Commands for installing Pingus 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 IngoRuhnke.Pingus -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id IngoRuhnke.Pingus -e --silentwinget uninstall --id IngoRuhnke.Pingus -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (NSIS)
Silent install
Pingus-0.7.6.exe /SCustom folder
Pingus-0.7.6.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\pingusPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-pingus.ps1
$url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pingus/downloads/master/Pingus-0.7.6.exe'
$sha256 = 'F08E45A96A95F293767E7C2DBA98AE3FEEFD3A1D13E5C6461BCC8A111AA9618D'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Pingus-0.7.6.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/S' -Wait 
