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* PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of TimeLawrence D'Oliveiro
+- Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of TimeAndrzej Matuch
`* Re: Larry Duh Is A Literal Waste Of TimeDFS
 `* Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of TimeLawrence D'Oliveiro
  `* Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of TimeDFS
   `- Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of TimeLawrence D'Oliveiro

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Subject: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of Time
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:43 UTC
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From: ldo@nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
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Subject: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of Time
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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?

Subject: Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of Time
From: Andrzej Matuch
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Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:38 UTC
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On 2024-12-26 15:43, 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?

I admit that I tried using it and couldn't see much of a point for my
own uses. It's necessary if you want to do some rather advanced things
with the system, and it was necessary to enable the possibility of
hardware encrypting my storage, but for any other use it is unintuitive
and probably too much.

--
Andrzej (Andre) Matuch
Telegram: @AndrzejMatuch

Subject: Re: Larry Duh Is A Literal Waste Of Time
From: DFS
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From: guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca (DFS)
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Subject: Re: Larry Duh Is A Literal Waste Of Time
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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?

Even you can answer that question.

Subject: Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of Time
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
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Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:10 UTC
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From: ldo@nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
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Subject: Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of Time
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:10:49 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:13:39 -0500, DFS wrote:

> 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?

Subject: Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of Time
From: DFS
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From: guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca (DFS)
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Subject: Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of Time
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On 1/4/2025 5:04 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:10:49 -0000 (UTC), I wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:13:39 -0500, DFS wrote:

> (crickets)

wtf? I asked you a question nearly 5 months ago and you've been on the
run ever since.

Subject: Re: PowerShell Is A Literal Waste Of Time
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
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On Sat, 4 Jan 2025 19:15:20 -0500, DFS wrote:

> ...

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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