scoop is a command-line installer for Windows.
- Windows 7sp1+ (PowerShell 2+)
- PowerShell script execution policy must configured as either
unrestrictedorbypassfor your user account
Please note that, for operation, scoop requires a liberal PowerShell execution policy (in the same manner as chocolatey). So, during installation, if the PowerShell execution policy for the current user is more restrictive than unrestricted (i.e., restricted, allsigned, or remotesigned), it will be changed to unrestricted and saved into the registry as the user's default policy.
TL;DR: for Win7sp1, install NET 4.0+.
Windows 7sp1 has NET framework versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 included, but many current software builds require NET framework 4.0+. So, it is recommended that a recent NET 4.0+ framework be installed (eg, NET 4.6), either via direct download or through the Windows Update mechanism. Later Windows versions have the NET 4.0 included and require no extra efforts.
To install, paste either of the following set of command strings at the respective shell prompt.
powershell -command "iex (new-object net.webclient).downloadstring( 'https://raw.github.com/rivy/scoop/master/bin/install.ps1' )"
set PATH=%PATH%;%LOCALAPPDATA%\scoop\shims
iex (new-object net.webclient).downloadstring( 'https://raw.github.com/rivy/scoop/master/bin/install.ps1' )
Once installed, run scoop help for instructions.
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.:
scoop install sudo
sudo scoop install 7zip git openssh --global
scoop install curl grep sed less tail touch
scoop install python ruby go perlIf 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.
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 package for an example: it's really just a GitHub gist.
