PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management tool developed by Microsoft, widely used by intermediate and advanced Windows users. With the end of support for Windows 10 approaching, users are considering alternatives, particularly Linux. PowerShell can be installed on Ubuntu-based distributions. To install PowerShell on Ubuntu, users need a functioning instance of an Ubuntu-based distribution and a user account with sudo privileges. The installation steps include updating the package list with the command PLACEHOLDERa1095966424bee75 and then installing PowerShell using PLACEHOLDER0c0553420fe1ae32.