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Unable to install on Kali Linux #4169
Description
Unable to install powershell as per the current instructions in https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-core-on-linux?view=powershell-6#kali on new built kali linux VM
The error messages are as below:
root@kali01:~# sudo wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/i/icu/libicu57_57.1-9_amd64.deb
--2019-04-18 09:11:44-- http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/i/icu/libicu57_57.1-9_amd64.deb
Resolving ftp.us.debian.org (ftp.us.debian.org)... 64.50.236.52, 64.50.233.100, 208.80.154.15, ...
Connecting to ftp.us.debian.org (ftp.us.debian.org)|64.50.236.52|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2019-04-18 09:11:44 ERROR 404: Not Found.
root@kali01:~# dpkg -i libicu57_57.1-9_amd64.deb
dpkg: error: cannot access archive 'libicu57_57.1-9_amd64.deb': No such file or directory
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sdwheeler commentedon Apr 17, 2019
Travis Plunk (@TravisEz13) can you comment on this?
TravisEz13 commentedon Apr 17, 2019
The libicu url has changed. See https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell-Docker/blob/7e37baae47945b37b1dcb284c76c6b6de9821c1a/release/community-stable/kali-rolling/docker/Dockerfile#L29
The filename would have changed as well.
TravisEz13 commentedon Apr 17, 2019
If they want web cmdlets to work, We should also recommend setting this variable
https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell-Docker/blob/7e37baae47945b37b1dcb284c76c6b6de9821c1a/release/community-stable/kali-rolling/docker/Dockerfile#L47
and installing these two packages
https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell-Docker/blob/7e37baae47945b37b1dcb284c76c6b6de9821c1a/release/community-stable/kali-rolling/docker/Dockerfile#L64-L66
sdwheeler commentedon Apr 17, 2019
Travis Plunk (@TravisEz13) Can you update the article as appropriate?