chocolatey / chocolatey/choco

Allow easy .msi extraction using chocolatey power shell scripts

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Description

At the moment choco can install .msi packages, but it would be useful to just extract them when needed.

For this purpose you can use special `/a` command, and no application elevation is needed.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the existing MSI installation path and Chocolatey PowerShell scripts that handle package actions. Determine how the /a extraction option should be exposed, then verify that an MSI can be extracted without elevation while existing installation behavior remains unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, powershell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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