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about_Carbon_Installation SHORT DESCRIPTION Carbon can be installed from a ZIP archive, from the PowerShell gallery, with Chocolatey, and NuGet. INSTALL FROM ZIP ARCHIVE 1. [Download the ZIP file from Bitbucket.](https://bitbucket.org/splatteredbits/carbon/downloads) 2. Unblock the zip file (right-click the .zip file, choose Properties, click "Unblock", then click "OK"). 3. Unzip the Carbon module anywhere on your file system. You can now import module using the `Import-Carbon.ps1` script: PS> .\Carbon\Import-Carbon.ps1 To make Carbon available so you can run `Import-Module Carbon`, copy the `Carbon` directory into one of PowerShell's module paths. This command will you a list: PS> $env:PSModulePath -split ';' Once you do, you can import Carbon by running: PS> Import-Module 'Carbon' INSTALL FROM POWERSHELL GALLERY To install from the PowerShell Gallery, you must be running PowerShell 5 or PowerShell 4 with the [Package Management PowerShell Modules Preview](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51451) installed. To install, run: PS> Install-Module -Name 'Carbon' -AllowClobber Note: You need the `-AllowClobber` switch because Windows 10/2016 ships with modules that contain functions with the same name as some of Carbon's functions. You can now import Carbon by running: PS> Import-Module 'Carbon' INSTALL WITH CHOCOLATEY To install with Chocolatey, you'll need [Chocolatey installed](http://chocolatey.org). With Chocolatey installed, run: PS> choco install Carbon This will install Carbon into one of PowerShell's module paths. You can now import Carbon by running: PS> Import-Module 'Carbon' INSTALL WITH NUGET To install with NuGet, you'll need [NuGet installed](http://nuget.org). With NuGet installed, run: PS> nuget install Carbon This will create a `Carbon-X.Y.Z` directory in your current directory (or the output directory you specified with Nuget's `OutputDirectory` parameter). You can import Carbon from that directory using the `Import-Carbon.ps1 script: PS> .\Carbon-X.Y.Z\Carbon\Import-Carbon.ps1 Or with PowerShell's `Import-Module` command: PS> Import-Module '.\Carbon-X.Y.Z\Carbon' If you want Carbon available so you can run `Import-Module Carbon`, copy the `Carbon-X.Y.Z\Carbon` directory into one of PowerShell's module paths. This command will give you a list: PS> $env:PSModulePath -split ';' SEE ALSO http://chocolatey.org http://www.nuget.org https://www.powershellgallery.com/ https://bitbucket.org/splatteredbits/carbon/downloads |