https://github.com/deevus/scoop-powershell2

Scoop with support for Powershell 2
https://github.com/deevus/scoop-powershell2

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Scoop with support for Powershell 2

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/deevus/scoop-powershell2
• Owner: deevus
• License: unlicense
• Created: 2015-06-19T05:40:35.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-09-10T13:53:30.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-13T17:51:20.508Z (24 days ago)
• Language: PowerShell
• Size: 1 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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Scoop is a command-line installer for Windows.

Requirements:

* PowerShell 2

* PowerShell must be enabled for your user account e.g. `set-executionpolicy unrestricted -s currentuser`

To install:

    iex (new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deevus/scoop-powershell2/master/bin/install.ps1')

    

Once installed, run `scoop help` for instructions.

What does Scoop do?

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Scoop installs programs from the command line with a minimal amount of friction. It tries to eliminate things like:

* Permission popup windows

* GUI wizard-style installers

* Path pollution from installing lots of programs

* Unexpected side-effects from installing and uninstalling programs

* The need to find and install dependencies

* The need to perform extra setup steps to get a working program

Scoop is very scriptable, so you can run repeatable setups to get your environment just the way you like, e.g.:

```powershell

scoop install sudo

sudo scoop install 7zip git openssh --global

scoop install curl grep sed less tail touch

scoop install python ruby go perl

```

If you've built software that you'd like others to use, Scoop is an alternative to building an installer (e.g. MSI or InnoSetup)—you just need to zip your program and provide a JSON manifest that describes how to install it.

### [Documentation](https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop/wiki)

Inspiration

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* [Homebrew](http://mxcl.github.io/homebrew/)

* [sub](https://github.com/37signals/sub#readme)

What sort of apps can Scoop install?

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The apps that install best with Scoop are commonly called "portable" apps: i.e. compressed program files that run stand-alone when extracted and don't have side-effects like changing the registry or putting files outside the program directory.

Since installers are common, Scoop supports them too (and their uninstallers).

Scoop is also great at handling single-file programs and Powershell scripts. These don't even need to be compressed. See the [runat](https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop/blob/master/bucket/runat.json) package for an example: it's really just a GitHub gist.