Powershell won't die

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Kevin can we or I do something about this:
As seen in “journalctl -p 0…3”

Jun 21 13:40:44 kaisenlinux powershell[2715]: (7.3.4:B:80) [NamedPipeIPC_ServerListenerError:NamedPipe.Exception.Error] An error has occurred in PowerShell IPC listening thread on process: >
– Boot 765aad1bf6ec4114abedda4d09cc2558 –
Jun 21 16:41:11 kaisenlinux powershell[2808]: (7.3.4:B:80) [NamedPipeIPC_ServerListenerError:NamedPipe.Exception.Error] An error has occurred in PowerShell IPC listening thread on process: >
– Boot 1ce493c935be4e0eae2f91ae0fb4c124 –
Jun 22 07:11:58 kaisenlinux powershell[3081]: (7.3.4:B:80) [NamedPipeIPC_ServerListenerError:NamedPipe.Exception.Error] An error has occurred in PowerShell IPC listening thread on process: >
Jun 22 07:23:49 kaisenlinux powershell[21659]: (7.3.4:B:80) [NamedPipeIPC_ServerListenerError:NamedPipe.Exception.Error] An error has occurred in PowerShell IPC listening thread on process:

I don’t seem to be able to rid myself of it.

apt policy powershell
powershell:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 7.3.4-1-1kaisen
Version table:
7.3.4-1-1kaisen 500
500 https://deb.kaisenlinux.org kaisen-rolling/main amd64 Packages

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Hello Rick,

Are u just trying to launch powershell ?

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No I want it gone.
I just have no use for it.
Thanks nikl
Those lines are after the un-install for powershell, they just keep spawning.
No self respecting debian user wants to see that spam (joke)…LOL :face_with_monocle:

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@1fallen ,

udo apt autoremove --purge powershell

Test it please

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niki@nikilab ~ $ sudo apt autoremove --purge powershell
[sudo] password for niki: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  atftp* gss-ntlmssp* libicu71* powershell*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 126 not upgraded.
After this operation, 238 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
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Also, could you please do and give the output of :

dpkg -l |grep powershell

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Just a little history about me nikl, I’m a Linux tester (20yrs worth)
I’ve done all you wrote before posting here:

dpkg -l |grep powershell

Nothing returned:

apt policy powershell
powershell:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 7.3.4-1-1kaisen
Version table:
7.3.4-1-1kaisen 500
500 https://deb.kaisenlinux.org kaisen-rolling/main amd64 Packages

And yet still:

journalctl -p 0…3
Jun 21 13:40:44 kaisenlinux powershell[2715]: (7.3.4:B:80) [NamedPipeIPC_Server>
– Boot 765aad1bf6ec4114abedda4d09cc2558 –
Jun 21 16:41:11 kaisenlinux powershell[2808]: (7.3.4:B:80) [NamedPipeIPC_Server>
– Boot 1ce493c935be4e0eae2f91ae0fb4c124 –
Jun 22 07:11:58 kaisenlinux powershell[3081]: (7.3.4:B:80) [NamedPipeIPC_Server>

Jun 22 07:23:49 kaisenlinux powershell[21659]: (7.3.4:B:80) [NamedPipeIPC_Serve>
lines 1-13/13 (END)

No services for powershell show in “systemctl list-unit-files”

Whoops forgot the first one:

sudo apt autoremove --purge powershell
[sudo] password for me:
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree… Done
Reading state information… Done
Package ‘powershell’ is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

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I Solved it with a new fresh install and just removed Powershell from the install .iso.

I guess Kevin is busy, as there should be an easier solution though.

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