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.

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

While PowerShell on Linux isn't exactly the same as on Windows — modules and commands specific to Windows aren't usable — it's available for folks who need it.

After testing the waters for years, Microsoft has launched its first service, Azure Cloud Switch, that's based on Linux. PowerShell Core is built on the .NET Framework. It's a task-based command ...

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