Error while installing the powershell in ubuntu 20.04

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Steps to reproduce

Not able to install in ubuntu 20.04

Expected behavior

Installation

Actual behavior

Fatel error

Error details

Unpacking powershell-lts (7.2.7-1.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /home/imskanand/Downloads/powershell-lts_7.2.7-1.deb_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/pwsh', which is also in package powershell 7.2.3-1.deb
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /home/imskanand/Downloads/powershell-lts_7.2.7-1.deb_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Environment data

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Visuals

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I don't use any package managers and everything works fine. Just unpack to /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/ and symlink pwsh to the $PATH, in /usr/bin for example. Forget about dpgg or apt

You can also try installing via the snap store, sudo snap install powershell --classic

The problem is trying to replace "powershell" with "powershell-lts". Both apt and dpkg will see them as two different packages as they have different package names.

trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/pwsh', which is also in package powershell 7.2.3-1.deb

Solution is to remove "powershell" 7.2.3 first or upgrade with "powershell" 7.2.7 instead of "powershell-lts" 7.2.7

I don't use any package managers and everything works fine. Just unpack to /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/ and symlink pwsh to the $PATH, in /usr/bin for example. Forget about dpgg or apt

I would recommend using packages.

• They ensure the package dependencies are installed.
• They let you see exactly what is installed on your system in one place.
• When you upgrade the obsolete files are removed.
• It manages the entries in /etc/shells
• You get a working man page

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