Commands for installing Pure Data 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 MillerPuckette.PureData -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id MillerPuckette.PureData -e --silentwinget uninstall --id MillerPuckette.PureData -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE
Silent install
pd-0.57-0.windows-installer.exe /SPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-pure-data.ps1
$url = 'https://msp.ucsd.edu/Software/pd-0.57-0.windows-installer.exe'
$sha256 = '6C1DC1DE251A9E130B8229165EF5932B54F89672376A78ED5FD650C6945439A8'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'pd-0.57-0.windows-installer.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 
