diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PackageManagement.NuGetProvider/Repository/PackageRepositoryFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.PackageManagement.NuGetProvider/Repository/PackageRepositoryFactory.cs
index 771651e32..7a34b30bf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PackageManagement.NuGetProvider/Repository/PackageRepositoryFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PackageManagement.NuGetProvider/Repository/PackageRepositoryFactory.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("packageSource");
             }
 
+#if LINUX
+            // we cannot call new uri on file path on linux because it will error out
+            if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(packageSource))
+            {
+                return new LocalPackageRepository(packageSource, request);
+            }
+#endif
+
             Uri uri = new Uri(packageSource);
 
             if (uri.IsFile)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/CmdletBase.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/CmdletBase.cs
index 85d9ddbc1..0fe9b6dee 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/CmdletBase.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/CmdletBase.cs
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets {
             Save = 4103
         }
 
+#if !LINUX
         protected void LogEvent(EventTask task, EventId id, string context, string name, string version, string providerName, string source, string status, string destinationPath)
         {
             var iis = InitialSessionState.CreateDefault2();
@@ -536,6 +537,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets {
                 }
             }           
         }
+#endif
 
         #endregion
     }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/CmdletWithSearchAndSource.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/CmdletWithSearchAndSource.cs
index 260542f61..47e602b3a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/CmdletWithSearchAndSource.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/CmdletWithSearchAndSource.cs
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets {
                             }
 
                             WriteObject(AddPropertyToSoftwareIdentity(installedPkg));
+#if !LINUX
                             LogEvent(EventTask.Install, EventId.Install,
                                 Resources.Messages.PackageInstalled,
                                 installedPkg.Name,
@@ -694,6 +695,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets {
                                 installedPkg.Status ?? string.Empty,
                                 installedPkg.InstallationPath ?? string.Empty);
                             TraceMessage(Constants.InstallPackageTrace, installedPkg);
+#endif
                             triedInstallCount++;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/SavePackage.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/SavePackage.cs
index 1d341eed4..fafa0d962 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/SavePackage.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/SavePackage.cs
@@ -254,8 +254,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets {
                             }
 
                             WriteObject(AddPropertyToSoftwareIdentity(downloadedPkg));
+#if !LINUX
                             LogEvent(EventTask.Download, EventId.Save, Resources.Messages.PackageSaved, downloadedPkg.Name, downloadedPkg.Version, downloadedPkg.ProviderName, downloadedPkg.Source ?? string.Empty, downloadedPkg.Status ?? string.Empty, downloadedPkg.InstallationPath ?? string.Empty);
                             TraceMessage(Constants.SavePackageTrace, downloadedPkg);
+#endif
                         }
 
                     }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/UninstallPackage.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/UninstallPackage.cs
index 7a99eb647..6e2e9ae5b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/UninstallPackage.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement/Cmdlets/UninstallPackage.cs
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets {
                                 return false;
                             }
                             WriteObject(installedPkg);
+#if !LINUX
                             LogEvent(EventTask.Uninstall, EventId.Uninstall, Resources.Messages.PackageUnInstalled, installedPkg.Name, installedPkg.Version, installedPkg.ProviderName, installedPkg.Source ?? string.Empty, installedPkg.Status ?? string.Empty, installedPkg.InstallationPath ?? string.Empty);
                             TraceMessage(Constants.UnInstallPackageTrace, installedPkg);
+#endif
                         }
                     }
                 } catch (Exception e) {