Commands for installing Scribus 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 Scribus.Scribus -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Scribus.Scribus -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Scribus.Scribus -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users
Silent install
download /SCustom folder
download /S /D=C:\Apps\scribus- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Scribus 1.6.6
32-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users
Silent install
download /SCustom folder
download /S /D=C:\Apps\scribus- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Scribus 1.6.6
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-scribus.ps1
$url = 'https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus/1.6.6/scribus-1.6.6-windows-x64.exe/download'
$sha256 = '4C7313DA22B8DAA025DAB0A2D57E82E8B1827C8A46A02DB1D4E78B6037B40264'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'download'
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 install-scribus.ps1
$url = 'https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus/1.6.6/scribus-1.6.6-windows.exe/download'
$sha256 = 'B63CDC1C5AC39240D5C320B636854901316CDBD1F5D4C9F557C8866FFAD6CBFC'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'download'
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 
