Pester
Pester is the ubiquitous test and mock framework for PowerShell. Adding Pester tests to Powershell code will enhance code quality and allows you to start creating predictable changes. Visual Studio Code comes with full support for Pester allowing you to create tests quickly. Pester integrates nicely with TFS, Azure, Github, Jenkins, and other CI servers, allowing you to fully automate your development lifecycle. Pester provides a framework for writing and running tests. Pester is most commonly used for writing unit and integration tests, but it is not limited to just that. It is also a base for tools that validate whole environments, computer deployments, database configurations, and so on. Pester tests can execute any command or script that is accessible to a Pester test file. This includes functions, Cmdlets, Modules, and scripts. Pester can be run locally, where it integrates well with Visual Studio Code, and it can of course be integrated into a build script in a CI pipeline.
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Specops Gpupdate
Specops Gpupdate is a free tool that enables remote administration of any number of computers. Specops Gpupdate integrates directly with Active Directory users and computers. Simply right-click on any computer or organizational unit, and issue commands such as Gpupdate, Start computer, Windows update, and more! All commands are available with a simple right-click. Select computers to manage through the Active Directory users and computers interface or through searches of Active Directory. You can even select entire organizational units (OUs). If you want to move beyond the graphical user interface, you will enjoy the fact that Specops Gpupdate sits on PowerShell, you can run everything through PowerShell cmdlets. This allows you to unleash the full power of the tool in your own PowerShell scripts. Specops Gpupdate Pro is the full-featured version of the tool. With a Pro license, you can unlock additional commands, such as Ping, Start Remote Desktop, Read Remote Registry, and more!
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PackageManagement (OneGet)
This module is currently not in development. We are no longer accepting any pull requests to this repository. OneGet is in a stable state and is expected to receive only high-priority bug fixes from Microsoft in the future. If you have a question or are seeing an unexpected behavior from this module please open up an issue in this repository. PackageManagement is supported in Windows, Linux and MacOS now. We periodically make binary drops to PowerShellCore, meaning PackageManagement is a part of PowerShell Core releases.
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Zypper
Zypper is a command-line package manager for installing, updating, and removing packages. It can also be used to manage repositories. Zypper works and behaves as a regular command-line tool. It features subcommands, arguments, and options that can be used to perform specific tasks. Zypper offers several benefits compared to graphical package managers. Being a command-line tool, Zypper is faster in use and light on resources. Zypper actions can be scripted. Zypper can be used on systems that do not have graphical desktop environments. This makes it suitable for use with servers and remote machines. The simplest way to execute Zypper is to type its name, followed by a command. Additionally, you can choose from one or more global options by typing them immediately before the command. Some commands require one or more arguments. Executing subcommands in the Zypper shell, and using global Zypper options are not supported.
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