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@gep13 gep13 released this 05 Jun 11:38
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Read our blog post about this release.

As part of this release we had 33 issues closed.

Deprecated Feature

  • Deprecate unpackself command - see #3426.

Features

  • Save software install location for future use - see #3315.
  • Allow viewing package creation validation rules via new choco rule command - see #3381.

Bug Fixes

  • Fix - Ensure Install-ChocolateyInstallPackage does not add a trailing space to silent arguments - see #2345.
  • Fix - Prevent creation of Tools folder via the MSI installer #3307.
  • Fix - Ensure Install-ChocolateyPath adds a new entry to the PATH when part of it is already there - see #3318.
  • Fix - Using Install-ChocolateyPath -PathType Machine in a non-admin context spawns PowerShell endlessly and never completes - see #3424.

Improvements

  • Allow all packages from a source to be installed - see #23.
  • Allow the ability to add the configured sources when using the --source option - see #72.
  • Add Uninstall-ChocolateyPath function to manage removing entries from PATH - see #310.
  • Verify the checksum of a package before installation, and fail if not matched - see #1144.
  • Show remembered arguments for packages - see #1310.
  • Add the source URL where the package was downloaded from, to the output of the choco install and choco upgrade commands - see #1485.
  • choco apikey - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see #1759.
  • choco config - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see #1760.
  • choco feature - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see #1761.
  • choco pin - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see #1762.
  • choco source - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see #1764.
  • choco upgrade - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see #2200.
  • Allow upgrading a pinned package without removing the pin beforehand - see #2050.
  • Update OS_NAME environment variable to support Windows 11 and Server 2019/2022 - see #2754.
  • Rerunning Install Script after reboot should not be necessary - see #3327.
  • Improve package dependency lookup when an exact version is defined - see #3433.

Documentation

  • Clarify what --include-programs option does, in the help output - see #147.
  • Fix grammar in the pending reboot warning message - see #3164.
  • Improve the feature DisableCompatibilityChecks help description - see #3296.
  • Fix typos and punctuation in choco feature and choco config error output - see #3324.
  • Clarify Proxy BypassList value must be a regular expression, in the help output - see #3401.
  • Remove reference of unused zip.sh from README.md file - see #3402.