Is pwsh preveiw package version confusion？ #26899
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ubuntu update to PowerShell 7.6.0-rc.1 ● Too crazy, both packages are preview, so why need different packages, different commands, and different paths? |
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Q: Why two separate packages exist?
The separate packages and binaries (pwsh vs pwsh-preview) exist intentionally so you can:
The naming is admittedly confusing because right now both happen to be "preview" versions in the conventional sense, but from Microsoft's packaging perspective, powershell is always the "current stable release" regardless of whether that release carries a preview label. I hope this answers your question, if it did please mark it as answered. Thank you! |
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How did you install PowerShell? & what version of ubuntu are you on? I'm pretty certain that
This is to allow users to run either a stable release or a preview to test out new, improved or fixed functionality in the previews prior to those changes coming to the stable release. |
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Could you share how you originally installed PowerShell?
You're absolutely right about the version confusion, the real issue here is that the user's stable powershell package is showing 7.6.0-preview.6 instead of the expected 7.5.x stable release.
To verify and fix this: I hope this answers your question, if it did please mark it as answered. Thank you! |
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Q: Why two separate packages exist?
A: Microsoft maintains two parallel PowerShell preview tracks on Linux:
The separate packages and binaries (pwsh vs pwsh-preview) exist intentionally so you can:
The naming is admittedly confusing because right now both happen to be "preview" versions in the conventio…