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PGPTool silent install & uninstall

Java-based desktop GUI application for easy and regular PGP decryption/encryption.

Sergey Karpushin Encryption #22 Encryption

Commands for installing PGPTool without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.

Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell

With winget

PowerShell
winget install --id PGPTool.PGPTool -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget upgrade --id PGPTool.PGPTool -e --silent
winget uninstall --id PGPTool.PGPTool -e --silent

By installer

32-bit · MSI · Current user · en-US

Silent installmsiexec /i pgptoolgui-0.6.0.0.msi /qn /norestart
Write a logmsiexec /i pgptoolgui-0.6.0.0.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\pgptool-install.log"
Uninstallmsiexec /x {5C49FCB8-035F-48D1-8F30-6A32F6603978} /qn /norestart
MSI product code
{5C49FCB8-035F-48D1-8F30-6A32F6603978}
Uninstall registry key
HKCU\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5C49FCB8-035F-48D1-8F30-6A32F6603978}
UpgradeCode
{2036E9EA-8A22-4B5B-AE6B-DDC41E3CE0F5}

PowerShell: download, verify, install

Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.

install-pgptool.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/pgptool/pgptool/releases/download/0.6.0.0/pgptoolgui-0.6.0.0.msi'
$sha256 = '7F5E36136CFE1BB5DB0EF95F1FC38B0EF6560D4C2891FB6387C1B16C25DBC0DD'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'pgptoolgui-0.6.0.0.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait

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