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Operating systems where the module can be installed:

- Ubuntu 20
- Ubuntu 20+
- Windows

The module can be installed on a machine running PowerShell 7.x. Install the versions of PowerShell
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| OS | Minimum Required PowerShell Version | Installation |
|------------|:-----------------------------------:|----------------------------------------|
| Windows | `7.1.3` | [Installing PowerShell on Windows][01] |
| Ubuntu 20 | `7.2.4` | [Installing PowerShell on Ubuntu][02] |

For Linux, the following shell script downloads and installs PowerShell 7.2.4.

```sh
###################################
# Prerequisites

# Update the list of packages
sudo apt-get update

# Install pre-requisite packages.
sudo apt-get install -y wget

# Download the PowerShell package file
wget https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.4/powershell_7.2.4-1.deb_amd64.deb

###################################
# Install the PowerShell package
sudo dpkg -i powershell_7.2.4-1.deb_amd64.deb

# Resolve missing dependencies and finish the install (if necessary)
sudo apt-get install -f

# Delete the downloaded package file
rm powershell_7.2.4-1.deb_amd64.deb

# Switch the user to root before launching PowerShell
sudo su

# Start PowerShell
pwsh
```
| Ubuntu 20+ | `7.2.4` | [Installing PowerShell on Ubuntu][02] |

The **GuestConfiguration** module requires the following software:

- Azure PowerShell 5.9.0 or higher. The required Az PowerShell modules are installed automatically
with the **GuestConfiguration** module, or you can follow [these instructions][03].


### Install the GuestConfiguration module from the PowerShell Gallery

To install the **GuestConfiguration** module on either Windows or Linux, run the following command
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