package manager.

The following table is a list of currently supported versions of PowerShell and the versions of RHEL they're supported on. These versions remain supported until either the version of PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the version of RHEL reaches end-of-support .

The icon indicates that the version of the OS or PowerShell is still supported

The icon indicates the version of PowerShell is no longer supported on that version of the OS

The icon indicates that we haven't finished testing PowerShell on that OS

The icon indicates that the version of the OS or PowerShell isn't supported

When both the version of the OS and the version of PowerShell have a icon, that combination is supported

For more information, see Install PowerShell on RHEL .

Ubuntu

Ubuntu uses APT (Advanced Package Tool) as a package manager.

The following table is a list of currently supported PowerShell releases and the versions of Ubuntu they're supported on. These versions remain supported until either the version of PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the version of Ubuntu reaches end-of-support .

The icon indicates that the version of the OS or PowerShell is still supported

The icon indicates the version of PowerShell is no longer supported on that version of the OS

The icon indicates that we haven't finished testing PowerShell on that OS

The icon indicates that the version of the OS or PowerShell isn't supported

When both the version of the OS and the version of PowerShell have a icon, that combination is supported

Only the LTS releases of Ubuntu are officially supported. Microsoft does not support interim releases or their equivalent. Interim releases are community supported. For more information, see Community supported distributions .

PowerShell is supported on Ubuntu for the following processor architectures.

Ubuntu 7.2 (LTS-current) 7.4 (preview)

For more information, see Install PowerShell on Ubuntu .

Raspberry Pi OS

Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) is a free operating system based on Debian.

Important

.NET isn't supported on ARMv6 architecture devices, including Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi devices prior to Raspberry Pi 2.

For more information, see Install PowerShell on Raspberry Pi OS .

Community supported distributions

There are many distributions of Linux that aren't officially supported by Microsoft. In some cases, PowerShell may be supported by the community for these releases. For more information, see Community support for PowerShell on Linux .

CentOS and Fedora distributions are no longer supported. The versions of these operating systems that were supported have reached their end-of-life dates. We aren't supporting any newer versions.

Alternate installation methods

There are three other ways to install PowerShell on Linux, including Linux distributions that aren't officially supported. You can try to install PowerShell using the PowerShell Snap Package. You can also try deploying PowerShell binaries directly using the Linux tar.gz . For more information, see Alternate ways to install PowerShell on Linux .