| Date | Modified by | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-13 | Sukri | Created |
| 2021-02-13 | Sukri | Made some cosmetic changes on README.md |
- This is the PowerShell script to install silently the Putty binary by getting the latest version from its official site.
- All done by automated way!.
| Windows Version | OS Architecture | PowerShell Version | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 | 64-bit and 32-bit | 5.1.x | Tested. OK |
| No. | Steps |
|---|---|
| 1 | Get the configuration value from Install-Putty.cfg.ini i.e. the Putty source installer URL |
| 2 | Pre-validate to check for the PuTTY availability in the target system |
| 3 | Display on console if the PuTTY application available in the target system |
| 4 | Download the latest version of PuTTY application from its official site |
| 5 | Install silently the PuTTY application |
| 6 | Post-validate to check if the PuTTY application installed successfully |
- After cloning the repository, navigate into the base directory e.g.
..\auto-install-putty\ - Double-click on
Install-Putty.cmdfile optionally with an administration right
| No. | Function Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get-IniConfiguration |
This function is used to get the contents of the .ini configuration file |
| 2 | Get-ConfigurationValue |
This function is used to get the configuration value(s) from Get-IniConfiguration function |
| 3 | Get-Putty |
This function is used to the existence of Putty application in the target system |
| 4 | Get-OSArchitecture |
This function is used to check the OS architecture (64 or 32-bit) in the target system |
| 5 | Get-PuttyBinary |
This function is used to download the latest PuTTY installer from its official site |
| 6 | Install-Putty |
This function is used to install silently the PuTTY application by downloading the latest version its official site |
| 4 | Install-Putty.cfg.ini |
This is the configuration file to customize a few configuration values |
Example for the configuration file i.e. Install-Putty.cfg.ini
[Install-Putty.ps1]
PUTTY_SOURCE_INSTALLER_PATH = https://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/