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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of Time
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2025 22:04:47 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:10:49 -0000 (UTC), I wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:13:39 -0500, DFS wrote:
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>> On 12/26/2024 3:43 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> Was amused by this article entitled “How to install and use Microsoft's
>>> PowerShell on Linux (and why you should)”
>>> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-install-and-use-microsofts-powershell-on-linux-and-why-you-should/>.
>>> It spends so much time describing Microsoft’s convoluted installation
>>> mechanisms for several common Linux distros, that it never actually
>>> gets around to answering the question mentioned in its title: Why
>>> *should* you install PowerShell?
> 
> So tell us, what do *you* use PowerShell for? Do you use it to
> automate tasks with that Microsoft Office that you seem to be so fond
> of?

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