Exploring package management

The PackageMangement PowerShell module implements a provider interface that software package management systems use to manage software packages. You can use the cmdlets in the PackageMangement module to work with a variety of package management systems. You can think of this module as providing an API to package management providers such as PowerShellGet, discussed in the Exploring PowerShellGet and PowerShell Gallery recipe.

The key function of the PackageMangement module is to manage the set of software repositories in which package management tools can search, obtain, install, and remove packages. The module enables you to discover and utilize software packages from a variety of sources (and potentially varying in ...

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