{"id":14365,"date":"2018-09-13T15:14:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T22:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/?p=14365"},"modified":"2019-04-13T13:41:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T21:41:30","slug":"announcing-powershell-core-6-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/powershell\/announcing-powershell-core-6-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing PowerShell Core 6.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"markdown-body\">\n<p>We&#8217;re proud to announce that the latest version of PowerShell has been released! This marks our second <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/pslifecycle\" rel=\"nofollow\">supported<\/a> release of <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/powershell\/powershell\">PowerShell Core<\/a>, the open-source edition of PowerShell that works on Linux, macOS, and Windows!<\/p>\n<p>By far, the biggest feature of this release is compatibility of built-in Windows modules with PowerShell Core. This means that you can natively run those modules\/cmdlets with PowerShell Core and easily transition from Windows PowerShell.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone that made this release possible, including our <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PowerShell\/PowerShell\/graphs\/contributors\">contributors<\/a>, users, and anyone who <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PowerShell\/PowerShell\/blob\/master\/.github\/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing-to-issues\">filed issues <\/a>and submitted feedback.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"#just-give-me-the-bits\" id=\"user-content-just-give-me-the-bits\" class=\"anchor\"><span class=\"octicon octicon-link\"><\/span><\/a>Just give me the bits!<\/h2>\n<p>For info on installing PowerShell Core 6.1, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/powershell\/scripting\/setup\/installing-powershell?view=powershell-6#powershell-core\" rel=\"nofollow\">our installation docs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"#whats-new\" id=\"user-content-whats-new\" class=\"anchor\"><span class=\"octicon octicon-link\"><\/span><\/a>What&#8217;s new?<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve released a slew of new features in 6.1, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility with <strong>1900+ existing cmdlets in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Built on top of .NET Core 2.1<\/li>\n<li>Support for the latest versions of Windows, macOS, and Linux\n(see below)<\/li>\n<li>Significant performance improvements\n<ul>\n<li>Markdown cmdlets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Experimental feature flags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For a more in-depth look at what&#8217;s included, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/powershell\/scripting\/whats-new\/what-s-new-in-powershell-core-61?view=powershell-6\">release notes<\/a>, or for a complete list of changes, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/powershell\/powershell\/tree\/master\/CHANGELOG.md\">CHANGELOG on GitHub<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"#operating-system-support\" id=\"user-content-operating-system-support\" class=\"anchor\"><span class=\"octicon octicon-link\"><\/span><\/a>Operating system support<\/h2>\n<p>You can always find an up-to-date list of support operating systems and PowerShell Core versions at <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/pslifecycle\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/aka.ms\/pslifecycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On release, PowerShell Core 6.1 supports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 7\/8.1\/10<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server 2008R2\/2012\/2012R2\/2016 (and 2019 on release)<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel (SAC)<\/li>\n<li>macOS 10.12+<\/li>\n<li>Ubuntu 14.04\/16.04\/18.04<\/li>\n<li>Debian 8.7+\/9<\/li>\n<li>CentOS 7<\/li>\n<li>Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7<\/li>\n<li>OpenSUSE 42.3<\/li>\n<li>Fedora 27\/28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Platforms with unofficial &#8220;community&#8221; support also include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ubuntu 18.10<\/li>\n<li>Arch Linux<\/li>\n<li>Raspbian (ARM32)<\/li>\n<li>Kali Linux<\/li>\n<li>Alpine (experimental Docker image coming soon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"#how-can-i-provide-feedback\" id=\"user-content-how-can-i-provide-feedback\" class=\"anchor\"><span class=\"octicon octicon-link\"><\/span><\/a>How can I provide feedback?<\/h2>\n<p>As always, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PowerShell\/PowerShell\/blob\/master\/.github\/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing-to-issues\">file issues on GitHub <\/a>to let us know about any features you&#8217;d like added or bugs that you encounter. Additionally, you can join us for the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PowerShell\/PowerShell-RFC\/blob\/master\/CommunityCall\/README.md\">PowerShell Community Call <\/a>on the 3rd Thursday of every month. The Community Call is a great opportunity to talk directly to the team, hear about the latest developments in PowerShell, and to voice your opinions into ongoing feature design.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we&#8217;re always looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PowerShell\/PowerShell\/blob\/master\/.github\/CONTRIBUTING.md\">contributions <\/a>that make PowerShell better. We love when our community helps out with code contributions, but you don&#8217;t have to be a rockstar developer to make a difference in PowerShell, as we&#8217;re also happy to accept test and documentation contributions as well.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, and enjoy PowerShell 6.1!<\/p>\n<p>Joey Aiello\nProgram Manager, PowerShell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re proud to announce that the latest version of PowerShell has been released! 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