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Anyone use powershell on linux? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Or any other alternate shells that aren't bash?

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (9 children)

Why do you care why OP asks if people use something?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (8 children)

    I mean what's the practical purpose?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    PS is much nicer to write scripts. It has QoL

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Uhhhh...no? It has zero integration on Linux, which is why I asked.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    zero intergration? Thats just wrong. I'd argue you can do anything with PS on linux that you can with bash.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Perfect example:

    Bash: sudo dnf install python

    OR

    PS: `Invoke-Expression 'sudo dnf install package-name'

    Stupid to even try and make the argument that PS is a viable solution to anything at all with its ignorant declarations of obvious usage.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    With PowerShell on Linux you’d never run dnf starting with Invoke-Expression. It’s completely unnecessary.

    This feels like you either legitimately don’t know how it works so are assuming, or are making it more complicated on purpose to make bash look ‘better’.

    I’m not saying PowerShell should be used on Linux over bash, but your example is not a good one.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The practical purpose of asking is to get a feel for how many people use it.

    Less tongue in cheek though, it sounds like you have the same questions as OP. If you're curious what might be the practical purpose, why not ask people who use it why they do instead of berating OP for asking if anyone uses it?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Well by that logic, it's a way for Windows users to not learn the native tooling available, but not skip any steps. It doesn't make any sense.

    Learning Powershell in a Linux environment is going to just absolutely be a crutch and fuck up your ability to interact with other Linux systems that don't share your particular environment.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    As someone who used bash on Windows through MSYS, I don't see the issue. It was different, not inferior, to cmd and PowerShell. If someone wants to use PowerShell on Linux why be such a condescending jerk about it? Sometimes people just wanna try things for the fun of trying new things.

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