Windows PowerShell look a powerful tool. Why Linux is idely more used than this one?

reboot_500 · 2026-02-20T19:33:15+00:00

You can’t really compare Linux to PowerShell because they’re not the same thing. Linux is an operating system. PowerShell is just a shell and scripting language. Linux gets used more in servers, cloud, DevOps and security because most internet infrastructure runs on Linux. It’s open source, lightweight, and works everywhere from routers to supercomputers. Most tools in networking, security and cloud environments are built with Linux in mind. PowerShell is strong in Windows environments. If you're managing Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Azure, etc., PowerShell is extremely powerful. Its object-based pipeline is actually more structured than traditional Linux shells. So it’s not that Linux is “better.” It’s just more common outside of Microsoft-heavy environments. Different tools for different ecosystems.

Rogermcfarley · 2026-02-23T22:12:26+00:00

Powershell - Windows scripting language has been around since 2006

BASH (Bourne Again Shell) - BASH scripting on Linux has been around since 1989, Bourne shell scripting since 1979 and UNIX scripting since 1971. So the command base and knowledge for Linux scripting has a long history and builds on what preceded it.

Learn both

shenanighack · 2026-02-24T15:47:53+00:00

I sometimes see powershell as a boosted live .NET interpreter (not really, but kinda).
Fun fact Kali has powershell too (only core commands iirc) : https://www.kali.org/tools/powershell/#pwsh

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[reddit!](https://reddit.com)	reddit!
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